[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2695]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13292-000]


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

February 3, 2009.
    Whitman River Dam, Inc. (WRD) filed an application on September 26, 
2008, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to 
study the feasibility of the Round Meadows Pond Dam Hydroelectric 
Project, which would be located in the town of Westminster on the 
Whitman River in Worchester County, Massachusetts.
    The proposed Round Meadows Pond Dam Hydroelectric Project would 
utilize WRD's Round Meadows Pond Dam and would consist of: (1) An 
existing 250-foot-long, 5-foot-high earthen embankment and masonry dam 
and spillway, (2) an existing intake structure, (3) a proposed 1,400-
foot-long, 16-inch-diameter metal penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse 
which would contain one generating unit with a total installed capacity 
of 120 kW, (5) a proposed 100-foot-long, 4.1 kV transmission line 
connecting to existing power lines, and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
project would have an annual generation of 0.6 gigawatts-hours, which 
would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Stephen C. Doret, P.E., 23 Mill Road, 
Westborough, MA 01581; phone: (508) 366-5833. FERC Contact: Tom 
Papsidero, (202) 502-6002.
    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-
13292) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2695 Filed 2-9-09; 8:45 am]
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