
[Federal Register: November 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 225)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13583-000]

 
Crane & Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

November 17, 2009.
    On September 3, 2009, Crane & Company filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Byron Weston Dam No. 2 Hydroelectric Generation 
Project No. 13583, to be located on the East Branch of the Housatonic 
River, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing 30-foot-
high, 75-foot-long Byron Weston Dam No. 2; (2) an existing 1.2-acre 
impoundment with a normal water surface elevation of 1,112 feet mean 
sea level; (3) a new turbine and generator with a capacity of 175 
kilowatts; (4) a new trash rack; (5) a refurbished 6-foot-diameter 
penstock and a new 15-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter penstock; (6) an 
existing 27-by-29-foot, four-story powerhouse; (7) an existing

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25-foot-long, 8-foot-wide tailrace; (8) and appurtenant facilities. The 
project would have an estimated annual generation of 837 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: James Noel, Crane & Company, 30 South Street, 
Dalton, MA 01226, (413) 684-6319.
    FERC Contact: Brandon Cherry, (202) 502-8328.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing application: 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-13583) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-
866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-28115 Filed 11-23-09; 8:45 am]

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