[Federal Register: July 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 145)]
[Notices]
[Page 43737-43738]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13244-000]
Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
July 21, 2008.
On June 13, 2008, Whitman River Dam, Inc. filed an application,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
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proposing to develop the hydroelectric potential on Wampanoag Lake
located on the Whitman River in the Town of Ashburnham, Worcester
County, Massachusetts.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) An earthen dam, 22-foot-
high and 660-foot-long, (2) a head pond with storage of 1420.0 acre-
feet, (3) one existing 24-inch diameter discharge pipe, and (4) a new
powerhouse located in the vicinity of the discharge pipe containing one
generating unit having a capacity of 10 kilowatts. The project would
have an annual generation of 53,000 kilowatt hours and it is likely
that generation will interface with the electric local distribution
circuit.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Francis, President, Whitman River
Dam, Inc., P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy Francis Road, Westminster, MA 01473.
FERC Contact: Shameek Patel, 202-502-6736.
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.
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
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project 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-
13244) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-17156 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]
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