[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14669-14670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1262]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 1893-042 (PSNH)]


Service Company of New Hampshire; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

March 17, 2005.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 1893-042.
    c. Date filed: December 30, 2003.
    d. Applicant: Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH).
    e. Name of Project: Merrimack River Project.
    f. Location: On the Merrimack River, in Merrimack and Hillsborough 
counties, New Hampshire. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: James J. Kearns, 780 North Commercial Street, 
P.O. Box 330, Manchester, NH, 03105 (603)-634-2936.
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, [email protected] (202) 
502-6131.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 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 Procedures 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 ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Merrimack project consists of three developments described 
below:
    The Amoskeag Development consisting of: (1) A 29-foot-high, 710-
foot-long concrete gravity dam comprised of: (i) A low crest section 
with 5-foot-high flashboards; and (ii) a high crest section with 3-
foot-high flashboards; (2) a 7-mile-long, 478-acre reservoir; (3) a 
powerhouse, integral with the dam, containing three generating units 
with a total installed capacity of 16,000 kW; (4) a 415-foot-long, 
34.5-kV double circuit transmission line; and (5) other appurtenances.
    The Hooksett Development consisting of: (1) A dam comprised of: (i) 
A 340-foot-long stone masonry section with 2-foot-high flashboards 
connected to; (ii) a 250-foot-long concrete section with 2-foot-high 
flashboards; (2) a 15-foot by 20-foot Taintor gate; (3) a 5.5-mile-
long, 405-acre reservoir; (4) a powerhouse containing a single 
generating unit with an installed capacity of 1,600 kW; and (5) other 
appurtenances.
    The Garvins Falls Development consisting of: (1) An 18-foot-high, 
550-foot-long concrete and granite gravity dam comprised of: (i) A low 
crest section with 3-foot-high flashboards; and (ii) a high crest 
section with 1.2-foot-high flashboards; (2) an 8-mile-long reservoir; 
(3) a 500-foot-long water canal with a 10-foot-wide waste gate; (4) two 
powerhouses, each containing two generating units for a total installed 
capacity of 12,300 kW; (5) a 340-foot-long, 34.5-kV transmission line; 
and (6) other appurtenances.
    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 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accomplished 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.
    n. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing

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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 an EA issued in the summer of 2005.

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                  Action                                Date
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Notice of the availability of the EA......  August 2005.
Ready for Commission decision on the        November 2005.
 application.
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related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

Magalie R. Salas,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1262 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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