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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1951–172]
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Notice of Application for Amendment
of License and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Protests;
Georgia Power Company
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-project use
of project lands and waters
b. Project No: 1951–172
c. Date Filed: May 29, 2012
d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company
e. Name of Project: Sinclair
Hydroelectric Project
f. Location: Lake Sinclair in Baldwin
County, Georgia
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r
h. Applicant Contact: Joey Charles,
Georgia Power Company, Bin 10151,
241 Ralph McGill Blvd. NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30308–3374, (404) 506–2337
i. FERC Contact: Mark Carter, (678)
245–3083, mark.carter@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, and protests:
September 10, 2012
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 at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
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 or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(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: Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. Please include the project
number (P–1951–172) on any comments
or motions filed.
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
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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. Description of Application: Georgia
Power Company requests Commission
approval to grant The Legacy at Sinclair,
a condominium complex, a permit to
use project lands and waters for the
construction of residential, multi-slip
boat docks inside the project boundary
on Lake Sinclair. The proposal includes
a total of six boat docks, two of which
would accommodate 10 watercraft each,
and four of which would accommodate
7 watercraft each. The docks would
occupy 2.56 acres of project lands along
2,290.65 feet of shoreline. Concrete
walkways and a wooden boardwalk and
seawall already exist at the site.
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 (P–1951) to
access the document. 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, call 1–
866–208–3676 or email
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,
respectively. 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 Documents:
Any filing must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
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‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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
commenting, protesting or intervening;
and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
motions to intervene, or protests must
set forth their evidentiary basis. Any
filing made by an intervenor must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
Dated: August 10, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–20429 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 6597–013]
Notice of Application Tendered for
Filing with the Commission and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Licensing and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments;
Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
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.: 6597–013.
c. Date Filed: July 31, 2012.
d. Applicant: Monadnock Paper Mills,
Inc.
e. Name of Project: Monadnock
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Contoocook River in the
towns of Peterborough, Greenfield,
Hancock, and Bennington in
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
The project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Michelle
Hamm, Manager, Environmental
Services, Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.;
Antrim Road, P.O. Box 339, Bennington,
NH 03442; (603) 588–3311 or
mhamm@mpm.com.
i. FERC Contact: Samantha Davidson,
(202) 502–6839 or
samantha.davidson@ferc.gov.
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j. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
k. The Project Description:
The existing Monadnock
Hydroelectric Project consists of four
developments, three of which have
generating facilities, with a combined
installed capacity of 1,889 kilowatts
(kW). The project produces an average
annual generation of 6,100 megawatthours. All power generated by the
Monadnock Project is used by
Monadnock Paper Mill, Inc.’s (MPM)
paper production facility. The four
developments, from upstream to
downstream, are described below.
Powder Mill Development
The existing Powder Mill
Development is located at river mile
46.08 of the Contoocook River and
consists of: (1) A 366-foot-long, 18.6foot-high dam consisting of a gated 228foot-long concrete gravity spillway with
a crest elevation of 675.44 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
(NGVD) and 2-foot-high seasonal
flashboards, an approximately 91-footlong earth embankment with a concrete
core wall on the north side of the
spillway, and an approximately 47-footlong earth embankment with a concrete
core wall on the south side of the
spillway; (2) a 4-foot-wide sluiceway on
the north side of the spillway; (3) a 35foot-long, 15-foot-wide regulating
gatehouse structure with a 4-footdiameter outlet pipe on the south side
of the spillway; (4) a 435-acre
impoundment with a storage capacity of
1,940 acre-feet and a normal maximum
elevation of 677.44 feet NGVD; and (5)
appurtenant facilities.
Monadnock Development
The existing Monadnock
Development is located 4,200 feet
downstream of Powder Mill Dam and
consists of: (1) An approximately 515foot-long, 22-foot-high dam consisting of
a 165-foot-long concrete spillway with a
crest elevation of 663.8 feet NGVD and
2-foot-high seasonal flashboards, a 75foot-long earth embankment with a
concrete core wall on the west side of
the spillway, a 50-foot-long concrete
non-overflow section, a 25-foot-long
earth embankment with a concrete core
wall, and a 200-foot-long earthen
embankment on the east side of the
spillway; (2) a 5-acre impoundment
with a storage capacity of 240 acre-feet
and a normal maximum elevation of
665.8 feet NGVD; (3) a 75-foot-long, 20foot-wide powerhouse on the west side
of the spillway containing two turbinegenerating units for a total installed
capacity of 423 kW; (4) two 20 to 25foot-long, 2.3-kV generator leads; (5) a
100-foot-long tailrace; and (6)
appurtenant facilities.
Pierce Development
The existing Pierce Development is
located 900 feet downstream of the
Monadnock Dam and consists of: (1)
The 420-foot-long, 28-foot-high dam
consisting of a 290-foot-long concrete
spillway with a crest elevation of 651.4
feet NGVD and 2-foot-high seasonal
flashboards; (2) a 7-acre impoundment
with a storage capacity of 51-acre-feet
and a normal maximum elevation of
653.4 feet NGVD; (3) a 25-foot-long, 35foot-wide powerhouse on the east side
of the spillway containing two turbinegenerating units for a total installed
capacity of 770 kW; (4) two 15 to 25foot-long, 2.3-kV generator leads; (5) a
600-foot-long tailrace; and (6)
appurtenant facilities.
Paper Mill Development
The existing Paper Mill Development
is located 1,140 feet downstream of the
Pierce Dam and consists of: (1) The 280foot-long, 19-foot-high dam consisting of
a 142-foot-long concrete gravity
spillway with a crest elevation of 625.6
feet NGVD and 2-foot-high seasonal
flashboards; (2) a 5-acre impoundment
with a storage capacity of 25-acre-feet
and a normal maximum elevation of
627.6 feet NGVD; (3) a 300-foot-long
power canal and headgate structure
leading to a forebay; (4) an intake
structure and a 10-foot-diameter, 200foot-long steel penstock; (5) a generating
room located on the lower level of
MPM’s paper mill facility containing a
746-kW turbine generating unit; (6) a
150-foot-long, 2.3-kV generator lead; (7)
a 800-foot-long tailrace; and (8)
appurtenant facilities.
The project also consists of a 2,190foot-long, 2.3-kV overhead transmission
line interconnecting the generator leads
to a 200-foot-long, 23-kV supply bus at
MPM’s paper mill facility.
The Powder Mill Development
operates in a seasonal store and release
mode to meet downstream demand for
hydroelectric generation at MPM’s
paper mill facility and instream flow
requirements, while the Monadnock,
Pierce, and Paper Mill developments
operate in a run-of-river mode. The
existing license requires an
instantaneous minimum flow of 13
cubic feet per second (cfs) (or inflow,
whichever is less), in the Powder Mill,
Monadnock, and Pierce tailraces; and an
instantaneous minimum flow of 70 cfs
(or the inflow, whichever is less), in the
Paper Mill tailrace. MPM proposes to
continue operating the project according
to the existing minimum flow
requirements and restrict the
impoundment level at the Powder Mill
Development to a maximum drawdown
of 3 feet (between elevations 675.44 and
672.44 feet NGVD).
l. Locations of the Application: 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 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.
m. 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. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed
according to the following preliminary
Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to
the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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o. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of the notice of ready
for environmental analysis.
Dated: August 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–20424 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Notice of Commission Staff
Attendance
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission hereby gives notice that
members of the Commission’s staff may
attend the following meetings related to
the transmission planning activities of
the Midwest Independent Transmission
System Operator, Inc. (MISO):
Order 1000 Right of First Refusal Task
Team—August 13, 2012
Order 1000 Right of First Refusal Task
Team—August 23, 2012
Mid-Continent Area Power Pool/MISO
Order 1000 Interregional Workshop—
August 30, 2012
Southwest Power Pool, Inc./MISO Order
1000 Interregional Workshop—
September 20, 2012
The above-referenced meeting will be
held at: MISO Headquarters, 720 City
Center Drive, Carmel, IN 46032.
The above-referenced meeting is open
to the public.
Further information may be found at
www.misoenergy.org.
The discussions at the meeting
described above may address matters at
issue in the following proceedings:
Docket No. ER09–35–001, Tallgrass
Transmission, LLC
Docket No. ER09–36–001, Prairie Wind
Transmission, LLC
Docket No. ER09–548–001, ITC Great
Plains, LLC
Docket No. ER09–659–002, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER10–1791, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1179–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER11–1844, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER11–2700, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER11–4081, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
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Docket No. ER11–4105–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER11–4514, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–309, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–427, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–480, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–715, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1401–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1415–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1460–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1586–001, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1610–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1772–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1779–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1835, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1928, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–2129, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–2216, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc. and Ameren Service
Company
Docket No. ER12–2242, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–2257, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–2366–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–2387–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL11–30, E.ON Climate &
Renewables North America, LLC v.
Midwest Independent Transmission
System Operator, Inc.
Docket No. EL11–34–001, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. EL11–56, FirstEnergy
Service Company
Docket No. EL12–2–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL12–35, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. EL12–60–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc., et al.
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Docket No. OA08–53, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
For more information, contact Jason
Strong, Office of Energy Markets
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at (202) 502–6124 or
jason.strong@ferc.gov.
Dated: August 10, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–20426 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. OR12–23–000]
Notice of Petition for Declaratory
Order; Shell Pipeline Company LP
Take notice that on August 10, 2012,
pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2), Shell
Pipeline Company LP submitted a
petition requesting that the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) issue a declaratory order
approving the overall rate structure and
pro-rationing rules and other tariff terms
and conditions of service for a new
pipeline from St. James LA to Houston
TX (Westward HO project) to transport
crude petroleum from deepwater Gulf of
Mexico wells to Houston and
Nederland, Texas area refineries and
markets.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in this proceedings must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion
to intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Petitioner.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
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eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6597-013]
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments; Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
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.: 6597-013.
c. Date Filed: July 31, 2012.
d. Applicant: Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Monadnock Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Contoocook
River in the towns of Peterborough, Greenfield, Hancock, and Bennington
in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The project does not affect
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Michelle Hamm, Manager, Environmental
Services, Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.; Antrim Road, P.O. Box 339,
Bennington, NH 03442; (603) 588-3311 or mhamm@mpm.com.
i. FERC Contact: Samantha Davidson, (202) 502-6839 or
samantha.davidson@ferc.gov.
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j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The Project Description:
The existing Monadnock Hydroelectric Project consists of four
developments, three of which have generating facilities, with a
combined installed capacity of 1,889 kilowatts (kW). The project
produces an average annual generation of 6,100 megawatt-hours. All
power generated by the Monadnock Project is used by Monadnock Paper
Mill, Inc.'s (MPM) paper production facility. The four developments,
from upstream to downstream, are described below.
Powder Mill Development
The existing Powder Mill Development is located at river mile 46.08
of the Contoocook River and consists of: (1) A 366-foot-long, 18.6-
foot-high dam consisting of a gated 228-foot-long concrete gravity
spillway with a crest elevation of 675.44 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD) and 2-foot-high seasonal flashboards, an
approximately 91-foot-long earth embankment with a concrete core wall
on the north side of the spillway, and an approximately 47-foot-long
earth embankment with a concrete core wall on the south side of the
spillway; (2) a 4-foot-wide sluiceway on the north side of the
spillway; (3) a 35-foot-long, 15-foot-wide regulating gatehouse
structure with a 4-foot-diameter outlet pipe on the south side of the
spillway; (4) a 435-acre impoundment with a storage capacity of 1,940
acre-feet and a normal maximum elevation of 677.44 feet NGVD; and (5)
appurtenant facilities.
Monadnock Development
The existing Monadnock Development is located 4,200 feet downstream
of Powder Mill Dam and consists of: (1) An approximately 515-foot-long,
22-foot-high dam consisting of a 165-foot-long concrete spillway with a
crest elevation of 663.8 feet NGVD and 2-foot-high seasonal
flashboards, a 75-foot-long earth embankment with a concrete core wall
on the west side of the spillway, a 50-foot-long concrete non-overflow
section, a 25-foot-long earth embankment with a concrete core wall, and
a 200-foot-long earthen embankment on the east side of the spillway;
(2) a 5-acre impoundment with a storage capacity of 240 acre-feet and a
normal maximum elevation of 665.8 feet NGVD; (3) a 75-foot-long, 20-
foot-wide powerhouse on the west side of the spillway containing two
turbine-generating units for a total installed capacity of 423 kW; (4)
two 20 to 25-foot-long, 2.3-kV generator leads; (5) a 100-foot-long
tailrace; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Pierce Development
The existing Pierce Development is located 900 feet downstream of
the Monadnock Dam and consists of: (1) The 420-foot-long, 28-foot-high
dam consisting of a 290-foot-long concrete spillway with a crest
elevation of 651.4 feet NGVD and 2-foot-high seasonal flashboards; (2)
a 7-acre impoundment with a storage capacity of 51-acre-feet and a
normal maximum elevation of 653.4 feet NGVD; (3) a 25-foot-long, 35-
foot-wide powerhouse on the east side of the spillway containing two
turbine-generating units for a total installed capacity of 770 kW; (4)
two 15 to 25-foot-long, 2.3-kV generator leads; (5) a 600-foot-long
tailrace; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Paper Mill Development
The existing Paper Mill Development is located 1,140 feet
downstream of the Pierce Dam and consists of: (1) The 280-foot-long,
19-foot-high dam consisting of a 142-foot-long concrete gravity
spillway with a crest elevation of 625.6 feet NGVD and 2-foot-high
seasonal flashboards; (2) a 5-acre impoundment with a storage capacity
of 25-acre-feet and a normal maximum elevation of 627.6 feet NGVD; (3)
a 300-foot-long power canal and headgate structure leading to a
forebay; (4) an intake structure and a 10-foot-diameter, 200-foot-long
steel penstock; (5) a generating room located on the lower level of
MPM's paper mill facility containing a 746-kW turbine generating unit;
(6) a 150-foot-long, 2.3-kV generator lead; (7) a 800-foot-long
tailrace; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
The project also consists of a 2,190-foot-long, 2.3-kV overhead
transmission line interconnecting the generator leads to a 200-foot-
long, 23-kV supply bus at MPM's paper mill facility.
The Powder Mill Development operates in a seasonal store and
release mode to meet downstream demand for hydroelectric generation at
MPM's paper mill facility and instream flow requirements, while the
Monadnock, Pierce, and Paper Mill developments operate in a run-of-
river mode. The existing license requires an instantaneous minimum flow
of 13 cubic feet per second (cfs) (or inflow, whichever is less), in
the Powder Mill, Monadnock, and Pierce tailraces; and an instantaneous
minimum flow of 70 cfs (or the inflow, whichever is less), in the Paper
Mill tailrace. MPM proposes to continue operating the project according
to the existing minimum flow requirements and restrict the impoundment
level at the Powder Mill Development to a maximum drawdown of 3 feet
(between elevations 675.44 and 672.44 feet NGVD).
l. Locations of the Application: 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 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.
m. 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. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready September 2012.
for Environmental Analysis (when FERC
approved studies are complete).
Filing of recommendations, preliminary November 2012.
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft EA........ March 2013.
Comments on EA........................ April 2013.
Modified terms and conditions......... June 2013.
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o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: August 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20424 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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