New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 66608 [2012-27018]
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of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to
grant the permit holder priority to file
a license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would utilize
the existing auxiliary water supply
system for the north fishway fish ladder
on the Corps’ The Dalles Dam and
would consist of the following: (1) A
150-foot-long and 25-foot-wide concrete
intake channel structure; (2) two fivefoot by five-foot sluice gates connecting
the new intake channel structure to the
existing intake channel structure; (3) a
20-foot-high, 120-foot-long, 1⁄8-inch bar
by 1⁄8-inch opening fish screen; (4) a
generation facility; (5) a new tailrace
that would discharge to the existing
discharge pool; and (6) a 9,000-foot-long
12.5-kilovolt radial transmission line.
The estimated annual generation of the
Freedom Project would be 39,000
megawatthours.
Applicant Contact: Dwight D. Langer,
General Manager, Northern Wasco
County People’s Utility District, 2345
River Road, The Dalles, Oregon 97058;
phone: (541) 298–3300.
FERC Contact: James Hastreiter;
phone: (202) 552–2760.
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.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, 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–14397) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 31, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–27010 Filed 11–5–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14460–000]
New England Hydropower Company,
LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On October 15, 2012, New England
Hydropower Company, LLC filed an
application for a preliminary permit,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the
feasibility of the Hemlock Gorge
Spillway Dike Project to be located on
the Charles River, in the City of Newton,
in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize
the permit holder to perform any landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter
upon lands or waters owned by others
without the owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist
of: (1) The existing 31-foot-high, 69-footlong Hemlock Gorge Spillway Dike with
an 8-foot-long stop-log slot; (2) an
existing 31-foot-long, 42-inch-diameter
low level penstock; (3) an existing 0.13
acre impoundment with a normal
maximum water surface elevation of
66.3 feet National Geodetic Vertical
Datum; (4) a proposed 6-foot-high, 8foot-wide head box structure equipped
with a 15-foot-high, 8.5-foot-wide
trashrack with 4-inch bar spacing, and
a 5.9-foot-high, 7.9-foot-wide sluice
gate; (5) a proposed 8-foot-long, 8-footwide powerhouse equipped with a 36foot-long, 8-foot-wide Archimedes
screw generator unit with an installed
capacity of 30 kilowatts; (6) an existing
90-foot-long, 8-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep
tailrace; and (7) a proposed 35 kilovolt,
170-foot-long transmission line
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connected to the NSTAR regional grid.
The project would have an estimated
average annual generation of 211
megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Carol Wasserman,
New England Hydropower Company,
LLC, P.O. Box 5524, Beverly Farms,
Massachusetts 01915; (978) 922–5824.
FERC Contact: Tom Dean; (202) 502–
6041 or thomas.dean@ferc.gov.
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 date of this
notice. Competing applications and
notices of intent must meet the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.36.
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 https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, 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–14460) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: October 25, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–27018 Filed 11–5–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14460-000]
New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On October 15, 2012, New England Hydropower Company, LLC filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Hemlock Gorge Spillway Dike Project to be located on the Charles River,
in the City of Newton, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing 31-foot-
high, 69-foot-long Hemlock Gorge Spillway Dike with an 8-foot-long
stop-log slot; (2) an existing 31-foot-long, 42-inch-diameter low level
penstock; (3) an existing 0.13 acre impoundment with a normal maximum
water surface elevation of 66.3 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum;
(4) a proposed 6-foot-high, 8-foot-wide head box structure equipped
with a 15-foot-high, 8.5-foot-wide trashrack with 4-inch bar spacing,
and a 5.9-foot-high, 7.9-foot-wide sluice gate; (5) a proposed 8-foot-
long, 8-foot-wide powerhouse equipped with a 36-foot-long, 8-foot-wide
Archimedes screw generator unit with an installed capacity of 30
kilowatts; (6) an existing 90-foot-long, 8-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep
tailrace; and (7) a proposed 35 kilovolt, 170-foot-long transmission
line connected to the NSTAR regional grid. The project would have an
estimated average annual generation of 211 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Carol Wasserman, New England Hydropower Company,
LLC, P.O. Box 5524, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts 01915; (978) 922-5824.
FERC Contact: Tom Dean; (202) 502-6041 or thomas.dean@ferc.gov.
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 date of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, 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-14460) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 25, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27018 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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