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

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13389-000]

 
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 6, 2009, Northeast Hydrodevelopment, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the McLane Dam Hydroelectric 
Project, to be located on the Sauhegan River, in Hillsborough County, 
New Hampshire. On April 7, 2009, the applicant filed a revised Exhibits 
1 and 4-1, and a new Exhibit 4-3b for the McLane Dam Project.
    The proposed McLane Dam Project would be located along the Sauhegan 
River channel below the existing outlet works at an existing dam owned 
by the Town of Milford, New Hampshire. The existing dam is 191 feet 
long and 19 feet high and impounds the Sauhegan River.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) Either a new 
approximately 80-foot-long power canal or penstock or a 1,100 foot-long 
penstock located below the existing outlet facilities; (2) a new 
powerhouse containing two or three submersible or tubular-type turbine-
generators with a total hydraulic capacity of 425 cubic feet per second 
and a either a total installed generating capacity of 0.325 megawatts 
(MW) or .450 MW; (3) a newly excavated 150-foot-long tailrace; (4) an 
approximately 500-foot-long transmission line; (5) three feet of new 
flashboards; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The McLane Dam Project 
would have an estimated average annual generation of 1,400 megawatts-
hours (MWh) to 1,900 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

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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-13389) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10846 Filed 5-8-09; 8:45 am]

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