[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25869]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12693-002]


Sutton Hydroelectric Company LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

October 20, 2009.
    On October 1, 2009, the Sutton Hydroelectric Company LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Sutton Project, to be located 
at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sutton Dam, on the Elk River, in 
Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia.
    The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' Sutton Dam and would consist of: (1) A proposed powerhouse 
containing 3 generating units with a total generating capacity of 9.2 
MW; (2) a 10-foot-diameter penstock; (3) a proposed 1,600-foot-long, 
138-kV transmission line; (4) a tailrace; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of 38.1 gigawatts-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeffrey M. Auser, Brookfield Renewable 
Power, 200 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Suite 300, Marlborough, MA 01752, 
phone (508) 251-7716.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
    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 the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
    Enter the docket number (P-12693) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25869 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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