[Federal Register: January 14, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 9)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2516-026]

 
Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests, and Establishing Procedures for Relicensing and a Deadline 
for Submission of Final Amendments

January 7, 2002.
    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.: 2516-026.
    c. Date Filed: December 17, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Dam No. 4 Hydro Station.
    f. Location: On the Potomac River, near the Town of Shepherdstown, 
in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia. The project dam and 
reservoir are owned by the United States and operated by the National 
Park Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Charles L. Simons, Allegheny Energy Supply 
Company, LLC, 4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15146, (412) 858-
1675.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke, (202) 219-2803 or 
peter.leitzke@ferc.fed.us.
    j. Deadline for filing additional study requests: February 15, 
2002.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting 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.
    Additional study requests 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) under 
the ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The existing Dam No. 4 Hydro Station Project consists of: (1) a 
200-foot-long, 80-foot-wide headrace; (2) a stone and concrete 
powerhouse containing three generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 1,900 kilowatts; (3) a 350-foot-long, 90-foot-wide 
tailrace; (4) a substation; (5) a 4.5-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The applicant 
estimates that the total average annual generation would be 7,886 
megawatthours. All generated power is sold to Allegheny Power for use 
in the existing electric grid system serving West Virginia and 
Maryland.
    m. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link--select ``Docket #'' 
and follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy 
is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in 
item h above.
    n. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
MARYLAND STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER and the WEST VIRGINIA 
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, as required by Sec. 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council 
on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following milestones, some of which may 
be combined to expedite processing:

    Notice of application has been accepted for filing
    Notice of NEPA Scoping
    Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis
    Notice of the availability of the draft NEPA document
    Notice of the availability of the final NEPA document
    Order issuing the Commission's decision on the application

    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.

C.B. Spencer,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-837 Filed 1-11-02; 8:45 am]
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