[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6646-6647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-503]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2194-020]


FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

February 1, 2005.
    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.: 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: Located on the Saco River in the towns of Buxton and 
Hollis, York County, Maine. This project does not use federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Frank Dunlap, FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC, 160 
Capitol Street, Augusta, ME 04330, (207) 623-8417.
    i. FERC Contact: Jack Hannula, (202) 502-8917, 
[email protected].
    j. 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 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 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

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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 and recommendations may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the 
``eFiling'' link. k. This application has been accepted, and is ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Bar Mills Hydroelectric Project consists of the following 
existing facilities: (1) A 400-foot-long by 25-foot-high dam with 6.75-
foot-high flashboards, a 90- to 200-foot-wide by 725-foot-long power 
canal; (2) a 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 generating units with total 
installed generating capacity of 4.5 megawatts (MW); and (4), 
appurtenant facilities. The dam and existing project facilities are 
owned by FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC.
    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.
    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 to 
which the 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.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedures Schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue an 
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. 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: May 15, 2005.
    Ready for Commission Decision on the Application: June 30, 2005.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-503 Filed 2-7-05; 8:45 am]
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