[Federal Register: April 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 67)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12462-000]
Indian River Power Supply, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions
March 31, 2005.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: 5-MW Exemption.
b. Project No.: 12462-000.
c. Date Filed: July 28, 2003.
d. Applicant: Indian River Power Supply, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Indian River.
f. Location: On the Westfield River, in the Town of Russell,
Hampden County, Massachusetts.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Peter B. Clark, P.O. Box 149, Hamilton,
Massachusetts 01936.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093,
michael.spencer@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date 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.
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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.
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 ``eFiling'' link.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. Description of Project: The Indian River Project would consist
of: (1) The existing 30-foot-high, 425-foot-long Russell dam with
flashboards; (2) a 14.11 acre reservoir; (3) a rackhouse for intake of
the reservoir flow; (4) two 7-foot-diameter, 60-foot-long penstocks;
(5) a powerhouse containing two generating units with a combined
capacity of 700 kW and an estimated average annual generation of 3.2
GWh; (6) a 60-foot-long tailrace; (7) a 400-foot-long transmission
line; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
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.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp
to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Procedural Schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue one
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA.
Staff intends to allow 30 days for entities to comment on the EA, and
will take into consideration all comments received on the EA before
final action is taken on the exemption application. The application
will be processed according to the schedule, but revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate:
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Action Date
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Notice availability of EA................. Aug. 2005.
Ready for Commission Decision on Nov. 2005.
Application.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1636 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]
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