Federal Register, Volume 68 Issue 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)

[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11080-11081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5382]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

February 28, 2003.
    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.: 2516-026.
    c. Date filed: December 17, 2001.
    d. Applicant: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Dam No. 4 Hydro Station.
    f. Location: On the Potomac River, near the Town of Shepherdstown, 
in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Charles L. Simons, Allegheny Energy Supply 
Company, LLC, 4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15146, (412) 858-
1675.
    i. FERC Contact: Peter Leitzke, (202) 502-6059 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 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. Please include the project 
number (P-2516-026) on any documents filed.
    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

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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 ``e-Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing Dam No. 4 Hydro Station Project consists of: (1) A 
200-foot-long, 80-foot-wide headrace; (2) a stone and concrete 
powerhouse containing three generating units with a total installed 
capacity of 1,900 kilowatts; (3) a 350-foot-long, 90-foot-wide 
tailrace; (4) a substation; (5) a 4.5-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The applicant 
estimates that the total average annual generation would be 7,886 
megawatthours. All generated power is sold to Allegheny Power for use 
in the existing electric grid system serving West Virginia and 
Maryland. The project dam and reservoir are owned by the United States 
and operated by the National Park Service.
    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 ``FERRIS'' 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 [email protected] 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.
    n. The Commission directs, pursuant to section 4.34(b) of the 
regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-5382 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]
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