[Federal Register: April 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 69)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application To Amend License and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
April 4, 2001.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the commission, is ready for environmental analysis, and is
available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Request for amendment of license to change the
water surface elevation limits for the upper reservoir and an increase
in the maximum daily generation for up to twenty days over a period of
twelve months.
b. Project No.: 2485-015.
c. Date Filed: April 2, 2001.
d. Applicant: Northeast Generation Company (NGC).
e. Name of Project: Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project is located on the east side of the
Connecticut River, in the towns of Northfield and Erving, in Franklin
County, Massachusetts. The project does not utilize federal or tribal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.201.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. William J. Nadeau, Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer, Northeast Generation Services Company, 273
Dividend Road, Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067, (860) 665-5315 with
copies of all correspondence and communications to:
Mr. John Howard, Station Manager, Northfield Mountain Station, 99
Millers Falls Road, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360, (413) 659-4489;
and
Catherine E. Shively, Senior Counsel, Public Service Company of New
Hampshire, P.O. Box 330, Manchester, New Hampshire 03105, (603) 624-
2326
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Jack Duckworth at (202) 219-2818, or e-mail address
jack.duckworth@ferc.fed.us.
j. Deadline for Filing Comments and or Motions: 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests and
interventions may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR
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385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site
at
http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
Please include the Project Number (2485-015) on any comments or
motions filed.
k. Description of Amendment: NGC seeks temporary authorization to
change the upper reservoir's upper and lower water service elevation
limits from 1000.5 and 938 feet, respectively, to 1004.5 and 920 feet,
respectively and to allow maximum daily generation of 10,465
megawatthours for up to 20 days during the twelve months following
issuance of the temporary license amendment. The project uses some of
the storage behind Turner Falls Dam of Project No. 1889 as the lower
reservoir for the pumped storage operations and proposes no changes in
the operating limits of the Turners Falls Reservoir. NGC requests that
the temporary authority become effective June 1, 2001.
l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC,
20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed on
the website at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address
in item h above.
Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--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.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must bear
in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed
by providing the original and the number of copies provided by the
Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to
file comments on the described application. A copy of the application
may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency
does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments,
it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency's
comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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