[Federal Register: April 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 73)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13344-000]

 
Hydro Energy Technologies, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

April 9, 2009.
    On December 9, 2008, Hydro Energy Technologies, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Michael J. Kirwan Dam 
Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the West Branch of the Mahoning 
River, in Portage County, Ohio.
    The proposed Michael J. Kirwan Dam Hydroelectric Project would 
located at: (1) the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 9,900-foot-
long, 83-foot-high Michael J. Kirwan Dam; and (2) an existing 3,240-
acre reservoir with a water surface elevation of 993 feet mean sea 
level.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new powerhouse 
containing one or more turbine/generators with a total installed 
capacity of 1.5 megawatts; (2) a new 50-foot-long, 60-inch-diameter 
penstock; (3) a new 200-foot-long transmission line; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The Michael J. Kirwan Project would have an 
estimated average annual generation of 3,676 megawatts-hours, which 
would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Anthony J. Marra, Managing Partner, Hydro 
Energy Technologies, LLC, 31300 Solon Rd. Suite 12, Solon, OH 44139, 
(440) 498-1000.
    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

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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-
13344) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-8805 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]

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