Hydroelectric applications,

[Federal Register: September 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 186)]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Establishing a Deadline for Final Amendment, and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

September 21, 1999.

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filedwith the commission and is available for public inspection:

1. Type of Application: New Major License.

2. Project No.: 2090-003.

3. Date Filed: August 31, 1999.

4. Applicant: Green Mountain Power Corporation.

5. Name of Project: Waterbury Project.

6. Location: On Little River in Washington County, Vermont. No Federal Lands are used in this project.

7. FiledPursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., 791(a)-825(r).

8. Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig T. Myotte, Assistant Vice President, Green Mountain Power Corporation, 163 Action Lane, Colchester, VT 05446, (802) 660-5830.

9. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, robert.bell@ferc.fed.us, 202-219- 2806.

10. Deadline for Filing Final amendments: December 31, 1999.

11. Deadline for Filing Additional Study Requests: November 1, 1999.

    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filedwith: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

    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.

12. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application is not for environmental analysis at this time.

13. The existing project consists of: (1) 1,845-foot-long, 158-foot- high rolled earth embankment Waterbury Dam; (2) an impounding having a surface area of 1,330 acres, with a storage capacity of 64,700 acre- feet and a normal water surface elevation of 593.00 feet msl; (3) a submerged concrete intake structure; (4) two 205-foot-long, 54-inch- diameter steel penstocks which connects to a 79-inch-diameter penstock; (4) a powerhouse with a generating unit having an installed capacity of 5,520 kW: (5) a tailrace; (9) a four-mile-long, 33-kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities

    The applicant does not propose any modifications to the project features or operation.

    the project would have an annual generation of 16,223 MWh and would be used to provide energy to its customers.

14. 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 20426, 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

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    assistance). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.

15. With this notice we are initiating consultation with the Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer as required by Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. David P. Boergers, Secretay.

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