[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15732]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12607-004]


Massena Electric Department; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

June 25, 2009.
    On February 3, 2009, Massena Electric Department filed an 
application for a subsequent preliminary permit pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, to study the feasibility of the Massena 
Grasse Hydroelectric Project No. 12607-004, to be located in the Town 
of Massena, on the Grasse River, in St. Lawrence County, New York.
    The proposed Massena Grasse Project would consist of: (1) A new 22-
foot-high, 245-foot-long concrete gravity dam and a 300-acre 
impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 178 feet mean sea 
level; (2) a new powerhouse containing one generating unit having an 
installed capacity of 2.5 megawatts; (3) a new 23-kilovolt, 0.25-mile-
long transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 9,600 megawatt-hours that 
would be used by the Town of Massena Electric Department.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Andrew McMahon, P.E., Superintendent; the 
Town of Massena Electric Department; 71 East Hatfield Street; Massena, 
New York; 13662 (315) 764-0253, Fax (315) 764-1498, and e-mail 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, (202) 502-8755.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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-12607) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-15732 Filed 7-2-09; 8:45 am]
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