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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2365-040]

 
Madison Paper Industries, Inc.; Notice of Temporary Variance 
Request and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

August 6, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request for temporary modification of the 
project operation to lower the water level in the project Forebay.
    b. Project No.: 2365-040.
    c. Date Filed: August 1, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Madison Paper Industries, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Anson Project.
    f. Location: On the Kennebec River, in Somerset County, Maine. The 
project does not utilize federal or tribal lands.

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    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 4.200.
    h. Applicant Contact: David Lovely, Hydro Supervisor, Madison Paper 
Industries, P.O. Box 129, 3 Main Street, Madison, Maine 04950-0129, 
(207) 696-1225.
    i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protest: 
August 20, 2007.
    Please include the project number (P-2365-040) on any comments or 
motions filed. All documents (original and seven copies) should be 
filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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 under the ``e-filing'' link. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include 
the project number (P-2365-040) on any comments or motions filed.
    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 in 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. 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: The license request approval to 
temporarily modify the operation of the project by lowering the water 
level in the project forebay to allow repair of the western forebay 
wall.
    This maintenance work will consist of refacing the existing wall 
through the placement of forms and pouring concrete. In order to expose 
the area to be repaired such that the majority of the work will occur 
above the waterline, MPI proposes to temporarily lower the water lever 
of the forebay and headpond by approximately 2.5 feet from normal pond 
level of 248.15, at the top of the inflatable flashboards. The licensee 
proposes to gradually lower the forebay from its normal full pool 
elevation and to maintain the reduced water level via operation of the 
powerhouse turbines and deflating the inflatable flashboards and waste 
gate. The required minimum downstream flow (1,540 cfs or inflow, 
whichever is less) in the Anson tailrace will be maintained during this 
drawdown period via the turbines and flashboards/waste gate as well. 
The licensee anticipates a need to maintain this lowered elevation for 
intermittent periods of time for up to two months beginning on or about 
August 6, 2007 while the work is being accomplished. If there is 
sufficient inflow to the project, the licensee proposed to raise the 
pond level to the normal operating elevation on weekends and other 
periods when the Contractor is not working. Once the repair work, along 
the wall progresses above the lower elevation the pond level will be 
returned to the normal operating level.
    The licensee proposes to maintain minimum downstream flows while 
refilling the project forebay by gradually filling the pond through 
maintaining a higher inflow than outflow, until the pond level is 
returned to normal.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 
First St., NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. This filing 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. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 

be notified via email 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 or for TTY (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. 
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.
    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.


Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15645 Filed 8-9-07; 8:45 am]

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