[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 33472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2924]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7758-004]


City of Holyoke Gas & Electric; Notice of Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protest

June 2, 2005.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: P-7758-004.
    c. Date Filed: February 25, 2005.
    d. Applicant: City of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department.
    e. Name of Project: Holyoke Canal No. 4 Project.
    f. Location: Adjacent to the Connecticut River in Hampden County, 
Massachusetts. The project does not occupy any federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Ducheney, Superintendent-Hydro, 
Holyoke Gas & Electric Department, One Canal Street, Holyoke, MA 01040, 
(413) 536-9340 or [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Jack Hannula, [email protected], or call (202) 
502-8917.
    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 Commissions 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 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 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 ``eFiling'' 
link.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The Holyoke No. 4 Canal Hydro Project consists of the following 
existing facilities: (a) Two 7-foot-diameter, 76-foot-long penstocks 
drawing water from the first level canal of the Holyoke Canal System; 
(b) a powerhouse with two 375 kW generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 750 kW; (c) two 13-foot-wide, 300-foot-long 
tailraces discharging into the second level canal; (d) a 25-foot-long, 
4.8-kV transmission line; and (e) appurtenant facilities. One of the 
generating units was destroyed in an October 2004 fire; unit 
rehabilitation has yet to be determined.
    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. 
Staff intends to give at least 30 days for entities to comment on the 
EA before final action is taken on the license application.

Issue Scoping Document for Comments: June 2005.
Notice application ready for environmental analysis: September 2005.
Notice of the availability of the EA: March 2006.
Ready for Commission's decision on the Application: April 2006.
    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.

Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2924 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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