[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 162 (Monday, August 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20234]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13565-000]


Claire Fay and Charles Hotchkin; Notice of Application Tendered 
for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 
Intent To Waive Three Stage Consultation, and Establishing an Expedited 
Schedule for Processing

August 14, 2009.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from licensing.
    b. Project No.: P-13565-000.
    c. Date filed: August 4, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Claire Fay and Charles Hotchkin.
    e. Name of Project: Alder Brook Mini Hydro Project.
    f. Location: On the Alder Brook, near the town of Richford, 
Franklin County, Vermont. This project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles Hotchkin, 321 Prive Hill Road, 
Richford, Vermont 05476. (802) 933-2217.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected] (202) 
502-6093.
    j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking Federal, state, and local 
agencies and Indian tribes with jurisdiction and/or special expertise 
with respect to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the 
preparation of the environmental document. Agencies who would like to 
request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing 
comments described in item k below.
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form a factual basis for complete analysis of the application on its 
merits, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person must file a 
request for the study with the Commission no later than 60 days from 
the application filing date, and serve a copy of the request on the 
applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: With this notice, we are waiving the 60-day 
timeframe in Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR for requesting additional 
studies and requests for cooperating agency status. Instead, requests 
for studies and cooperating agency status will be due 30 days from the 
date of this notice.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. 
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``e-filing'' 
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on 
``Quick Comment.'' All paper documents (original and eight copies) 
should be filled with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. Project Description: The Alder Brook Mini Hydro Project would 
consist of the following: (1) A 4-foot-wide by 8-foot-long by 3-foot-
high drop inlet to be located below the Town of Richford's culvert on 
Alder Brook; (2) a 12-inch-diameter, 250-foot-long penstock; (3) a shed 
containing one generating unit with total installed generating capacity 
of 7.0 kilowatts (kW); and (4) a 170-foot-long transmission line from 
the shed to the barn. The project would have an average annual 
generation of 37,621 kilowatt-hours.
    o. A copy of the application is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
filed to access the documents. For assistance, please contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-
3676 or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 
section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule and final amendments: We intend to accept 
the consultation that has occurred on this project during the pre-
filing period as satisfying our requirements for the standard 3-stage 
consultation process under 18 CFR 4.38 and for National Environmental 
Policy Act scoping. In addition, Commission staff propose to issue a 
single environmental assessment rather than issue a draft and final EA.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-20234 Filed 8-21-09; 8:45 am]
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