[Federal Register: November 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 217)]
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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
November 1, 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.: 7000-015.
c. Date filed: January 30, 2002.
d. Applicant: Orion Power New York GP II, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Newton Falls Project.
f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River, in St. Lawrence County, New
York. This project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Jerry Sabattis, Reliant Energy, 225
Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088, (315) 413-2787 or
Sam Hirschey Reliant Energy, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201,
Liverpool, NY 13088, (315) 413-2790.
i. Commission Contact: Any questions concerning this notice should
be addressed to Janet Hutzel, e-mail address janet.hutzel@ferc.gov, or
telephone (202) 502-8675.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, recommendations,
terms and conditions, and prescriptions 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 (http://www.ferc.gov) 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. Status of environmental analysis: This application has been
accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. At
this time we do not anticipate the need for preparing a draft EA. We
intend to prepare one environmental document. The EA will include our
recommendations for operating procedures and environmental enhancement
measures that should be part of any new license issued by the
Commission. Recipients will have 45 days to provide the Commission with
any comments on that document. All comments on the EA, filed with the
Commission, will be considered in an Order taking final action on the
license application. However, should substantive comments requiring
reanalysis be received on the NEPA document, we would consider
preparing a subsequent NEPA document.
l. The Newton Falls Project consists of two developments and has a
total installed capacity of 2,220 kilowatts. The upper development
includes a 600-foot-long dam, a 650-acre reservoir, a 1,200-foot-long
bypassed reach, and a powerhouse with three turbine-generator units
having a combined installed capacity of 1,540 kW. The lower development
includes a 350-foot-long dam, a 9-acre reservoir, a 300-foot-long
bypassed reach, and a powerhouse with one turbine-generator unit having
an installed capacity of 680 kW. The upper development powerhouse
discharges directly to the lower development impoundment and the
project is operated in a storage-and-release peaking mode. The project
produces an average of approximately 9,500 megawatt-hours of energy per
year.
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 ``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 for
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
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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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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