[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 12094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4963]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13237-002]
Whitman River Dam, Inc.
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and
Soliciting Additional Study Requests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
b. Project No.: 13237-002.
c. Date Filed: February 14, 2011.
d. Applicant: Whitman River Dam, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Crocker Dam Hydro Project.
f. Location: On the Whitman River, in the Town of Westminster,
Worcester County, Massachusetts. The project would not occupy lands of
the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Robert T. Francis, P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy
Francis Road, Westminster, MA 01473, (978) 874-1010,
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Jeff Browning, (202) 502-8677 or
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: April 15, 2011.
All documents 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/ferconline.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]; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (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.
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Crocker Dam Hydro Project would consist of: (1) The existing
520-foot-long, 38.5-foot-high Crocker Pond dam; (2) an existing 99.7-
acre impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 751 feet msl;
(3) an existing intake structure equipped with 42-inch-diameter
penstock; and (4) a new powerhouse located adjacent to the dam
containing one 145-kilowatt turbine generating unit. The proposed
project is estimated to generate an average of 887,450 kilowatt-hours
annually.
The applicant proposes to construct a new powerhouse downstream of
the dam connected to the existing penstock via a short extension.
o. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at 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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the
Massachusetts State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required
by Sec. 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR, at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate (e.g., if scoping is waived, the schedule
would be shortened).
Issue Deficiency Letter: April 2011.
Issue Notice of Acceptance: June 2011.
Issue Scoping Document: July 2011.
Issue Notice ready for environmental analysis: September 2011.
Issue Notice of the availability of the EA: February 2012.
Dated: February 25, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-4963 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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