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comments on the scope of the issues it

will address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

governments representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of this proposed action and encourage

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

proposed project under these general

headings:

• Geology and soils

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands

• Endangered and threatened species

• Public safety

• Cultural resources

• Land use

• Air quality and noise

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project and

make recommendations on how to

lessen or avoid impacts on the various

resource areas.

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we make

our recommendations to the

Commission.

To ensure your comments are

considered, please carefully follow the

instructions in the public participation

section beginning on page 4.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

DOMAC. This preliminary list of issues

may be changed based on your

comments and our analysis.

• Noise quality may be affected by the

addition of the new warm water

circulating pumps.

• Soils (possibly contaminated) may

be affected by minor ground disturbance

from foundation construction. The

proposed project area is part of a site

that has been identified as a ‘‘noticed

site’’ pursuant to the Massachusetts

Contingency Plan. The former site

owner, Boston Gas Company, is

currently conducting environmental

investigations to determine the need for

soil remediation.

The Siting Board has reviewed

environmental impacts associated with

the Power Project and has approved

construction of this facility. Therefore,

the EA will not address impacts from

this nonjurisdictional facility. We will

briefly describe their location and status

in the EA.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

By becoming a commentor, your

concerns will be addressed in the EA

and considered by the Commission. You

should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal, and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please carefully follow

these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and

properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your letter to:

David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First St., NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC

20426.

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental

Review and Compliance Branch, PR–

11.1.

• Reference Docket No. CP00–55–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before February 11, 2000.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Intervenors play a more formal role in

the process. Among other things,

intervenors have the right to receive

copies of case-related Commission

documents and filings by other

intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor

must provide 14 copies of its filings to

the Secretary of the Commission and

must send a copy of its filings to all

other parties on the Commission’s

service list for this proceeding. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2). Only

intervenors have the right to seek

rehearing of the Commission’s decision.

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention.

You do not need intervenor status to

have your environmental comments

considered. Additional information

about the proposed project is available

from Mr. Paul McKee of the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at (202) 208–1088 or on the FERC

website (www.ferc.fed.us) using the

‘‘RIMS’’ link to information in this

docket number. Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS

Menu, and follow the instructions. For

assistance with access to RIMS, the

RIMS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1178 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice Granting Limited Extension for

Filing Comments, Final Terms and

Conditions, Recommendations and

Prescriptions

January 12, 2000.

Type of Application: New Major

License.

Project Name & No.: Fifteen Mile

Falls Project No. 2077–016.

Dated Filed: July 29, 1999.

Applicant: USGen New England, Inc.

Location: The project is located on the

Connecticut River, in Grafton and Coos

Counties, New Hampshire, and

Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vermont.

Applicant Contact: Mr. Cleve Kapala,

USGen New England, Inc., 46 Centerra

Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766.

FERC Contact: Any questions on this

notice should be addressed to William

Guey-Lee, E-mail address

william.gueylee@ferc.fed.us, or

telephone (202) 219–2808.

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Deadline for filing comments, final

terms and conditions,

recommendations, and prescriptions:

The Appalachian Mountain Club,

Connecticut River Joint Commission,

Connecticut River Watershed Council,

Conservation Law Foundation, New

Hampshire Rivers Council, Trout

Unlimited Vermont Chapter, and Trout

Unlimited New Hampshire Chapter

(NGOs), collectively, have requested an

extension to June 1, 2000, for filing

comments, final terms and conditions,

and recommendations and

prescriptions. The NGOs state the

extension should allow the collaborative

team to complete development of

several draft management plans

(including the Fisheries Management

Plan, Forest and Wildlife Management

Plan, Threatened and Endangered

Species Management Plan, and the

Recreation Resource Assessment and

Management Plan), and have this

information available before

commenting. The NGOs state that this

would provide greater efficacy and

benefit to the process. Therefore, an

extension to June 1, 2000, is granted for

filing comments, final terms and

conditions, and recommendations and

prescriptions, but however, is limited to

the draft management plans stated

above. The deadline for filing other

comments, final terms and conditions,

and recommendations and prescriptions

is January 31, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First St.

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 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

relating to the merits of an issue that

may affect the responsibilities of a

particular resource agency, the

intervenor must also serve a copy of the

document on that resource agency.

j. All filings must: (1) Bear in all

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS

AND CONDITIONS,’’

‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS,’’ or ‘‘REPLY

COMMENTS,’’ (2) set forth in the

heading the name of the applicant and

the project number of the application

and APEA 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). Any of these

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

required by the Commission’s

regulations to: Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. An

additional copy must be sent to:

Director, Division of Licensing &

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1179 Filed 1–18–00, 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Surrender of Exemption and

Soliciting Comments, Motions To

Intervene, and Protests

January 12, 2000.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Application Type: Surrender of

Exemption.

b. Project No.: 8282–015.

c. Date Filed: November 17, 1999.

d. Applicant: K & K Hydroelectric.

e. Name of Project: Steeles Mill.

f. Location: On Hitchcock Creek, In

Richmond County, North Carolina. The

project does not utilize federal or tribal

lands.

g. Filed pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.102.

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth G.

Smith, K & K Hydroelectric, 2260 Quail

Drive, Graham, NC 27253, (910) 227–

2536.

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on

this notice should be addressed to Tom

Papsidero at (202) 291–2715, or e-mail

address: Thomas.Papsidero@ferc.fed.us.

j. Deadline for filing comments and/

or motions: February 28, 2000.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: David P.

Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

Please include the project number

(8282–015) on any comments or

motions filed.

k. Description of Surrender: K & K

Hydroelectric, a North Carolina

corporation, requests to surrender the

exemption for this constructed project

for economic reasons.

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) 208–1371. This filing may be

viewed on http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call (202) 208–2222 for

assistance). 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.

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.

Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’,

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission’s

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

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