[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 73 (Friday, April 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 17845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8806]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13352-000]


Olsen Electric Development Co., Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

April 9, 2009.
    On January 20, 2009, Olsen Electric Development Co., Inc. filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Malden Mills Hydroelectric 
Project, to be located on the Spicket River, in Essex County, 
Massachusetts.
    The proposed Malden Mills Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) An 
existing 85-foot-long, 12-foot-high Malden Mills Dam, with new foot-
high wooden flashboards; (2) an existing 10-acre head pond having a 
maximum storage capacity of about 36 acre-feet; (3) a refurbished 
gatehouse containing two turbine generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 0.2 megawatts; (4) a direct connection to an 
existing substation; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The Malden Mills 
Project would have an average annual generation of 850 megawatt-hours, 
which would be sold to Polartec, LLC.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerome A. Olson, Olsen Electric Development 
Co., Inc., 30r Hampshire Street, Methuen, MA 01844, phone (978) 975-
0400.
    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. 
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-
13352) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-8806 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]
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