[Federal Register: March 17, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 51)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and
Prescriptions, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing
March 10, 2003.
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.: 487-034.
c. Date Filed: September 25, 2002.
d. Applicant: PPL Holtwood, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Lake Wallenpaupack Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Wallenpaupack Creek, in Wayne and Pike Counties,
Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.
791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Gary Petrewski, PPL Holtwood, LLC, Two North
Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1179, gpetrewski@pplweb.com., (610)
774-5996.
i. FERC Contact: Patrick K. Murphy, patrick.murphy@ferc.gov, (202)
502-8755.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
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. This application has been accepted and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of the Project: The existing Lake Wallenpaupack
Project consists of: (1) A dam, comprised of a gravity type concrete
structure and earthen embankments, totaling about 1,300 feet long; (2)
a 2.5-mile-long, 14-foot diameter steel pipeline, connecting to a surge
tank, and two penstocks; (2) a 5,700-acre reservoir; (3) a powerhouse
with a total installed capacity of 44 megawatts; and (4) appurtenant
facilities. The applicant estimates that the average annual generation
is 80,500 megawatt hours.
m. A copy of application is on file with the Commission and is
available for public inspection. The application may be viewed on the
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field, to
access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
n. 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
``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 submitting the filing; 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. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
Notice of the availability of the draft EA--August 2003
Notice of the availability of the final EA--December 2003
Ready for Commission's decision on the application--January 2004
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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