FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 9591 [2010-4353]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 9591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4353]



[[Page 9591]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2576-139]


FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; Notice of Application for 
Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

February 24, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Revised Shoreline Management Plan.
    b. Project No: 2576-139.
    c. Date Filed: June 30, 2009 and supplemented on December 4, 2009.
    d. Applicant: FirstLight Power Hydro Generating Company.
    e. Name of Project: Housatonic River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Housatonic River, in 
Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut. The project 
does not occupy any federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Gates, Station Manager-Connecticut 
Hydro, 143 West St., Ext. Suite E, New Milford, CT 06776, (860) 350-
3617.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Isis Johnson at (202) 502-6346, or by e-mail: Isis.Johnson@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: March 24, 2010.
    This notice is intended to grant members of the public the 
opportunity to provide comments on the revised shoreline management 
plan (plan or SMP), and the additional information filed by the 
licensee on December 4, 2009. The SMP filed pursuant to this proceeding 
has been modified from the original plan, filed on July 27, 2006, and 
supplemented on January 18, and June 27, 2008. Any entity that 
previously intervened in the proceeding for the original plan (p-2576-
083), is a party to this proceeding (p-2576-139) and is not required to 
submit additional motions. However, given that the revised plan has 
changed significantly from the original, to the extent that interveners 
need to modify or provide additional comments, such comments should be 
filed with the Commission per the instructions below. Further, all 
unsolicited comments that have been filed with the Commission in 
response to this proceeding are applicable and will be considered; as 
such, re-filing of said comments is not necessary.
    Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests may be filed 
electronically via the Internet. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more 
information on how to submit these types of filings, please go to the 
Commission's Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov.filing-
comments.asp.
    Please include the project number (P-2576-139) on any comments, 
protests, or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 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 Proposal: The proposed SMP is intended to provide 
for the maintenance of safe public access to lake shorelines and 
riverfront lands and waters, as well as for the stewardship and 
development of shoreline/riverfront areas. The SMP contains provisions 
for permitting non-project uses, establishing vegetated buffers, and 
conserving land owned by the licensee. The SMP also addresses, among 
other matters, management of derelict docks, moorings, shoreline 
stabilization methods, and enforcement.
    l. 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.
    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, .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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-4353 Filed 3-2-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P