[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11007-11008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-908]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2738-054]
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Notice Soliciting
Scoping Comments
February 28, 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-2738-054.
c. Date Filed: April 4, 2004.
d. Applicant: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.
e. Name of Project: Saranac River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Saranac River, in Clinton County, New York.
This project does not occupy Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Hugh Ives, New York State Electric & Gas
Corporation, Corporate Drive, Kirkwood Industrial Park, P.O. Box 5224,
Binghampton, NY 13902, (585) 724-8209.
i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041 or [email protected].
j. Deadline for Filing Scoping Comments: March 31, 2005.
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
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.
Scoping comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
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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. The Commission encourages electronic filings.
k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Project Description: The project consists of the following four
developments:
The High Falls Development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 63-foot-high, 274-foot-long concrete gravity dam with
spillway topped with 5-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 110-foot-long
eastern wingwall and a 320-foot-long western wingwall; (3) a 46-acre
reservoir; (4) an 800-foot-long, 19-foot-wide forebay canal; (5) an 11-
foot by 12-foot, 3,581-foot-long tunnel; (6) a 10-foot-diameter, 1,280-
foot-long penstock; (7) three 6-foot-diameter, 150-foot-long penstocks;
(8) a 30-foot-diameter surge tank; (9) a powerhouse containing three
generating units with a total installed capacity of 15,000 kW; (10) a
50-foot-long, 6.9-kV transmission line; and (11) other appurtenances.
The Cadyville Development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 50-foot-high, 237-foot-long concrete gravity dam with
spillway topped with 2.7-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 200-acre
reservoir; (3) a 58-foot-long, 20-foot-wide intake; (4) a 10-foot-
diameter, 1,554-foot-long penstock; (5) a powerhouse containing three
generating units with a total installed capacity of 5,525 kW; (6) a
110-foot-long, 6.6-kV transmission line; and (7) other appurtenances.
The Mill C Development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 43-foot-high, 202-foot-long stone masonry dam with
spillway topped with 2-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 7.9-acre reservoir;
(3) a 37-foot-long, 18-foot-wide intake; (4) a 11.5-foot to 10-foot-
diameter, 494-foot-long penstock; (5) a 11.1-foot to 10-foot-diameter,
84-foot-long penstocks; (6) one powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total installed capacity of 2,250 kW; (7) another
powerhouse containing a single generating unit with an installed
capacity of 3,800 kW; (8) a 700-foot-long, 6.6-kV transmission line;
and (9) other appurtenances.
The Kents Falls Development consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 59-foot-high, 172-foot-long concrete gravity dam with
spillway topped with 3.5-foot-high flashboards; (2) a 34-acre
reservoir; (3) a 29-foot-long, 22-foot-wide intake; (4) an 11-foot-
diameter, 2,652-foot-long penstock; (5) three 6-foot-diameter, 16-foot-
long penstocks; (6) a 28-foot-diameter surge tank; (7) a powerhouse
containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of
12,400 kW; (8) a 390-foot-long, 6.6-kV transmission line; and (9) other
appurtenances.
m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link--select ``Docket
'' and follow the instructions. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support 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.
n. 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.
o. Scoping Process: The Commission staff intends to prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Saranac River Hydroelectric
Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The
EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental
impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.
Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we will solicit comments,
recommendations, information, and alternatives in the Scoping Document
(SD).
Copies of the SD outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the
EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list.
Copies of the SD may be viewed on the Web 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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