[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37479-37480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15913]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

June 18, 2003.
    Take notice that the following plan has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Plan: Comprehensive recreation and land use plan.
    b. Project No: 2004-138.
    c. Date Filed: May 1, 2003.
    d. Applicant: City of Holyoke Gas & Electric Company.
    e. Name of Project: Holyoke Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Connecticut River, in 
Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: License Article 418; Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney, 66 Suffolk St., Holyoke, MA 
01040, (413) 536-9340.
    i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin at 202-502-8915.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest: 
July 14, 2003.
    The Commission's rules of practice and procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person in the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Plan: The licensee filed a Comprehensive 
Recreation and Land Management Plan pursuant to license article 418. 
The plan includes the following management elements: recreation, land, 
buffer zone, and riparian. Primary issues in the plan include 
recreation facility and program development, habitat and shoreline 
protection measures, term and conveyance for conservation easements, 
protection of the Bachelor and Stony Brook parcels, disposition of Cove 
Island, recreational user conflicts, and strategies for the provision 
of open space, public access, and wildlife preservation.
    l. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected]. For TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item 
h.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of rules of practice and procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as 
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed 
by providing the original and eight copies to: Magalie R. Salas, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be 
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the 
particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to

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have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to 
the Applicant's representatives.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-15913 Filed 6-23-03; 8:45 am]
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