
[Federal Register: February 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 23)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI10-6-000]

 
David Noland; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting 
Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

January 28, 2010.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI10-6-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 19, 2010.
    d. Applicant: David Noland.
    e. Name of Project: Noland Microhydro Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Noland Microhydro Project will be located 
on an unnamed intermittent stream, tributary to Moodna Creek, near the 
town of Mountainville, Orange County, New York.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: David Noland, Angola Road, P.O. Box 204, 
Mountainville, NY 10953; telephone: (845) 534-2966; e-mail: http://
www.d.noland@earthlink.net.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or E-mail address: 
henry.ecton@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: March 1, 
2010.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov 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 filed with: 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.
    Please include the docket number (DI10-6-000) on any comments, 
protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Noland Microhydro Project 
will consist of: (1) A two-foot-high, four-foot wide diversion; (2) a 
600-foot-long, 6-inch-diameter HDPE pipe. (3) a four-nozzle Turgo 
turbine, driving a 5-horsepower induction motor as a generator, located 
in a 4-foot-by-6-foot cement powerhouse; (4) a 100-foot-long 
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The energy generated 
will be used on site, and the project will not be connected to an 
interstate grid.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport @ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, 
or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an

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agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-2268 Filed 2-3-10; 8:45 am]
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