[Federal Register: May 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 88)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13388-000]
Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
May 1, 2009.
On March 6, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
proposing to study the feasibility of the Milton Three Ponds Dam
Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Salmon Falls River, in
Strafford County, New Hampshire.
The proposed Milton Three Ponds Project would be located along the
Salmon Falls River channel below an existing electromechanically
operated Obermeyer crest gate unit, which is adjacent to an existing
gatehouse atop an existing dam owned by the State of New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Services. The existing dam is 156 feet long
and 19 feet high and impounds the Salmon Falls River to form three
distinct ponds: Milton Pond, Northeast Pond, and Town House Pond.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) Either a new
approximately 80-foot-long power canal or dual 80-foot-long concrete
penstocks located below the existing Obermeyer outlet gate; (2) a new
powerhouse containing one or two submersible or tubular-type turbine-
generators with a total hydraulic capacity of 300 cubic feet per second
and a total installed generating capacity of 0.21 megawatts; (3) a
newly excavated 150-foot-long tailrace; (4) an approximately 400-foot-
long transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The Milton
Three Ponds Project would have an estimated average annual generation
of 1,000 megawatts-hours, which would be sold to Public Service of New
Hampshire.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Norm Herbert, Manager, Northeast
Hydrodevelopment, LLC, 100 State Route 101A, Building C, Suite 270,
Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, (603) 672-8210.
FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969.
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-
13388) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10697 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]