[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6372-6373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2727]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13371-001]


Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

February 2, 2010.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13371-001.
    c. Dated Filed: November 30, 2009.
    d. Submitted By: Town of West Stockbridge.
    e. Name of Project: Shaker Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Williams River, in Berkshire County, 
Massachusetts. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or 
located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Town of West Stockbridge, c/o Tina 
Skorput Cooper, Chair, Board of Selectman, 21 State Line Rd., P.O. Box 
525, West Stockbridge, MA 01266; (413) 232-0300 ext. 319.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, [email protected], (202) 502-
6123.
    j. The Town of West Stockbridge filed its request to use the 
Traditional Licensing Process on November 30, 2009. The City of Nashua 
provided public notice of its request on January 15, 2010. In a letter 
dated February 1, 2010, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
approved the Town of West Stockbridge's request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Massachusetts 
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. With this notice, we are designating the Town of West 
Stockbridge as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying 
out informal

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consultation, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
Section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Town of West Stockbridge 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.
    n. 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, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    o. Register online at http://www.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. 2010-2727 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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