[Federal Register: November 4, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 214)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. DI09-1-000]
St. Paul's School; Notice of Declaration of Intention and
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene
October 28, 2008.
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
b. Docket No.: DI09-1-000.
c. Date Filed: October 6, 2008.
d. Applicant: St. Paul's School.
e. Name of Project: St. Paul's School Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed St. Paul's School Hydroelectric Project
will be located on Turkey River, in Merrimack County, near the town of
Concord, New Hampshire.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. 817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Steven V. Camerino, McLane Law Firm, 11 S.
Main Street, Suite 500, Concord, NH 03301: (603) 226-0400; Fax: (603)
230-4448; e-mail: www.steven.camerino@mclane.com.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or E-mail address:
henry.ecton@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: November
28, 2008.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and/or interventions may be
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any questions,
please contact the Secretary's Office. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Please include the docket number (DI09-1-000) on any comments,
protests, and/or motions filed.
k. Description of Project: The proposed St. Paul's School
Hydropower Project will include: (1) A 100-foot-long, 9-foot-high
concrete gravity dam, a proposed 1,500-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter
penstock, and a proposed powerhouse containing a 100-kW turbine
generator; (2) a 30-foot-long, 9-foot-high dam with a proposed 12-inch-
diameter, 100-foot-long penstock, and a 25-30 kW turbine generator,
located in an existing school building adjacent to the dam; and (3)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project, connected to the school's
distribution system, will not occupy any tribal or federal lands.
When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity,
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design
or operation.
l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This
filing may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
eLibrary link, select Docket and follow the instructions. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3372, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-26190 Filed 11-3-08; 8:45 am]
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