

[Federal Register: December 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 245)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2576-083]

 
Northeast Generation Company; Notice of Application and 
Soliciting Comments

December 14, 2007.
    Take notice that Commission staff is providing an additional 
opportunity for public input into the pending proceeding before the 
Commission on the following application:
    a. Application Type: Shoreline Management Plan.
    b. Project No: 2576-083.
    c. Date Filed: July 27, 2006.
    d. Applicant: Northeast Generation Company (NGC).
    e. Name of Project: Housatonic River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the Housatonic River, in 
Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Gates, Station Manager--
Connecticut Hydro, 143 West St., Ext. Suite E , New Milford, CT 06776, 
(860) 350-66987
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Isis Johnson at (202) 502-6346, or by e-mail: Isis.Johnson@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and /or motions: January 17, 2008.
    As indicated by Commission staff at the public meeting held 
September 24, 2007, regarding the shoreline management plan for the 
Housatonic Project, an opportunity will be provided for those members 
of the public that did not have the opportunity to provide comments. 
This notice is intended to grant those parties, particularly those 
residents around Squantz Pond, the opportunity to provide comments on 
the proposed shoreline management plan filed with the Commission. All 
comments that have been filed with the Commission in this proceeding 
are still applicable, so re-filing of comments is not necessary.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
DHAC, PJ-12.1, 888 First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Please 
include the project number (2576-083) on any filed comments. Comments 
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.
    k. Description of Proposal: NGC, licensee for the Housatonic River 
Project, submitted a Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) as required by the 
project license. The proposed SMP provides for the maintenance of safe 
public access to lake shorelines and riverfront lands and waters, as 
well as for the stewardship and development of shoreline/riverfront 
areas. The SMP also contains provisions to promote the conservation of 
land and water-related resources, in addition to promoting education 
and public awareness of resource protection and management programs. 
The SMP also includes guidelines for permitting new and existing 
structures on project lands, and a fee schedule to recover the 
administrative costs of implementing the permitting program.
    l. This filing 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 call toll-free 1-866-208-3676, or for 

TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', as applicable, and 
the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing 
refers.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-24766 Filed 12-20-07; 8:45 am]

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