[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26972]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD09-9-000]


Small Hydropower Development in the United States; Supplemental 
Notice of Technical Conference

November 3, 2009.
    As announced in the ``Notice of Technical Conference'' issued on 
August 14, 2009, a technical conference will be held on December 2, 
2009, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Meeting Room at the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The conference will be open for the public to 
attend and advance registration is not required. Members of the 
Commission will attend and participate in the conference.
    The purpose of this conference is to explore issues related to 
licensing small non-federal hydropower projects in the United States. 
Specifically, the participants will discuss the Commission's program 
for granting licenses and exemptions from licensing, including 5-
megawatt and conduit exemptions, for conventional hydropower projects. 
The conference will also provide an opportunity for industry, state and 
federal agencies, tribes, and other stakeholders to express their views 
and suggestions for processing applications for small hydropower 
projects. The agenda for this conference is attached.
    A free webcast of this event is available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to listen to this 
event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at http://www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event will 
contain a link to its webcast. The Capitol Connection provides 
technical support for webcasts and offers the option of listening to 
the conference via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions, 
visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 993-3100.
    Anyone without Internet access can view the conference via 
television from one of the Commission's regional offices. Please call 
or e-mail the following staff by November 16, 2009, to make 
arrangements. Seating capacity is limited.

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         Regional office              Staff contact       Telephone number              E-mail address
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Atlanta..........................  Charles Wagner.....  (678) 245-3065.....  [email protected]
Chicago..........................  Peggy Harding......  (312) 596-4438.....  [email protected]
New York.........................  Peter Valeri.......  (212) 273-5930.....  [email protected]
Portland.........................  Patrick Regan......  (503) 552-2741.....  [email protected]
San Francisco....................  Ron Adhya..........  (415) 369-3368.....  [email protected]
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    This conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the conference 
will be immediately available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, 
Inc. (202) 347-3700 or (800) 336-6646.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202) 208-2106 
with the required accommodations.
    For more information about this conference, please contact Steve 
Hocking at (202) 502-8753 or [email protected].

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26972 Filed 11-9-09; 8:45 am]
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