[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17186-17187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8457]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13370-000]


Blue Heron Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Applications 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

April 7, 2009.
    On February 6, 2009, Blue Heron Hydro, LLC, filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the North Springfield Dam Hydroelectric Project, to 
be located on the Black River, in Windsor County, Vermont.
    The proposed North Springfield Dam Hydroelectric Project would be 
located at: (1) The existing 2,940-foot-long U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers North Springfield Dam; (2) an existing Corps intake tower and 
control works; and (3) an existing 1,200-acre reservoir with 50,000 
acre-feet of storage.
    The project would consist of: (1) Three new turbine generating 
units connected the intake tower with a total installed capacity of 
0.65 megawatts; (2) a new 12.47-kilovolt transmission line and 
transformer connected to an existing above ground distribution system; 
and (3) appurtenant facilities. The North Springfield Dam Project would 
have an estimated average annual generation of 2,200 megawatt-hours, 
which would be sold to local utilities.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Lori Barg, Blue Heron Hydro, LLC, 113 
Bartlett Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667, phone (802) 454-1874.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969.
    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.

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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 the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13370) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-8457 Filed 4-13-09; 8:45 am]
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