

[Federal Register: March 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 59)]
[Notices]               
[Page 15408-15409]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12608-000]

 
Alternatives Unlimited, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, 
Recommendations, and Prescriptions

March 21, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 12608-000.
    c. Date filed: August 15, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Alternatives Unlimited, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Alternatives Hydro Power Project.
    f. Location: On the Mumford River, in the Town of Northbridge, 
Worcester County, Massachusetts. The project would not use Federal 
land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705 and 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kathleen D. Hervol. Beals and Thomas, Inc. 
Reservoir Corporate Center, 144 Turnpike Road (Route 9), Southborough, 
MA 01772-2104, (508) 366-0560.
    i. FERC Contact: Stefanie Harris, (202) 502-6653 or 
stefanie.harris@ferc.gov.

    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is May 22, 2006; reply comments are due 
105 days from the date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. 
Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions 
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.

    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The Alternatives Hydro Power Project 
would consist of: (1) The existing 127-foot-long by 15.5-foot-high Ring 
Shop Dam consisting of a concrete 9.5-foot-high spillway topped with 
2.5-foot-high flashboards, a waste gate, and two inlet structures 
located at the north and south ends of the spillway; (2) an existing 
1.3-acre reservoir enlarged to 2 acres with a normal full pond 
elevation of 285.1 feet above mean sea level; (3) a restored 8-foot-
wide head gated intake structure; (4) a new 23-foot by 6-foot metal 
service platform (to be enclosed for a future powerhouse) located at 
the south side of the dam containing three generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 45 kilowatts; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The restored project would have an average annual 
generation of 340 megawatt-hours.
    m. 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h. above.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    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.
    n. Procedural schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue one 
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA. 
Staff intends to allow 30 days for entities to comment on the EA, and 
will take into consideration all comments received on the EA before 
final action is taken on the exemption application. The application 
will be processed according to the schedule, but revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate:

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                 Action                                Date
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Notice of the availability of the EA....  August 2006.
Ready for Commission decision on the      October 2006.
 application.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-4463 Filed 3-27-06; 8:45 am]

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