55630 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 207 / Monday, October 27, 1997 / Notices

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28342 Filed 10–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application

October 21, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Major New

License.

b. Project No.: 2778–005.

c. Date filed: May 29, 1997.

d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company.

e. Name of Project: Shoshone Falls.

f. Location: On the Snake River, at

river mile 615 from the confluence with

the Columbia River in Jerome and Twin

Falls Counties, Idaho.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Robert W.

Stahman, Idaho Power Company, 1221

West Idaho Street, P.O. Box 70, Boise,

ID 83707, (208) 388–2676.

i. FERC Contact: Alan D. Mitchnick,

(202) 219–2826.

j. Deadline for filing interventions and

protests: December 18, 1997.

k. Status of Environmental Analysis:

This application is not ready for

environmental analysis at this time—see

attached paragraph E.

l. Brief Description of Project: The

existing project consists of: (1) a

diversion dam consisting of four

sections with a total length of 798.4 feet;

(2) a reinforced concrete intake

structure; (3) a 450-foot-long tunnel and

120-foot-long penstock; (4) a

powerhouse containing three generating

units with an installed nameplate

capacity of 12.5 megawatts; (5) an 86-

acre impoundment with a gross storage

of 1,500 acre-feet at normal operating

elevation; and (6) other appurtenances.

m. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B1, E.

n. Requests for additional studies

have been filed in accordance with

section 4.32(b)(7) of the Commission’s

regulations. These study requests will

be addressed in any additional

information request to be issued later in

the licensing proceeding.

B1. Protests or Motions to Intervene—

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, and 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 deadline date

for the particular application.

E. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—The application is not

ready for environmental analysis at this

time; therefore, the Commission is not

now requesting comments,

recommendations, terms and

conditions, or prescriptions.

When the application is ready for

environmental analysis, the

Commission will notify all persons on

the service list and affected resource

agencies and Indian tribes. If any person

wishes to be placed on the service list,

a motion to intervene must be filed by

the specified deadline date herein for

such motions. All resource agencies and

Indian tribes that have official

responsibilities that may be affected by

the issues addressed in this proceeding,

and persons on the service list will be

able to file comments, terms and

conditions, and prescriptions within 60

days of the date the Commission issues

a notification letter that the application

is ready for an environmental analysis.

All reply comments must be filed with

the Commission within 105 days from

the date of that letter.

All filings must (1) bear in all capital

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (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.

Any of these documents must be filed

by providing the original and the

number of copies required by the

Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Project Review, Office of Hydropower

Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above address. A

copy of any protest or motion to

intervene must be served upon each

representative of the applicant specified

in the particular application.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28337 Filed 10–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Application Tendered for

Filing With the Commission

October 21, 1997.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Subsequent

License.

b. Project No.: P–2927–004.

c. Date Filed: September 29, 1997.

d. Applicant: Aquamac Corporation.

e. Name of Project: Aquamac Hydro

Project.

f. Location: On the Merrimack River

in Essex County, near Lawrence,

Massachusetts.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Gerald J.

Griffin, Aquamac Corporation, 9 South

Canal Street, Lawrence, MA 01842,

(508) 686–0342.

i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski

(202) 219–2795.

j. Comment Date: 60 days from the

issuance date of this notice.

k. Description of Project: The existing

run-of river project utilizes flows

diverted by the upstream Lawrence

Hydro Project and consisting of: (1) a

trashrack structure; (2) manually

operated headgate and penstock; (3) a

single 250-kW generating unit; and (4)

appurtenant facilities. There is no dam

and reservoir associated with the

project. The applicant estimates that the

total average annual generation would

be 1,600 Mwh. All generated power is

sold to the Merrimac Paper Company for

its manufacturing processes.

l. With this notice, we are initiating

consultation with the

MASSACHUSETTS STATE HISTORIC

PRESERVATION OFFICER (SHPO), as

required by § 106, National Historic

Preservation Act, and the regulations of

the Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

m. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or