[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64496-64497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25881]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14421-000]
Freedom Falls, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, and Terms and
Conditions, and Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
b. Project No.: 14421-000.
c. Date filed: June 1, 2012.
d. Applicant: Freedom Falls, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Freedom Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Sandy Stream, in the Town of Freedom, Waldo County,
Maine. The project would not occupy lands of the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Anthony P. Grassi, Freedom Falls, LLC, 363
Belfast Road, Camden, ME 04843, (207) 236-4663.
i. FERC Contact: Samantha Davidson, (202) 502-6839 or
samantha.davidson@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, and terms and
conditions: Due to the small size and particular location of this
project and the close coordination with state and federal agencies
during the preparation of the application, the 60-day timeframe in 18
CFR 4.34(b) for filing comments, recommendations, and terms and
conditions is shortened. Instead, comments, recommendations, and terms
and conditions will be due 30 days from the issuance date of this
notice. All reply comments must be filed with the Commission within 45
days from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents 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/ferconline.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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-
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free at (866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. 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 and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The proposed Freedom Falls Hydroelectric Project would consist
of: (1) An existing 90-foot-long, 12-foot-high concrete-capped stone
masonry dam with a 25-foot-long, 10-foot-high spillway with two
vertical lift sluice gates and a crest elevation of 452.5 feet mean sea
level (msl); (2) an existing 1.6-acre impoundment with a normal maximum
water surface elevation of 453.0 feet msl; (3) a new intake structure
equipped with an 8-foot-high, 5-foot-wide trashrack that would be
modified to have 1-inch clear bar spacing, and a 3-foot-high, 4.75-
foot-wide slide gate; (4) a new downstream American eel passage
facility and working platform; (5) a new 60-foot-long, 30-inch-diameter
steel penstock leading to; (6) an existing 20-foot-wide, by 30-foot-
long generating room containing a new 38.3 kilowatt turbine-generator
unit; (7) a new 20-foot-long, 5-foot-wide tailrace; (8) a new 30-foot-
long, 110-volt transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project is estimated to generate an average of 66,000
kilowatt-hours annually.
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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. 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,'' or ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' (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, or
terms and conditions 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. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following procedural schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Notice of the availability of the EA....... March 2013.
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Dated: October 16, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-25881 Filed 10-19-12; 8:45 am]
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