[Federal Register: September 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 183)] [Notices] [Page 51307] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22se99-69] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests September 15, 1999. a. Type of Application: Major License. b. Project No.: P-2631-007. c. Date Filed: August 31, 1999. d. Applicant: International Paper Company. e. Name of Project: Woronoco Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Westfield River in the Town of Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts. g. File Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)- 825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Ted Lewellyn, P.E., International Paper Company, Paper Mill Road, Millers Falls, MA 01349, (413) 659-2337 Michael K. Chapman, Esq., International Paper Company, 6400 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38197, (901) 763-5888 Jon Christensen, Kleinschmidt Associates, 75 Main Street, Pittsfield, ME 04967, (207) 487-3328 i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer (202) 219-0365. j. Comment Date: 60 days from the filing date shown in paragraph (c). k. Description of Project: The proposed run-of-river project would consist of the following features: (1) two non-contiguous dam sections, with lengths of about 307 feet (North dam) and 351 feet (South dam), and a crest elevation of 229 feet NGVD; (2) a 655-foot-long earthen dike with a sheet steel core; (3) a 40-foot-wide by 15-foot-high intake structure, having trashracks with 1.25-inch clear bar spacing; (4) a 550-foot-long penstock; (5) a power house containing three Francis turbines and generating units, having an installed capacity of 2,700 kW; (6) a 43- acre impoundment that extends approximately 1.2 miles upstream; (7) an interim downstream fish passage facility; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total average annual generation would be approximately 7,700 MWh. l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the MASSACHUSETTS STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as required by Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 C.F.R., at Sec. 800.4. m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 C.F.R. of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the filing date and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-24624 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M