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Further, if an intervener 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
licensee proposes to: (1) Move the
diversion structure about 54 feet
downstream from the authorized
location, and change the height of the
structure from 10 to 15 feet, which
would change the surface area of the
impoundment from 0.25 to about 0.30
acre, and its volume from 1.0 to 1.1
acre-feet; (2) extend the access road
about 800 feet on the north side of
Kasidaya Creek, cross over the creek
with a 50-foot-long modular bridge, and
then construct an additional 400 feet of
road on the south side of the creek, to
access the diversion structure; (3)
instead of the authorized 675 foot-long
tunnel between the diversion structure
and the penstock, install a penstock that
would be buried adjacent to the
proposed extended access road; (4)
install a pneumatic-operated gate
instead of a spillway with a fixed
concrete crest; (5) eliminate the quay at
the marine access facilities; and (6)
decrease the length of the jetty from 250
to 200 feet. The corridor of the proposed
extension of the access road and
penstock would be in the same vicinity
of the upper segment of penstock that
was originally proposed under the
license. These modifications would
require changing the amount of federal
lands occupied by the project from
11.05 acres to 12.14 acres.
l. Locations of the Application: 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) 502–8371. This filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://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 https://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, call 1–866–208–3676 or
e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,
for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
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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,
385.214. 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.
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 https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12455–003]
Beltzville Hydroelectric Project; Notice
of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests
April 20, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
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a. Type of Application: Original
License.
b. Project No.: 12455–003.
c. Date filed: December 29, 2006.
d. Applicant: Borough of Leighton,
Pennsylvania.
e. Name of Project: Beltzville
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be
connected to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ Beltzville Dam, located on
Pohopoco Creek, in the Borough of
Leighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: The Federal
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John
Hanosek, P.E., Borough Manager, P.O.
Box 29, Municipal Building, Second
and South Street, Leighton, PA 18235,
(610) 377–4002.
i. FERC Contact: Jack Hannula, (202)
502–8917 or john.hannula@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedures 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.
Motions to intervene and protests 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The project
would be located at the existing Corps
of Engineers Beltzville Dam which is a
175-foot-high, 4,600-foot-long earth-fill
dam with a 23-foot-high, 2,000-foot-long
un-gated concrete spillway. The
reservoir has 949 surface acres at a
normal water surface elevation of 628.0
feet, mean sea level (msl).
The proposed Beltzville Hydroelectric
Project would consist of: (1) A new,
approximately 150-foot-long penstock
connected to the downstream side of
Beltsville Dam via an existing outlet
conduit that would be modified to
include a 78-inch diameter steel pipe
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liner, a new 78-inch butterfly valve, Ybranch, and 84-inch slide gate: (2) The
penstock would lead to a new 60-footlong, 30-foot-wide powerhouse which
would contain two generating units, a
1,700 kilowatt (kW) unit and a 900 kW
generating unit; and (3) a 300-foot-long,
12-kilovolt transmission line. The
estimated average annual generation
would be 9,470 megawatt hours (MWh).
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
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number (e.g., P–12455) excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree 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.
You may also register online at https://
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. Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified deadline date for the
particular application, a competing
development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application.
Submission of a timely notice of intent
allows an interested person to file the
competing development application no
later than 120 days after the specified
deadline date for the particular
application. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the
exact name, business address, and
telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be
filed, either a preliminary permit
application or a development
application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be
served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
o. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, 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 comment date
for the particular application.
When the application is ready for
environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice
requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE
OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING
APPLICATION’’ or COMPETING
APPLICATION;’’ (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.
p. Procedural Schedule: The
Commission staff proposes to issue one
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather
than a draft and final EA. Staff intend
to allow 30 days for entities to comment
on the EA, and will take into
consideration all comments received on
the EA before final action is taken on
the application.
The application will be processed
according to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made
as appropriate.
Action
Date
Issuing Scoping document ...............................................................................................................................................................
Notice the Application is ready for environmental analysis .............................................................................................................
Notice availability of EA ....................................................................................................................................................................
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Commission
[Docket No. CP07–62–000]
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April 20, 2007.
On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at 9 a.m.
(EDT), staff of the Office of Energy
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terminal. The cryogenic conference will
be held in the Homewood Suites at
Baltimore/Washington International
Airport. The hotel is located at 1181
Winterson Road, Linthicum, Maryland,
21090. For Homewood Suites details
call 410–684–6100.
The conference will review the design
of the LNG storage tanks and facility,
instrumentation and controls, hazard
detection and controls, spill
containment, geotechnical topics, and
other issues related to the operation of
the proposed facility. Issues related to
environmental impacts and LNG vessel
transit are outside the scope of the
conference.
In view of the nature of critical energy
infrastructure information and security
issues to be explored, the cryogenic
conference will not be open to the
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July 2007.
January 2008.
public. Attendance at this conference
will be limited to existing parties to the
proceeding (anyone who has
specifically requested to intervene as a
party) and to representatives of
interested Federal, State, and local
agencies. Any person planning to attend
the May 8th cryogenic conference must
register by close of business on Monday,
May 7, 2007. Registrations may be
submitted either online at https://
www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/
cryo-conf-form.asp or by faxing a copy
of the form (found at the referenced
online link) to 202–208–0353. All
attendees must sign a non-disclosure
statement prior to entering the
conference. For additional information
regarding the cryogenic conference,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12455-003]
Beltzville Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
April 20, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original License.
b. Project No.: 12455-003.
c. Date filed: December 29, 2006.
d. Applicant: Borough of Leighton, Pennsylvania.
e. Name of Project: Beltzville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be connected to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' Beltzville Dam, located on Pohopoco Creek, in the Borough
of Leighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: The Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Hanosek, P.E., Borough Manager, P.O.
Box 29, Municipal Building, Second and South Street, Leighton, PA
18235, (610) 377-4002.
i. FERC Contact: Jack Hannula, (202) 502-8917 or
john.hannula@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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.
Motions to intervene and protests 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The project would be located at the
existing Corps of Engineers Beltzville Dam which is a 175-foot-high,
4,600-foot-long earth-fill dam with a 23-foot-high, 2,000-foot-long un-
gated concrete spillway. The reservoir has 949 surface acres at a
normal water surface elevation of 628.0 feet, mean sea level (msl).
The proposed Beltzville Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1)
A new, approximately 150-foot-long penstock connected to the downstream
side of Beltsville Dam via an existing outlet conduit that would be
modified to include a 78-inch diameter steel pipe
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liner, a new 78-inch butterfly valve, Y-branch, and 84-inch slide gate:
(2) The penstock would lead to a new 60-foot-long, 30-foot-wide
powerhouse which would contain two generating units, a 1,700 kilowatt
(kW) unit and a 900 kW generating unit; and (3) a 300-foot-long, 12-
kilovolt transmission line. The estimated average annual generation
would be 9,470 megawatt hours (MWh).
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 https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number (e.g., P-12455) excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
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.
You may also register online at https://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. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application, a competing development application, or
a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing
development application no later than 120 days after the specified
deadline date for the particular application. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may
be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development
application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent
must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
o. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, 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 comment date for
the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION'' or COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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.
p. Procedural Schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue one
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than a draft and final EA. Staff
intend to allow 30 days for entities to comment on the EA, and will
take into consideration all comments received on the EA before final
action is taken on the application.
The application will be processed according to the following
schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Action Date
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Issuing Scoping document............... May 2007.
Notice the Application is ready for July 2007.
environmental analysis.
Notice availability of EA.............. January 2008.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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