[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20974]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2721-013]


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

August 8, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2721-013.
    c. Date Filed: September 28, 1998.
    d. Applicant: PPL Maine, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Howland Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Piscataquis River in the town of Howland, 
Penobscot County, Maine. There are no federal lands within the project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott D. Hall, PPL Maine, LLC, Davenport 
Street, P.O. Box 276, Milford, ME 04461-0276, 207-827-2247.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee, [email protected], or (202) 502-6082.
    j. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted for filing and is ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    The deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice, reply comments are due 105 days from the date of this notice. 
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site ( 
http://www.ferc.gov ) under the ``eFiling'' link.
    k. Description of the Project: The project consists of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A dam, located about 500 feet 
upstream of the confluence with the Penobscot River, and consisting of 
a 114.5-foot-long concrete cutoff wall at the north embankment, a 6-
foot-long non-overflow abutment, a 570-foot-long and about 9-foot-high 
concrete overflow spillway with 3-foot 9-inch-high wooden flashboards, 
a 85-foot-long gated spillway section with four 9-foot by 9-foot steel 
roller flood gates, a 20-foot-long non-overflow section containing the 
exit for the Denil fishway, and a 76-foot-long forebay entrance deck; 
(2) a 108.5-foot-long, 28.5-foot-wide, and 18-foot-high powerhouse 
integral with the dam; (3) three turbine generator units, for a total 
project installed capacity of 1,875 kilowatts (kW); (4) a 3.5-foot-wide 
concrete Denil fishway with wooden baffles, for upstream fish passage; 
(5) downstream fish passage facilities consisting of a 5-foot 9-inch-
wide trash sluice gate fitted with a 3-foot 6-inch-deep bellmouth weir, 
and powerhouse trash racks with one-inch clear spacing; (6) a 4.7-mile-
long, 270-acre project reservoir, with a normal reservoir elevation of 
148.2 feet (USGS datum); (7) an outdoor substation connected by a short 
transmission line to the Stanford Substation in West Enfield; and (8) 
other appurtenances.
    l. A copy of the application 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, contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htmto be 
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application 
towhichthe filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and 
telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    m. Procedures schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue one 
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA. 
Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to comment on the 
EA, and will take into consideration all comments received on the EA 
before final action is taken on the license application. If any person 
or organization objects to the staff proposed alternative procedure, 
they should file comments as stipulated in item l above, briefly 
explaining the basis for their objection. The application will be 
processed according to the following schedule, but revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate:
    Issue Notice of availability of EA December 2003.
    Ready for Commission decision on the application January 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-20974 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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