

[Federal Register: October 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 190)]
[Notices]               
[Page 57595-57596]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 7758-004]

 
Holyoke No. 4 Project; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

September 27, 2005.
    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-7758-004.
    c. Date Filed: February 25, 2005.

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    d. Applicant: Holyoke Gas & Electric Department (HG&E).
    e. Name of Project: Holyoke No. 4 Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Connecticut River in the City of 
Holyoke, Hamden County, Massachusetts. This project does not occupy 
federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Nancy J. Skancke, Law Offices of GKRSE, 1500 
K St., NW., Suite 330, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 408-5400.
    i. FERC Contact: Jack Hannula, (202) 502-8917, 
john.hannula@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors 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 intervenor 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.
    Comments and recommendations may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on 
the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' 

link.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing project is located on the Holyoke Canal System on 
the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts.\1\ The Holyoke 
Canal System consists of three levels, and the project facilities are 
located between the first and second canal level. The project is one of 
nine FERC-licensed projects on the Holyoke Canal System. The Holyoke 
No. 4 Hydro Project has an installed generating capacity of 750 
kilowatts (kW), and generates about 3,148,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of 
energy annually. Flows into the Canal System are regulated by HG&E 
through operation of the Holyoke Project No. 2004 according to the 
Comprehensive Canal Operations Plan (CCOP) and the Comprehensive 
Operations and Flow Plan (COFP).\2\ The project does not occupy any 
federal lands.
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    \1\ The Holyoke Canal System is licensed under the Holyoke 
Project No. 2004. 88 FERC ] 61,186 (1999).
    \2\ The CCOP and COEP are part of a Settlement Agreement (filed 
with the Commission on March 12, 2004) as part of the licensing of 
the Holyoke Project No. 2004. These plans address canal flows, water 
quality, fish, and other habitat species.
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    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h. above.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCIPTIONS''; (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
 to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedures schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA. 
Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to comment on the 
EA, and will take into consideration all comments received on the EA 
before final action is taken on the license application. The 
application will be processed according to the following schedule, but 
revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate:
    Issue Notice of availability of EA: February 2006.
    Ready for Commission decision on the application: March 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E5-5403 Filed 9-30-05; 8:45 am]

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