[Federal Register: April 16, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 73)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and
Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and
Prescriptions
April 10, 2001.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Exemption for a small existing
hydroelectric power project that has an installed capacity of 5
megawatts or less, from licensing under the Federal Power Act.
b. Project No.: P-11870-000.
c. Date filed: January 8, 2001.
d. Applicant: Goodrich Falls Hydro Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Goodrich Falls Project.
f. Location: On the Ellis River, in the Town of Bartlett, Carroll
County, New Hampshire. The project would not use federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 USC Secs. 2705 and 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Maureen Winters, Project Manager,
Kleinschmidt Associates, Energy & Water Resources Consultants 75 Main
Street, Pittsfield Maine 04967, (207) 487-3328.
i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 219-2833, John.
Ramer@ferc.fed.us.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
and terms and conditions, recommendations, 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, protests and
interventions 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. The application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The Goodrich Falls Project consists of: (1)
An existing 157-foot-long and 25-foot-high dam with an integrated 18
foot by 23 foot concrete intake; (20) a 4.5-foot-diameter, 150-foot-
long steel penstock; (3) an existing 2.1-acre, 920-foot-long by 100-
foot-wide reservoir with an average 5 foot and a maximum gross storage
capacity of 2.1-acre-feet; (4) a 25 foot by 30 foot concrete powerhouse
containing one generating unit with a total installed capacity of 550
kilowatts; (5) an existing 250-foot-long transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate an average
of 2 million kilowatthours annually. The dam and existing project
facilities are owned by the applicant.
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 (call (202) 208-2222 fo assistance). A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item ``h''
above.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application, a competing development application, or
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing
development application no later than 120 days after the specified
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may
be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a exemption
application. A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
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
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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.
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
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``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 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.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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