[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52012-52013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22109]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12462-000]


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, 
Soliciting Additional Study Requests

August 22, 2003.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption.
    b. Project No.: 12462-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 28, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Indian River Power Supply, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Indian River Project.
    f. Location: On the Westfield River in the town of Russell, Hampden 
County, Massachusetts. The project does not utilize lands of the United 
States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard E. Lynch Sr, 22 Woodland Avenue, 
Westfield, Massachusetts. 01085. i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, 
[email protected], (202) 502-6093.
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, and local 
agencies and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/or special expertise 
with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the 
preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to 
request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing 
comments described in item k below.
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: September 29, 2003.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
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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.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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 
at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-filing link.
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. Description of Project: The Indian River Project consists of: 
(1) The existing 30-foot-high Russell dam; (2) a small reservoir; (3) a 
powerhouse and; (4) appurtenant facilities.
    o. 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 ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Supoort at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available 
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required 
by Sec.  106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations 
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

    Note: The above paragraph initiating consultation with the SHPOs 
may be unnecessary if that language was included in the pre-filing 
notice requesting preliminary terms and conditions.

    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application should 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Deficiency Letter: October 2003.
    Issue Acceptance Letter: January 2004.
    Issue Scoping Document for Comments: February 2004.
    Request Additional Information: April 2004.
    Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis: August 
2004.
    Notice of the availability of the EA: October 2004.
    Ready for Commission's decision on the Application: December 2004.
    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-22109 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]
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