[Federal Register: July 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 130)] [Notices] [Page 36893-36894] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08jy98-71] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Competing Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission July 1, 1998. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Major License. b. Project No.: P-11607-000. c. Date Filed: August 29, 1997. d. Competing Applicant(s): Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. e. Name of Project: Holyoke Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Connecticut River in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties, Massachusetts. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)- 825(r). h. Competing Applicant(s) Contact: Roger W. Bacon, Director, Power Services Division, Mass. Municipal Wholesale Elec. Company, Randall Road, P.O. Box 426, Ludlow, MA 01056, (413) 589-1041. Jack LcMieur, Acting General Manager, Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant, 78 Central Street, P.O. Box 823, Ashburnham, MA 01430, (508) 827-4423. i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer (202) 219-0365. j. Comment Date: August 31, 1998. k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been accepted, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time--see attached paragraph E1. l. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would consist of the following features: (1) an approximately 1,000-foot-long masonry dam to elevation 97.47 feet National Geodetic Vertical datum, topped with a 3.1-foot-high rubber dam; (2) upstream and downstream fish passage facilities; (3) the Fish Lift Park adjoining the dam; (4) a 2,290-acre reservoir that extends approximately 25 miles upstream; (5) a three-level canal system adjacent to the river with headgates at the dam; (6) six separate hydroelectric facilities, named Hadley Falls Station, Riverside Station, Boatlock Station, Beebe-Holbrook Units, Skinner Unit and Chemical Units, and except for the Hadley Falls Station which has its intake structure adjacent to the canal headgate structure, the facilities withdraw water from the canal system; (7) a total nameplate capacity of 58,756 kilowatts (kW), consisting of the [[Page 36894]] existing 43,756 kW project plus a 15,000 kW expansion at the Hadley Falls Station; (8) transmission line connections; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation is about 212,000 megawatt-hours (MWh), which would increase to about 257,600 MWh after completing the expansion in 2006. m. Purpose of Project: The power generated by the project would be used within Holyoke Gas & Electric Department's distribution system, with a portion sold to the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: A4, B1, and E1. o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files and Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-2326. Copies are also available for inspection and reproduction at (1) the Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant, 78 Central Street, Ashburnham, Massachusetts 01430, and (2) the Holyoke Gas & Electric Department, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040. A4. Development Application--Public notice of the filing of the initial development application, which has already been given, established the due date for filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the initial development application. No competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this notice. B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application. E1. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time; therefore, the Commission is not now requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions. When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE''; (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. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by providing the original and the number of copies required by the Commission's regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-17998 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M