[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 136 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 34738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16992]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2816-041]


North Hartland, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions

July 10, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of license to install a bypass flow 
turbine generator unit.
    b. Project No.: 2816-041.
    c. Date Filed: January 6, 2009.
    d. Applicant: North Hartland, LLC (North Hartland)
    e. Name of Project: North Hartland.
    f. Location: The North Hartland Project is located at the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) North Hartland Dam on the Ottauquechee 
River in Windsor County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Richard Norman, Essex Hydro Associates, 
L.L.C., 55 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108. Tel: (617) 367-0032.
    i. FERC Contact: Vedula Sarma, telephone (202) 502-6190, and e-mail 
address [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions is 60 days from the 
issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the 
issuance date of this notice.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 
under the ``e-filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    All documents (original and eight copies) filed by paper should be 
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number 
(P-2816-041) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervener files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: North Hartland proposes to install a 
bypass flow turbine with a maximum capacity of 137.5 kW to utilize a 
portion of the minimum flow discharge requirement of 40 cfs that is not 
currently used for generating purposes. The project's hydraulic 
capacity would increase from 810 cfs to 835 cfs, and the annual energy 
production would increase by approximately 600,000 kWh.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-16992 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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