Document ID: FERC-2007-0693-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2007-04-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 69)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

April 5, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

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    a. Application Type: Amendment of license for a change in water 
surface elevation limits for the upper reservoir.
    b. Project No.: 2485-041.
    c. Date Filed: March 13, 2007.
    d. Applicant: First Light Hydro Generating Company.
    e. Name of Project: Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage.
    f. Location: The project is located on the east side of the 
Connecticut River, in the towns of Northfield and Erving, in Franklin 
County, Massachusetts. The project does not utilize federal or tribal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Campbell, Senior Vice President, 
First Light Power Resources Services LLC, 301 Hammer Mill Road, Rocky 
Hill, Connecticut 06067, (860) 810-1711 with copies of all 
correspondence and communications to:
    Mr. John Howard, Station Manager, Northfield Mountain Station, 99 
Millers Falls Road, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360, (413) 659-4489; 
and
    James B. Vasile, Davis Wright Termaine LLP, 1500 K Street, NW., 
Suite 450, Washington, DC 20005-1272. (202) 508-6662.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Vedula Sarma at (202) 502-6190 or vedula.sarma@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: May 4, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners 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 intervener files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: First Light Hydro Generating Company 
(FLHGC) seeks authorization to change the upper reservoir normal 
maximum and minimum water surface elevations from 1,000.5 and 938 feet 
to 1,004.5 and 947 feet, respectively, for its currently normal daily 
generation of approximately 8,475 megawatt hours (MWh). FLHGC said it 
needs the elevation change in order to establish an emergency storage 
band at the upper reservoir between 920 feet and 938 feet to allow for 
additional generation of 1,990 MWh when ISO-NE is operating under 
emergency conditions.
    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) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 

be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. 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.
    n. 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, .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.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. 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.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 

under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
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