[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16344-16345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6205]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, 
Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

March 29, 2007.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No.: DI07-6-000.
    c. Date Filed: March 13, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Preston G. Curtis--Old Webb's Mill Hydro.
    e. Name of Project: Old Webb's Mill Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Old Webb's Mill Hydroelectric Project 
will be located on the Tar River, which becomes the Pamlico River, 
tributary to the Atlantic Ocean, near Spring Hope in Nash County, North 
Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Preston G. Curtis and Cathy Curtis, 10150 W. 
Highway 97, Middlesex, NC 27557; telephone: (252) 478-9161, fax: (252) 
478-2950; e-mail: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or E-mail address: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: April 
30, 2007.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and/or interventions may be 
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any questions, 
please contact the Secretary's Office. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov.  Please include the docket number (DI07-6-000) on any 
comments, protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The Old Webb's Mill Hydroelectric 
Project includes: (1) A 200-foot-long, 10-foot-high stone-and-concrete 
dam; (2) a powerhouse containing three generators rated at 400 kW; (3) 
one-foot-high flashboards; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project 
will not occupy any tribal or federal lands.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link, select ``Docket'' and follow the 
instructions. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (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. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 
385.211,

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385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-6205 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]
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