[Federal Register: January 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 13)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Replacement Proposal

January 14, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Replacement Proposal.
    b. Project No.: 2569-037.
    c. Date Filed: January 6, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Black River Project.

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    f. Location: Black River, in the Town of Deferiet, Jefferson 
County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Sam S. Hirschey, P.E., Manager, Hydro 
Licensing and Regulatory Compliance, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 
300 Erie Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 428-5564.
    i. FERC Contact: Anum Purchiaroni, (202) 219-3297.
    j. Comment Date: February 24, 1999.
    k. Description of Project: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NIMO), 
licensee for the Black River Project, filed a proposal to replace the 
existing 3-foot-high wooden flashboards with a pneumatic system (trade 
name ``rubber dam'') of a similar height, at its Deferiet Hydro 
Development. NIMO indicates in its filing, the replacement system will 
not change the maximum operating level of the impoundment, or require 
any operational changes. The level of the impoundment will be more 
constant throughout the year.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. 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.
    C1. 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.
    D2. 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-1295 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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