[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 60 (Thursday, March 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 14800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5767]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approval of Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process

March 23, 2007.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12771-000.
    c. Dated Filed: February 5, 2007.
    d. Submitted By: Great Bear Hydropower, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Upper Falls Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located at the existing Riverside 
and Kendrick-Davis Dams on the Mascoma River in Grafton County, New 
Hampshire. The project would not occupy United States lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Terry McDonnell, President, Great Bear 
Hydropower, Inc., 15 Brigham Hill Road, Norwich, VT 05055, (802) 649-
9099.
    i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969 or [email protected].
    j. Great Bear Hydropower, Inc. filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on February 5, 2007. Great Bear 
Hydropower, Inc. filed public notice of its request on February 20, 
2007. In a letter dated March 16, 2007, the Director of the Office of 
Energy Projects approved Great Bear Hydropower, Inc.'s request to use 
the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act; and (b) the New Hampshire State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. Great Bear Hydropower, Inc. filed a Pre-Application Document 
(PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the 
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Philis Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-5767 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]
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