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Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 115 / Tuesday, June 16, 1998 / Notices 32873 tributary to the Lower Kennebec River, In determining the appropriate action to b. Project Nos: 2389±030, 2322±025, in Kennebec and Somerset Counties, take, the Commission will consider all 2325±027, 2552±033, 2574±024, 2611± Maine. protests or other comments filed, but 033, 5073±054, 11472±003. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power only those who file a motion to c. Date Filed: May 28, 1998. Act, 16 U.S.C. § 791(a)±825(r). intervene in accordance with the d. Applicants: The City of Augusta, h. Applicant Contact: Commission's Rules may become a Maine; Edwards Manufacturing F. Allen Wiley, P.E., Managing Director, party to the proceeding. Any comments, Company, Inc.; The Kennebec Coalition Central Maine Power Company, 41 protests, or motions to intervene must (American Rivers, Inc., The Atlantic Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330, be received on or before the specified Salmon Federation, Kennebec Valley (207) 623±3521 comment date for the particular Chapter of Trout Unlimited, The Natural William Fiedler, UAH-Hydro Kennebec application. Resources Council of Maine, and Trout Unlimited); Kennebec Hydro Developers Limited Partnership, RFD No. 4, box C1. Filing and Service of Responsive Group (Central Maine Power Company, 7060, Winslow, ME 04901, (207) 872± DocumentsÐAny filings must bear in Merimil Limited Partnership, 0542 all capital letters the title Ridgewood Maine Hydro Partners, L.P., Stacy Fitts, Benton Falls Associates, ``COMMENTS'', and Benton Falls Associates); The State 1075 Clinton Avenue, Clinton, ME ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS of Maine; The U.S. Department of 04901, (207) 453±9703 AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR Commerce, through the National Maine Kevin Webb, CHI Energy, c/o ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as Fisheries Service; and the U.S. Ridgewood Maine Hydro Partners, applicable, and the Project Number of Department of Interior, through the U.S. Andover Business Park, 200 Bullfinch the particular application to which the Fish and Wildlife Service. Drive, Andover, MA 01810, (978) filing refers. Any of the above-named e. Name of Projects: Licensed 681±1900. documents must be filed by providing ProjectsÐEdwards Dam, Fort Halifax, i. FERC Contact: John Schnagl, (202) the original and the number of copies Shawmut, Weston, Lockwood, Hydro- 219±2661. provided by the Commission's Kennebec, and Benton Falls; and j. Comment Date: July 15, 1998. regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Pending Application for original k. Description of Proposed Action: Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Central Maine Power Company, Merimil License for Burnham Project. First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. f. Location: The Lower Kennebec Limited Partnership, UAH-Hydro 20426. A copy of any motion to River and the Sebasticook River, a Kennebec Limited Partnership, and intervene must also be served upon each tributary to the Lower Kennebec River, Benton Falls Associates, licensees of representative of the Applicant in Kennebec and Somerset Counties, Project Nos. 2552, 2322, 2325, 2574, specified in the particular application. Maine. 2611, and 5073 and Ridgewood Maine D2. Agency CommentsÐFederal, g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Hydro Partners, L.P. applicant for state, and local agencies are invited to Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)±825(r). original license for Project No. 11472 file comments on the described h. Applicant Contract: seek to incorporate the applicable terms application. A copy of the application Donald H. Clark, Wilkinson, Barker, of the Agreement Between Members of may be obtained by agencies directly Knauer, & Quinn, 2300 N Street, NW., the Kennebec Hydro Developers Group, from the Applicant. If an agency does Suite 700, Washington, DC 30037, the Kennebec Coalition, the National not file comments within the time (202) 783±4141 Marine Fisheries Service, the State of specified for filing comments, it will be Evan Richert, Director, Maine State Maine, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife presumed to have no comments. One Planning Office, 38 State House Service, dated May 26, 1998 into the copy of an agency's comments must also Station, Augusta, ME 04333, (207) aforementioned existing license or be sent to the Applicant's 287±0677 pending license application. This representatives. Dan Squire, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, amendment application is pursuant to a 2445 M Street, N.W, Washington, DC settlement among parties reached in fish Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. 20037±1420, (202) 663±6060 passage matters related to the Lewis Flagg, Commissioner (Acting), aforementioned projects. The Lower [FR Doc. 98±15912 Filed 6±15±98; 8:45 am] Maine Department of Marine Kennebec River Comprehensive BILLING CODE 6717±01±M Resources, 21 State House Station, Hydropower Accord was filed with Hallowell Annex-Baker Building, FERC in this matter on May 28, 1998. Augusta, ME 04333±0021, (207) 624± A public notice is also being issued DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 6550 today concerning the application by the Lee Perry, Commissioner, Maine Federal Energy Regulatory Licensees of the Edwards Project (No. Department of Inland Fisheries and Commission 2389) and the State of Maine to transfer Wildlife, 41 State House Station, 284 the Edwards Project license to the State Notice of Lower Kennebec River State Street, Augusta, ME 04333± of Maine. This application for license 0041, (202) 287±5202 transfer is also made pursuant to the Comprehensive Hydropower Settlement Accord Judith Stolfo, U.S. Department of the Lower Kennebec River Comprehensive Interior, One Gateway Center, Suite Hydropower Settlement Accord. June 10, 1998. 612, Newton, ME 02158, (617) 527± 1. This notice also consists of the 3400 following standard paragraphs: B, C1, Take notice that the following Anton P. Giedt, National Oceanic and and D2. hydroelectric application has been filed Atmospheric Administration, One B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to with the Federal Energy Regulatory Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA InterveneÐAnyone may submit Commission and is available for public 01930±2298, (978) 281±9289 comments, a protest, or a motion to inspection. F. Allen Wiley, P.E., Managing Director, intervene in accordance with the a. Type of Application: Lower Central Maine Power Company, 41 requirements of Rules of Practice and Kennebec River Comprehensive Anthony Avenue, Augusta, ME 04330, Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. Hydropower Settlement Accord. (207) 623±3521 32874 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 115 / Tuesday, June 16, 1998 / Notices William Fielder, UAH-Hydro Kennebec comment date for the particular i. FERC Contact: John Schnagl, (202) Limited Partnership, RFD No. 4, Box application. 219±2661. 7060, Winslow, ME 04901, (207) 872± C1. Filing and Service of Responsive j. Comment Date: July 15, 1998. 0542 DocumentsÐAny filings must bear in k. Description of Transfer: The Stacy Fitts, Benton Falls Associates, all capital letters the title licensees, Edwards Manufacturing 1075 Clinton Avenue, Clinton, ME ``COMMENTS,'' Company and the City of Augusta, 04901, (207) 435±9703 ``RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS Maine, seek to transfer the project Kevin Webb, CHI Energy, c/o AND CONDITIONS,'' ``PROTESTS,'' OR license to the State of Maine. This Ridgewood Maine Hydro Partners, ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as transfer is pursuant to a settlement Andover Business Park, 200 Bulfinch applicable, and the Project Number of among parties reached in this and Drive, Andover, MA 01810, (978) the particular application to which the related matters whereby the State of 681±1900 filing refers. Any of the above-named Maine will remove the dam with funds Gerald C. Poulin, President, Kennebec documents must be filed by providing from outside parties. The Lower Hydro Resources, Inc., General the original and the number of copies Kennebec River Comprehensive Partner, Merimil Limited Partnership, provided by the Commission's Hydropower Settlement Accord was Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04330, regulations to: The Secretary, Federal filed with FERC in this matter on May (207) 621±3521. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 28, 1998. A public notice is also being I. FERC Contact: John A. Schnagl, First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. issued today concerning the application (202) 219±2661. 20426. A copy of any motion to regarding modification of fish passage j. Comment Date: July 15, 1998. intervene must also be served upon each deadlines on seven dams on the k. Description of Proposed Action: representative of the Applicant Kennebec and Sebasticook Rivers The applicants request the Commission specified in the particular application. owned by Kennebec Hydro Developers approve the Lower Kennebec River D2. Agency CommentsÐFederal, Group members upstream of the Comprehensive Hydropower Settlement state, and local agencies are invited to Edwards Dam. This application for Accord, filed pursuant to Commission file comments on the described license amendment is also made Rule 602, 18 CFR 385.602. This application. A copy of the application pursuant to the Lower Kennebec River comprehensive settlement would may be obtained by agencies directly Comprehensive Hydropower Settlement accomplish the following: (1) a from the Applicant. If an agency does Accord. charitable donation of the Edwards Dam not file comments within the time 1. This notice also consists of the from Edwards Manufacturing Company specified for filing comments, it will be following standard paragraphs: B, C1, to the State of Maine; (2) the removal of presumed to have no comments. One and D2. the Edwards Dam, the