[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66621-66622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33152]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Filed With the Commission

December 15, 1997.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Action: Proceeding Pursuant to Reserved Authority to 
Determine Whether Modifications to License are Appropriate.
    b. Project No: 3021-048.
    c. License Issued: March 27, 1985.
    d. Licensee: Allegheny Hydro No. 8 and 9 Limited Partnership (LP) 
and Connecticut National Bank.
    e. Name of Project: Allegheny River Lock and Dam 8 and 9 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Allegheny River, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
    g. Authorization: Section 10(a)(1) of the Federal Power Act and 
Article 17 of the License.
    h. License Contact: Ms. Tania S. Aslan, Sithe Energies, Inc., 450 
Lexington Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10017, (212) 450-9045
    i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (202) 219-2656.
    j. Comment Date: February 17, 1998.
    k. Description of Proceeding: The Commission has begun a proceeding 
to determine if reserved authority in article 17 of the license should 
be used to require 15-inch flashboards on the top of Lock and Dam 9, 
part of the Allegheny River Lock and Dam 8 and 9 Project. The 
proceeding is in response to concerns raised by the Pennsylvania Fish 
and Boat Commission and private citizens about the impacts of project-
induced lower water levels on recreational boating in the Lock 9 pool. 
Flashboards could be used to increase water levels in the Lock 9 pool 
to more closely resemble pre-hydroelectric project conditions. 
Flashboards have been authorized as an interim measure since 1994.
    The Commission prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) 
analyzing the environmental impacts of using 15-inch flashboards for 
public review and comment. A copy of the draft EA can be obtained by 
calling the Commission's public reference room at (202) 208-1371.
    j. 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 Procedure, 18 CFR Sections 
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'', ``PROTESTS'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', 
as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to 
which the filing is in response. Any of these documents must be filed 
by providing the original and 8 copies to: The Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 
20426. Motions to intervene must also be served upon each 
representative of the Applicant specified in the particular 
application.

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    D2. Agency Comments--The Commission invites federal, state, and 
local agencies to file comments on the described application. (Agencies 
may obtain a copy of the application directly from the Applicant.) If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will presume that the agency has none. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the applicant's representatives.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-33152 Filed 12-18-97; 8:45 am]
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