Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 21789-21790 [E9-10847]

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E9–11064 Filed 5–7–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13390–000] Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications May 4, 2009. On March 6, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an * View EAC Regulations Implementing Government in the Sunshine Act. PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21789 application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Bucks Street Dams Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Suncook River, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. On March 25, 2009, the applicant filed corrections to their original preliminary permit application for the Buck Street Dams Project. The proposed Buck Street Dams Project would be located along the Suncook River channel below the existing outlet works at an existing dam owned by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. The existing dams are 198 feet long and 15 feet high and impound the Suncook River. The proposed project would consist of: (1) Either a new approximately 120foot-long power canal or dual 7-footdiameter penstocks located below the existing outlet facilities below East Buck Street Dam; (2) a new powerhouse containing two or three submersible or tubular-type turbine-generators with a total hydraulic capacity of 600 cubic feet per second and a either a total installed generating capacity of 0.394 megawatts; (3) a newly excavated 150foot-long tailrace; (4) an approximately 200-foot-long transmission line; (5) one foot of new flashboards would be added to West Buck Street Dam; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The Buck street Dams Project would have an estimated average annual generation of 1,750 megawatts-hours (MWh), which would be sold to Public Service of New Hampshire. Applicant Contact: Mr. Norm Herbert, Manager, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC, 100 State Route 101A, Building C, Suite 270, Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, (603) 672–8210. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502– 8969. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to the Commission’s Web site located at E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1 21790 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 89 / Monday, May 11, 2009 / Notices https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13390) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–10847 Filed 5–8–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13397–000] Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications May 4, 2009. On March 13, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Mascoma Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Mascoma River, in Grafton County, New Hampshire. On April 7, 2009, the applicant filed revised Exhibits 1, 4–1a, and 4–3b for the proposed project. The proposed Mascoma Lake Dam Project would be located Mascoma River channel below the existing outlet works at an existing dam owned by the Granite State Electric Company. The existing dam, which impounds the Mascoma River, is 575 feet long and 18 feet high and includes four 6-foot-wide outlet gates, seven 35-foot-wide stoplog bays atop a 125-foot-long concrete spillway. The impoundment encompasses about 1155 surface acres. The proposed project would consist of either scenario A: (1) a newly constructed powerhouse at the end of a 80-foot-long canal built in the channel below the existing outlet works; (2) one or two submersible or tubular-type turbine-generators, plus an ‘‘environmental’’ turbine to pass a minimum flow, with a total hydraulic capacity of 500 cubic feet per second and a total installed generating capacity of 0.314 megawatts; (3) a newly excavated 150-foot-long tailrace; (4) an approximately 700-foot-long transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities; or scenario B: (1) A new VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:05 May 08, 2009 Jkt 217001 powerhouse would be located at the end of an 800-foot-long penstcock; (2) one or two submersible or tubular-type turbinegenerators, plus an ‘‘environmental’’ turbine to pass a minimum flow, with a total hydraulic capacity of 500 cubic feet per second and a total installed generating capacity of 0.539 megawatts; (3) a newly excavated 200-foot-long tailrace; (4) an approximately 400-footlong transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The Mascoma Lake Dam Project would have an estimated average annual generation of 2,156 megawatts-hours (MWh), which would be sold to Public Service of New Hampshire. Applicant Contact: Mr. Norm Herbert, Manager, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC, 100 State Route 101A, Building C, Suite 270, Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, (603) 672–8210. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502– 8969. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to the Commission’s Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13397) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–10850 Filed 5–8–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13413–000] Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications May 4, 2009. On March 13, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Weare Reservoir Dam Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Piscataquog River, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. The proposed Weare Reservoir Dam Project would be located along the Picatauog River channel below the existing outlet works at an existing dam owned by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. The existing dam, which impounds the Piscataquog River, is 340 feet long and 34 feet high and includes a 36-inchdiameter steel penstock control by outlet gatehouse, five 5-foot-wide stoplog bays atop a 157-foot-long concrete spillway. The impoundment encompasses about 323 surface acres. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A newly constructed powerhouse below the existing outlet works; (2) a 100-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter penstock with electrically controlled butterfly valve; (3) two submersible or tubular-type turbine-generators with a total hydraulic capacity of 85 cubic feet per second and a total installed generating capacity of 0.150 megawatts; (4) a newly excavated 125-foot-long tailrace; (5) an approximately 400-footlong transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The Weare Reservoir Dam Project would have an estimated average annual generation of 600 megawatts-hours (MWh), which would be sold to Public Service of New Hampshire. Applicant Contact: Mr. Norm Herbert, Manager, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC, 100 State Route 101A, Building C, Suite 270, Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, (603) 672–8210. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502– 8969. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 89 (Monday, May 11, 2009)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13390-000]


Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

May 4, 2009.
    On March 6, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Bucks Street Dams 
Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Suncook River, in Merrimack 
County, New Hampshire. On March 25, 2009, the applicant filed 
corrections to their original preliminary permit application for the 
Buck Street Dams Project.
    The proposed Buck Street Dams Project would be located along the 
Suncook River channel below the existing outlet works at an existing 
dam owned by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. 
The existing dams are 198 feet long and 15 feet high and impound the 
Suncook River.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) Either a new 
approximately 120-foot-long power canal or dual 7-foot-diameter 
penstocks located below the existing outlet facilities below East Buck 
Street Dam; (2) a new powerhouse containing two or three submersible or 
tubular-type turbine-generators with a total hydraulic capacity of 600 
cubic feet per second and a either a total installed generating 
capacity of 0.394 megawatts; (3) a newly excavated 150-foot-long 
tailrace; (4) an approximately 200-foot-long transmission line; (5) one 
foot of new flashboards would be added to West Buck Street Dam; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The Buck street Dams Project would have an 
estimated average annual generation of 1,750 megawatts-hours (MWh), 
which would be sold to Public Service of New Hampshire.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Norm Herbert, Manager, Northeast 
Hydrodevelopment, LLC, 100 State Route 101A, Building C, Suite 270, 
Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, (603) 672-8210.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at

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https://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this 
project can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13390) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10847 Filed 5-8-09; 8:45 am]
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