[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 145 (Monday, July 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43737-43738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17156]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13244-000]


Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

July 21, 2008.
    On June 13, 2008, Whitman River Dam, Inc. filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,

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proposing to develop the hydroelectric potential on Wampanoag Lake 
located on the Whitman River in the Town of Ashburnham, Worcester 
County, Massachusetts.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An earthen dam, 22-foot-
high and 660-foot-long, (2) a head pond with storage of 1420.0 acre-
feet, (3) one existing 24-inch diameter discharge pipe, and (4) a new 
powerhouse located in the vicinity of the discharge pipe containing one 
generating unit having a capacity of 10 kilowatts. The project would 
have an annual generation of 53,000 kilowatt hours and it is likely 
that generation will interface with the electric local distribution 
circuit.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Francis, President, Whitman River 
Dam, Inc., P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy Francis Road, Westminster, MA 01473. 
FERC Contact: Shameek Patel, 202-502-6736.
    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 http://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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13244) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-17156 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]
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