[Federal Register: February 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 23)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions
January 29, 2001.
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.: 3090-008.
c. Date filed: January 27, 1999.
d. Applicant: Village of Lyndonville Electric Department.
e. Name of Project: Vail Power Project.
f. Location: On Passumpsic River in Caledonia County, Vermont. No
Federal Lands are used in this project.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth C. Mason, Village of Lyndonville
Electric Department, 20 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 167, Lyndonville, VT
05851, (802) 626-3366.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Timothy Looney, E-mail address: timothy.looney@ferc.fed.us, or
telephone 202-219-2852.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 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 and protests may be
filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
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, and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
1. Description of Project: The existing project consists of: (1)
the 96-foot-long ogee-shaped concrete gravity dam varying in height
from 8 to 15 feet and topped with 20 \5/8\-inch-high wooden
flashboards; (2) the impoundment having a surface area of 79 acres,
with negligible storage and normal water surface elevation of 688.63
feet msl; (3) the intake structure; (4) the powerhouse containing one
generating unit with an installed capacity of 350-kW; (5) the tailrace;
(6) a 0.8-mile-long, 2.4-kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities.
The applicant does not propose any modifications to the project
features or operation.
The project would have an average annual generation of 1,850 MWh
and would be used to provide energy to its customers.
m. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE., Room 2-A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202)
208-1371. The application may be viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/
online/rims.htm (202) 208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
n. The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice.
Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the
commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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