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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13396-000]

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

May 4, 2009.
    On March 13, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Alton Power Dam Hydroelectric 
Project, to be located on the Merrymeeting River, in Belknap County, 
New Hampshire.
    The proposed Alton Power Dam Project would be located along the 
Merrymeeting River channel below the

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existing outlet works at an existing dam owned by the New Hampshire 
Fish and Game Department. The existing dam, which impounds the 
Merrymeeting River, is 190 feet long and 16 feet high and includes one 
8-foot by 9-foot-wide outlet gate, twelve 6-foot-wide stoplog bays atop 
an 85-foot-long concrete spillway. The impoundment encompasses about 
720 surface acres.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A newly constructed 
powerhouse; (2) one or two submersible or tubular-type turbine-
generator, with a total hydraulic capacity of 160 cubic feet per second 
and a total installed generating capacity of 0.16 megawatts, connected 
to a rehabilitated 54-inch-diameter penstock; (3) a newly excavated 
200-foot-long tailrace; (4) an approximately 500-foot-long transmission 
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The Alton Power Dam Project would 
have an estimated average annual generation of 650 megawatts-hours 
(MWh), 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-
13396) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10849 Filed 5-8-09; 8:45 am]

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