[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24538-24539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11705]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Accepted for Filing With the Commission

April 28, 1998.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Minor License.
    b. Project No.: P-2928-004.
    c. Date Filed: September 29, 1997.
    d. Applicant: Merrimac Paper Company.
    e. Name of Project: Merrimac Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Merrimac River, in the City of Lawrence, Essex 
County, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Gerard Griffin, Jr., Merrimac Paper 
Company, Inc., 9 South Canal St., Lawrence, MA 01842, (508) 686-0342.
    i. FERC Contact: Mark Pawlowski (202) 219-2795.
    j. Deadline Date: June 26, 1998.
    k. Status of Environmental Analysis: This application has been 
accepted, but

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is not ready for environmental analysis at this time--see attached 
paragraph D7.
    l. 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) three generating units of an installed total 
capacity of 1250-kW; 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 7,300 Mwh.
    m. Purpose of Project: All generated power is used by the applicant 
for its paper manufacturing processes.
    n. This notice also consists of the following standard paragraphs: 
A2, A9, B1, and D7.
    o. Available Locations of Application: A copy of the application, 
as amended and supplemented, is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference and Files and 
Maintenance Branch, located at 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, 
Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-2326. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at Merrimac Paper Company, 
Inc., 9 South Canal St., Lawrence, Massachusetts 30246, (508) 656-0342.
    A2. Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to 
file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or 
before the specified deadline date for the particular application, a 
competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such 
an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted in response to this notice.
    A9. Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact 
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective 
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to 
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary 
permit application or a development application (specify which type of 
application). A notice of intent must be serve don the applicant(s) 
named in this public notice.
    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.
    D7. 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 issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-11705 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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