
[Federal Register: December 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 232)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13289-000]

 
Delaware River Basin Commission; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

November 25, 2008.
    On September 22, 2008 and supplemented on October 22, 2008, the 
Delaware River Basin Commission filed an application, pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the 
feasibility of the Blue Marsh Dam Hydroelectric Project. The Blue Marsh 
Dam Hydroelectric Project would be located on Tulpehocken Creek (a 
tributary of the Schuylkill River) in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    The proposed Blue Marsh Dam Hydroelectric project would consist of: 
(1) An existing 98-foot-high, 1,775-foot-long rolled earth rock Blue 
Marsh Dam; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 1,147 
acres, with a storage capacity of 22,897 acre-feet and a normal water 
surface elevation of 290-feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); 
(3) a proposed 496-foot-long, varying in diameter from 4-inches to 10-
foot horseshoe shape concrete penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse 
containing two 4.16-kilowatt generators; (5) a proposed 0.9-mile-long, 
12.47-kilovolt transmission line; and appurtenant facilities. The Blue 
Marsh Dam Hydroelectric Project is estimated to have an annual 
generation of 5.3-gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to a local 
utility.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Carol R. Collier, Executive Director, 
Delaware River Basin Commission, 25 State Police Drive, P.O. Box 7360-
0360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360, phone (609) 883-9500, ext. 200.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 202-502-8735.
    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-
13289) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-28576 Filed 12-1-08; 8:45 am]

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