[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 52343]
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[FR Doc No: E8-20862]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12551-001]


Salvatore and Michelle Shifrin; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, 
Recommendations, and Prescriptions

September 3, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 12551-001.
    c. Date filed: January 25, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Salvatore and Michelle Shifrin.
    e. Name of Project: Mansfield Hollow Hydro Power Project.
    f. Location: On the Natchaug River in Tolland County, Connecticut. 
The project would occupy United States land managed by the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705 and 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Salvatore Shifrin, 78 Bricktop Road, Windham, 
CT 06280, (860) 423-7709.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    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 the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
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 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.
    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 ``eFiling'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The Mansfield Hollow Hydro Power Project 
would consist of: (1) The existing 80-foot-long, 10-foot-high Kirby 
Mill Dam; (2) the existing 1.6-acre reservoir; (3) the existing 
headgate structure; (4) the existing 12-foot-wide, 8-foot-high, 330-
foot-long head race channel; (5) a new powerhouse containing five 
generating units with a total installed capacity of 500 kilowatts; (6) 
the existing 5-foot-wide, 7-foot-high, 100-foot-long conduit and 75-
foot-long open tailrace; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an average annual generation of about 2,500 megawatt-hours.
    In addition to a new powerhouse, project restoration would consist 
of: (1) A new 12-foot-wide, 8-foot-high, 330-foot-long head race 
channel; (2) a new 20-foot-wide, 8-foot-high, 20-foot-long box culvert 
connected to a new 25-foot-wide, 4-foot-high, 153-foot-long open 
channel tail race; and (3) a new 480-V/23-kV, 275-foot-long underground 
transmission cable.
    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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp 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. Procedural schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue a 
single Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and 
final EA. Staff intends to allow 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 exemption application. The 
application will be processed according to the schedule, but revisions 
to the schedule may be made as appropriate:

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                        Action                                Date
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Notice of the availability of the EA..................     February 2009
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    o. 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-20862 Filed 9-8-08; 8:45 am]
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