[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47661-47662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23910]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Amendment of Exemption

September 4, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of Exemption.
    b. Project No: 7254-001.
    c. Date Filed: February 11, 1997.
    d. Applicant: A&D Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: West Dudley Project.
    f. Location: Quinebaug River, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C., Section 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert King, P.E., President, A&D Hydro, 
Inc., 170 Barretts Mill Rd., Concord, MA 02174, (617) 648-0432.
    i. FERC Contact: Anum Purchiaroni, (202) 219-3297.
    j. Comment Date: October 10, 1997.
    k. Description of Project: A&D Hydro, Inc., exemptee for the West 
Dudley Project, filed an application to correct the description of the 
project stated in the exemption. The Notice of Exemption issued on June 
10, 1983, describes the project consisting of a dam with 13-feet-high 
gross head, including existing 2-foot-high flashboards, with a 
tailwater elevation of 364.5 feet, and impoundment surface elevation of 
377.5 feet. The exemptee filed a 1993 survey and a 1997 exhibit drawing 
that indicates an error in the headpond elevation and flashboards 
height. These elevations correspond to 4-foot-high flashboards, and 
about 13 feet of head. The exemptee stated that the flashboard height 
has not changed since the project was exempted from licensing in 1983.
    l. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
B, C1, and D2.
    B. 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

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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.
    C1. 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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. A copy of 
any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of 
the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    D2. 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-23910 Filed 9-9-97; 8:45 am]
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