[Federal Register: August 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 154)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2365-040]
Madison Paper Industries, Inc.; Notice of Temporary Variance
Request and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests
August 6, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Request for temporary modification of the
project operation to lower the water level in the project Forebay.
b. Project No.: 2365-040.
c. Date Filed: August 1, 2007.
d. Applicant: Madison Paper Industries, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Anson Project.
f. Location: On the Kennebec River, in Somerset County, Maine. The
project does not utilize federal or tribal lands.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
h. Applicant Contact: David Lovely, Hydro Supervisor, Madison Paper
Industries, P.O. Box 129, 3 Main Street, Madison, Maine 04950-0129,
(207) 696-1225.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest:
August 20, 2007.
Please include the project number (P-2365-040) on any comments or
motions filed. All documents (original and seven copies) should be
filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments,
protests, and interventions 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 under the ``e-filing'' link.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include
the project number (P-2365-040) on any comments or motions filed.
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 in 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. A copy of any motion to
intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant
specified in the particular application.
k. Description of Request: The license request approval to
temporarily modify the operation of the project by lowering the water
level in the project forebay to allow repair of the western forebay
wall.
This maintenance work will consist of refacing the existing wall
through the placement of forms and pouring concrete. In order to expose
the area to be repaired such that the majority of the work will occur
above the waterline, MPI proposes to temporarily lower the water lever
of the forebay and headpond by approximately 2.5 feet from normal pond
level of 248.15, at the top of the inflatable flashboards. The licensee
proposes to gradually lower the forebay from its normal full pool
elevation and to maintain the reduced water level via operation of the
powerhouse turbines and deflating the inflatable flashboards and waste
gate. The required minimum downstream flow (1,540 cfs or inflow,
whichever is less) in the Anson tailrace will be maintained during this
drawdown period via the turbines and flashboards/waste gate as well.
The licensee anticipates a need to maintain this lowered elevation for
intermittent periods of time for up to two months beginning on or about
August 6, 2007 while the work is being accomplished. If there is
sufficient inflow to the project, the licensee proposed to raise the
pond level to the normal operating elevation on weekends and other
periods when the Contractor is not working. Once the repair work, along
the wall progresses above the lower elevation the pond level will be
returned to the normal operating level.
The licensee proposes to maintain minimum downstream flows while
refilling the project forebay by gradually filling the pond through
maintaining a higher inflow than outflow, until the pond level is
returned to normal.
l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file
with the Commission and are available for public inspection and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888
First St., NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. This filing 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. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or for TTY (202) 502-8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: (Anyone may submit
comments, 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.
o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title
``Comments'', ``Protest'', or ``Motion to Intervene'', as applicable,
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the
filing refers.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
q. Comments, protests, and interventions 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.gov under the ``e-filing'' link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15645 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]
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