
[Federal Register: May 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 89)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13419-000]

 
Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

May 4, 2009.
    On April 2, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Ashuelot River Dam 
Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Ashuelot River, in Cheshire 
County, New Hampshire.
    The proposed Ashuelot River Dam Project would be located along the 
Ashuelot River channel below the existing outlet works at an existing 
dam owned by the City of Keene Public Works Department. The existing 
dam, which impounds the Ashuelot River is 160 feet long and 16 feet 
high and includes a 134-foot-long spillway with three 6.5 foot-high by 
5-foot-wide sluice gates. The impoundment encompasses about 34 surface 
acres.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A newly constructed 
powerhouse below the existing outlet works; (2) two submersible or 
tubular-type turbine-generators with a total hydraulic capacity of 353 
cubic feet per second and a total installed generating capacity of 
0.236 megawatts; (3) a newly excavated 150-foot-long tailrace; (4) an 
approximately 500-foot-long transmission line; (5) reinstalled 2-foot-
high flashboards; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The Ashuelot River 
Dam Project would have an estimated average annual generation of 
between 944 megawatts-hours, which would be sold to Public Service of 
New Hampshire.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Norm Herbert, Manager, Northeast 
Hydrodevelopment, LLC, 100 State Route 101A, Building C, Suite 270, 
Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, (603) 672-8210.
    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 
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-
13419) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10855 Filed 5-8-09; 8:45 am]

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