[Federal Register: April 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 65)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions
to Intervene and Protests
March 29, 2001.
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 5 Megawatts or Less.
b. Project No.: P-28535-005.
c. Date filed: October 27, 2000.
d. Applicant: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.
e. Names of Project: Rainbow Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Ausable River, within the townships of Ausable
and Chesterfield, in Clinton and Essex Counties, New York. This project
does not utilize any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Carol Howland, Project Environmental
Specialist, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Corporate
Drive--Kirkwood Industrial Park, P.O. Box 5224, Binghamton, NY 13902-
5224, or call (607) 762-8881.
i. FERC Contact: Jarrad Kosa at (202) 219-2831 or via e-mail at
jarrad.kosa@ferc.fed.us.
j. Deadline for Filing Motions to Intervene and Protest: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. Comments, Protests and motions
to intervene may be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears 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 is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of the Project: The existing Rainbow Falls
Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) a 19-acre reservoir having a
gross storage capacity of 234 acre-feet at 310 m.s.l.; (2) a 19-foot-
high by 435-foot-long concrete gravity dam having (i) 3-foot-high
flashboards and (ii) a concrete 345-foot-long spillway between the dam
abutments with an average height of 16 feet and an average width of 21
feet; (3) a 77-foot-long by 22-foot to 49-foot-wide forebay intake
structure, and (4) a 20-foot-long by 16-foot-wide sluiceway section
containing a gate well located at the west end of the spillway section;
(5) a 260-foot-long by 25.5-foot-deep concrete power canal leading to
(6) a stone rack house containing trash racks and rakes; (7) two 6-
foot-in-diameter steel riveted penstocks extending 401 feet and 411
feet, respectively, from the rack house to a (8) 67-foot-long by 40-
foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse, housing two 1,320-kW
generating units for a total installed capacity of 2,640-kW; (9) a 200-
foot-long, 2.3-kV transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities.
The project has an annual average generation of 13,991,000 kilowatt-
hour (kWh). The purpose of the project is to produce electric power
generation for distribution on the licensee's transmission and
distribution facilities.
m. Locations of the application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20246, or by calling (202) 208-1371. This filing may be viewed on
the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call (202) 208-2222
for assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h. above.
n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
Protests or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with the 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.
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
``PROTESTS'' 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, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be
sent to Director, Division of Environmental and Engineering Review,
Office of Energy Projects, 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
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applicant specified in the particular application.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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