
[Federal Register: May 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 93)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13356-000]

 
Slatersville Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

May 8, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption From Licensing.
    b. Project No.: P-13356-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 15, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Slatersville Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Slatersville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Branch River in Providence County, Rhode 
Island. The project would not occupy any land of the United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael P. DeFrancesco, 87 Hall Road, Exeter, 
RI 02822, (401) 742-1968.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, 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 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests 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 for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The Slatersville Project would consist 
of: (1) The existing 13-foot-high RI Dam No. 43 consisting of: (a) an 
existing 175-foot-long spillway with a spillway elevation of 250.7 feet 
National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1988 (NGVD); and (b) a westerly 
abutment equipped with two 3.5-foot-wide, 5.7-foot-high sluice gates 
impounding; (2) the 172-acre Upper Slatersville reservoir leading to; 
(3) two new 150-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter penstocks connecting to; 
(4) a new powerhouse containing two generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 360 kilowatts; (5) a new 25-foot-long tailrace 
discharging water into the Lower Slatersville reservoir; (6) a new 0.5-
mile-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an average annual generation of 
about 1,250 megawatt-hours.
    In addition to the new project facilities described above, the 
project would include reinstalling 1.5- or 2.0-foot-high flashboards on 
top of RI Dam No. 43.
    Project facilities may also include: (1) The existing 6-foot-high 
RI Dam No. 45 with a 105-foot-long spillway; and (2) the existing 0.3-
acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 231.9 feet NGVD 
located in the bypassed reach between RI Dam No. 43 and the new 
tailrace.
    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 three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available 
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    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. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be 
processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. The Commission 
staff proposes to issue one environmental assessment rather than issue 
a draft and final EA. Comments, terms and conditions, recommendations, 
prescriptions, and reply comments, if any, will be addressed in an EA. 
Staff intents to give at least 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 license application.

Issue Scoping Document...................  June 2009.
Notice of application is ready for         August 2009.
 environmental analysis.

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Notice of the availability of the EA.....  January 2010.


    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11342 Filed 5-14-09; 8:45 am]

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