[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56597-56598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26241]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13226-001; Project No. 13368-001]


Blue Heron Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval of Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

October 23, 2009.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: 13226-001 and 13368-001.
    c. Dated Filed: July 10, 2009.
    d. Submitted by: Blue Heron Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Ball Mountain Dam Hydroelectric Project; 
Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Ball Mountain Dam Hydrolectric Project would be 
located on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ball Mountain Dam on the 
West River, northwest of the Town of Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont. 
The project will occupy less than an acre of federal land. The 
Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project would be located on the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers Townshend Dam on the West River in the Town of 
Townshend, Windham County, Vermont. The project will occupy less than 
an acre of Federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Lori Barg, Blue Heron Hydro, LLC, 113 
Bartlett Road, Plainfield, VT 05667, (802) 454-1874.
    i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, (202) 502-68854 or 
[email protected].
    j. Blue Heron Hydro, LLC filed its requests to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on July 10, 2009. Blue Heron Hydro, LLC filed public 
notice of its requests on August 10, 2009. In a letter

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dated October 22, 2009, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
approved Blue Heron Hydro, LLC's request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are approving Blue Heron Hydro, LLC's 
requests to be designated as the non-Federal representative for section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and its request to initiate 
consultation under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act; and recommending that it begin informal consultation with: (a) The 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (b) the Vermont State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. Blue Heron Hydro, LLC filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26241 Filed 10-30-09; 8:45 am]
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