[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 40 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9610-9611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-430]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2194-020]


FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing a Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protest

February 24, 2004.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New major license.
    b. Project No.: P-2194-020.
    c. Date Filed: June 30, 2003.
    d. Applicant: FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Bar Mills Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Saco River, in the Towns of Buxton and Hollis, 
York County, Maine. The project would use no Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. F. Allen Wiley, Vice President, FPL 
Energy Maine Hydro LLC, 160 Capitol Street, Augusta, Maine 04330, or 
call (207) 623-8413.
    i. FERC Contact: Ed Lee, [email protected] or call (202) 502-6082.
    j. Deadline for Filing Motions to Intervene and Protest: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    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 and procedure require all 
intervenors filing Docket No. P-2194-020 documents with the Commission 
to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests and requests may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. See CFR 385.200 (a) (1) (iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Bar Mills Hydro Project consists of the following existing 
facilities: (1) A 400-foot-long by 25-foot-high dam, with 6.75 foot-
high flashboards, and a 90 to 200 foot wide by 725 foot long power 
canal; (2) the 5.3 mile long impoundment, which has a surface area of 
263 acres at the normal full pond elevation of 148.5 feet above mean 
sea level; (3) a powerhouse containing two 2.25 megawatts generating 
units with total installed generating capacity of 4.5 megawatts (MW); 
and (4) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is 18,850 
MWh. The dam and existing project facilities are owned by the 
applicant.
    m. 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 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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of rules of practice and procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    o. Procedural Schedule and Final Amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. The Commission 
staff proposes to issue one environmental assessment rather than issue 
a draft and final EA. Comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, 
prescriptions, and reply comments, if any, will be addressed in the EA.

Issue Acceptance Letter--February 2004
Additional Information Due--December 2004
Issue Scoping Document--January 2005
Notice that application is ready for environmental analysis--March 
2005

    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.
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