
[Federal Register: August 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 167)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12662-001]

 
Renewable Resources, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

August 24, 2009.
    On July 1, 2009, Renewable Resources, Inc. filed a successive 
preliminary permit application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Swift River 
Mill Hydroelectric Project No. 12662, to be located on the Pawcatuck 
River near the Towns of Westerly and Hopkinton, in Washington County, 
Rhode Island.
    The proposed Swift River Mill Project would consist of: (1) The 10-
foot-high, 112-foot-long Swift River Mill dam; (2) an existing 36-acre 
reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 26.0 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum; (3) an existing powerhouse with two new 
turbine generating units with a combined capacity of 360 kilowatts 
(kW), and two new vortex aerator turbine generating units with a 
combined capacity of 30 kW for a total installed capacity of 390 kW; 
(4) a new 300-foot-long underground transmission line; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
generation of about 2,870 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Edward Carapezza, P.O. Box 365, Hopkinton, 
RI 02833, (401) 207-2643.
    FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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-12662) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-
866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-20851 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]

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