[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 218 (Friday, November 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27294]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2618-020]


Domtar Maine LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and 
Conditions, and Prescriptions

November 5, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New License.
    b. Project No.: 2618-020.
    c. Date filed: March 19, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Domtar Maine LLC.
    e. Name of Project: West Branch Project.
    f. Location: On Grand Lake Stream, a tributary of the St. Croix 
River in Penobscot, Washington and Hancock Counties, Maine.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott Beal, Domtar Maine LLC, 144 Main 
Street, Baileyville, Maine 04694, (207) 427-4004.
    i. FERC Contact: John Costello (202) 502-6119 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor 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.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
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.''
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The existing West Branch Project includes two developments 
(Sysladobsis and West Grand) comprising two dams and a dike. There are 
no generating facilities located at the project. The 23,500 acre 
impounded waters are comprised of West Grand, Junior, Pocumcus, Pug, 
Bottle, Norway, and Scraggly lakes.
    The Sysladobsis development includes the 250-foot-long by 9-foot-
high Sysladobsis Dam (the furthest upstream), an earth embankment 
structure with a timber gate and fish facility. The dam impounds the 
5,400-acres Sysladobsis Lake and discharges directly into the West 
Grand development.
    The West Grand development includes the 487-foot-long West Grand 
Dam which has a 105.9-foot-long gate structure with five waste gates. A 
vertical slot design upstream fish passage facility is located adjacent 
to the dam's waste gate No. 1.
    The approximately 535-foot-long by 15-foot-high Farm Cove Dike is 
located approximately 3.5 miles west of the main outlet dam to West 
Grand Lake. The dike comprises a 10-foot-wide by 30-foot-long fishway. 
The dike has no gates or other flow controls; the only flow passing 
capability is through the fishway.
    No new construction is planned.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may 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. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading, the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    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.
    n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-27294 Filed 11-12-09; 8:45 am]
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