[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71103-71104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29314]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 2850-015]
Hampshire Paper Company; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions
November 15, 2010.
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.: 2850-015.
c. Date Filed: June 17, 2010.
d. Applicant: Hampshire Paper Company.
e. Name of Project: Emeryville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Oswegatchie
River in the hamlet of Emeryville, in St. Lawrence County, New York.
The project does not occupy federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825 (r).
h. Applicant Contact: Michael McDonald, Facility Manager, Hampshire
Paper Company, 1827 County Road 22, Gouverneur, NY 13642; Telephone
(315) 287-1990.
i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, Telephone (202) 502-6837, and e-mail
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions
may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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 for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The existing Emeryville Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) A
16.7-foot-high, 185-foot-long, timber and earth fill gravity dam with a
17-foot-long concrete spillway equipped with 2.4-foot-high flashboards
and a 4-foot-wide minimum flow rectangular weir with a minimum
elevation of 584.2 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (2) a
35-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 586.6 feet
NGVD; (3) a 140-foot-long by 30-foot-wide reinforced concrete intake
and headrace structure equipped with four headgates and a trashrack
with 5-inch spacing; (4) a 60-foot-long by 14-foot-diameter steel
penstock leading to; (5) a 67-foot-long by 32-foot concrete powerhouse
containing a horizontal axial flow turbine with a maximum hydraulic
capacity of 1,470 cubic feet per second and a net head of 32 feet,
directly connected to a horizontal generator unit with a rated capacity
of 3,481 kilowatts for an estimated average annual generation of 18.4
million kilowatt-hours; (6) an 80-foot-long, 23-kilovolt transmission
line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The dam and existing project
facilities are owned by the applicant. The licensee proposes to
continue to operate the project in a run-of-river mode, install staff
gages or monuments to verify a proposed minimum flow of 20 cubic feet
per second, install seasonal trashracks at the existing intake
structure, and modify the existing bypassed reach to enhance downstream
fish passage.
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. A copy is also available for
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inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. 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, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
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
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY 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 protesting or intervening; 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. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in 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
may be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues EA................................... May 2011.
Comments on EA......................................... June 2011.
Modified terms and conditions.......................... August 2011.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of the notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis provided for in Sec. 5.22: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for
certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29314 Filed 11-19-10; 8:45 am]
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