[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 78643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32379]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13242-001]


Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On October 19, 2011, Whitman River Dam, Inc. filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Westminster Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (Westminster Project or project) to be located on 
the Whitman River, near Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. 
The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the 
permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit 
term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to 
perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or 
waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An earthen and masonry 
dam, 31-foot-high and 1,500-foot-long, (2) a head pond with storage of 
870.0 acre-feet, (3) two existing 30-inch diameter discharge pipes, and 
(4) a new powerhouse located in the vicinity of the discharge pipes 
containing one generating unit having a capacity of 35 kilowatts. The 
estimated annual generation of the Westminster Project would be 218,000 
kilowatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Francis, President, Whitman River 
Dam, Inc., P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy Francis Road, Westminster, MA 01473.
    FERC Contact: Jeff Browning; phone: (202) 502-8677.
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-(866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13242-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-32379 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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