[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71103-71104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29314]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Project No. 2850-015]


Hampshire Paper Company; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, 
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

November 15, 2010.
    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.: 2850-015.
    c. Date Filed: June 17, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Hampshire Paper Company.
    e. Name of Project: Emeryville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Oswegatchie 
River in the hamlet of Emeryville, in St. Lawrence County, New York. 
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: Michael McDonald, Facility Manager, Hampshire 
Paper Company, 1827 County Road 22, Gouverneur, NY 13642; Telephone 
(315) 287-1990.
    i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, Telephone (202) 502-6837, and e-mail 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
fishway prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; 
reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, 
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The existing Emeryville Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A 
16.7-foot-high, 185-foot-long, timber and earth fill gravity dam with a 
17-foot-long concrete spillway equipped with 2.4-foot-high flashboards 
and a 4-foot-wide minimum flow rectangular weir with a minimum 
elevation of 584.2 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a 
35-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 586.6 feet 
NGVD; (3) a 140-foot-long by 30-foot-wide reinforced concrete intake 
and headrace structure equipped with four headgates and a trashrack 
with 5-inch spacing; (4) a 60-foot-long by 14-foot-diameter steel 
penstock leading to; (5) a 67-foot-long by 32-foot concrete powerhouse 
containing a horizontal axial flow turbine with a maximum hydraulic 
capacity of 1,470 cubic feet per second and a net head of 32 feet, 
directly connected to a horizontal generator unit with a rated capacity 
of 3,481 kilowatts for an estimated average annual generation of 18.4 
million kilowatt-hours; (6) an 80-foot-long, 23-kilovolt transmission 
line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The dam and existing project 
facilities are owned by the applicant. The licensee proposes to 
continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode, install staff 
gages or monuments to verify a proposed minimum flow of 20 cubic feet 
per second, install seasonal trashracks at the existing intake 
structure, and modify the existing bypassed reach to enhance downstream 
fish passage.
    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. A copy is also available for

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inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    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. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
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 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY 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 protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as appropriate.

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                       Milestone                                               Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and         60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
 conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA...................................  May 2011.
Comments on EA.........................................  June 2011.
Modified terms and conditions..........................  August 2011.
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    p. 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.
    q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for 
environmental analysis provided for in Sec.  5.22: (1) A copy of the 
water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for 
certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying 
agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality 
certification.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29314 Filed 11-19-10; 8:45 am]
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