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agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5765 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Motions To 

Intervene, Protests, and Comments 

March 23, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Preliminary 

Permit. 

b. Project No.: 12763–000. 

c. Date filed: December 28, 2006 and 

amended on February 22, 2007. 

d. Applicant: Hydro Green Energy, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Mississippi 2 

Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located at the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ existing Enid Reservoir Dam, 

on the Yocona tributary, Tallahatchie 

River, in Yalobusha, Panola, and 

Lafayette Counties, Mississippi. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. James H. 

Hancock, Jr., Batch & Bingham LLP, 

1710 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, 

AL 35203–2014, (205) 226–3418. Mr. 

James R. Kunkel, PhD, P.E., Knight 

Piesold and Co., 1050 Seventeenth 

Street, Suite 450, Denver, CO 80265, 

(303) 629–8788. 

i. FERC Contact: Etta Foster, (202) 

502–8769. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene: 60 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person in 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. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed project would utilize the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers’ Enid Dam, 

reservoir, and all appurtenant facilities. 

The proposed project would consist of: 

(1) Two developments: Development 1, 

consisting of (1) a powerhouse 

containing two turbines and generators 

with a total capacity of 19,746 kW, and 

(2) a new 72-inch-diameter, 1,000 to 

2,000-foot-long, penstock; (3) 

Development 2, containing multiple 

hydrokinetic turbines located in the 

outlet channel of Enid Dam immediately 

below the discharge point of 

Development 1; (4) a switch yard; and 

(5) a 69 Kv transmission line, 

approximately one to five miles long, 

connecting the two developments to the 

power grid. The project would have an 

estimated average annual generation of 

86 gigawatt-hours. 

l. Locations of Applications: A copy of 

the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., 

Room 2A, Washington DC 20426, or by 

calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may 

also be viewed on the Commission’s 

Web site 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. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (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. Competing Preliminary Permit—

Anyone desiring to file a competing 

application for preliminary permit for a 

proposed project must submit the 

competing application itself, or a notice 

of intent to file such an application, to 

the Commission on or before the 

specified comment date for the 

particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). 

Submission of a timely notice of intent 

allows an interested person to file the 

competing preliminary permit 

application no later than 30 days after 

the specified comment date for the 

particular application. A competing 

preliminary permit application must 

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. 

o. Competing Development 

Application—Any qualified 

development applicant desiring to file a 

competing development application 

must submit to the Commission, on or 

before a specified comment date for the 

particular application, either a 

competing development application or a 

notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent to file a development 

application allows an interested person 

to file the competing application no 

later than 120 days after the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. A competing license 

application must conform with 18 CFR 

4.30(b) and 4.36. 

p. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent 

must specify the exact name, business 

address, and telephone number of the 

prospective applicant, and must include 

an unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit, if such an application may be 

filed, either a preliminary permit 

application or a development 

application (specify which type of 

application). A notice of intent must be 

served on the applicant(s) named in this 

public notice. 

q. Proposed Scope of Studies under 

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued, 

does not authorize construction. The 

term of the proposed preliminary permit 

would be 36 months. The work 

proposed under the preliminary permit 

would include economic analysis, 

preparation of preliminary engineering 

plans, and a study of environmental 

impacts. Based on the results of these 

studies, the Applicant would decide 

whether to proceed with the preparation 

of a development application to 

construct and operate the project. 

r. 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, 385.211, 

385.214. 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. 

Comments, protests and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper; See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. 

s. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, 

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’ OR 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers. Any of the above-named 

documents must be filed by providing 


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the original and the number of copies 

provided by the Commission’s 

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

A copy of any motion to intervene must 

also be served upon each representative 

of the Applicant specified in the 

particular application. 

t. 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 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Philis J. Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5766 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, and Approval of Use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process 

March 23, 2007. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 12771–000. 

c. Dated Filed: February 5, 2007. 

d. Submitted By: Great Bear 

Hydropower, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Upper Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located at the existing Riverside and 

Kendrick-Davis Dams on the Mascoma 

River in Grafton County, New 

Hampshire. The project would not 

occupy United States lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Terry 

McDonnell, President, Great Bear 

Hydropower, Inc., 15 Brigham Hill 

Road, Norwich, VT 05055, (802) 649–

9099. 

i. FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 

502–8969 or john.ramer@ferc.gov. 

j. Great Bear Hydropower, Inc. filed 

its request to use the Traditional 

Licensing Process on February 5, 2007. 

Great Bear Hydropower, Inc. filed 

public notice of its request on February 

20, 2007. In a letter dated March 16, 

2007, the Director of the Office of 

Energy Projects approved Great Bear 

Hydropower, Inc.’s request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service under section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act; and (b) 

the New Hampshire State Historic 

Preservation Officer, as required by 

section 106, National Historical 

Preservation Act, and the implementing 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. Great Bear Hydropower, Inc. filed a 

Pre-Application Document (PAD; 

including a proposed process plan and 

schedule) with the Commission, 

pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

m. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (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. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

Register online at http://ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified 

via e-mail of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Philis Posey, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5767 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Termination of License by 

Implied Surrender and Soliciting 

Comments, Protests, and Motions To 

Intervene 

March 23, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric proceeding has been 

initiated by the Commission: 

a. Type of Proceeding: Termination of 

license by implied surrender. 

b. Project No.: 9300–017. 

c. Date Initiated: March 21, 2007. 

d. Licensee: The licensee is James 

Lichoulas Jr. 

e. Name and Location of Project: The 

constructed 346-kilowatt Appleton 

Trust Project is located on the Hamilton 

Canal in Middlesex County, 

Massachusetts. 

f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.4. 

g. Licensee Contact Information: Mr. 

James Lichoulas, Jr., 57 Mill Street, 

Woburn, MA 01801. 

h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero, 

(202) 502–6002. 

i. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene: April 

23, 2007. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with Philis J. 

Posey, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comments, protests and interventions 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

Please include the project number (P–

9300–017) on any documents or 

motions filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person in 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. 

j. Description of Existing Facilities: 

The constructed project consists of the 

following existing facilities: (1) An 

intake off the Hamilton Canal; (2) two 

11-foot-wide and 160-foot-long open 

masonry flumes; (3) an 11-foot-wide and 

20-foot-long steel penstock which 

funnels the water into; (4) an existing 

turbine chamber which contains two 

turbine-generators with an installed 

capacity of 346 kW; (5) two stone 

masonry tailraces; (6) 480-volt generator 

leads; (7) a 0.48/13.8-kV transformer; (8) 

a 300-foot-long, 480-volt underground 

cable; and (9) appurtenant facilities. 

k. Description of Proceeding: 18 CFR 

6.4 of the Commission’s regulations 

provides, among other things, that it is 

deemed to be the intent of a licensee to 

surrender a license, if the licensee 

abandons a project for a period of three 

years. 

A license for the Appleton Trust 

Project was issued by Order Issuing 

License (Minor Project) on July 18, 1986 

(36 FERC ¶ 62,047). The project has not 

operated regularly since November 1994 

and the licensee, James Lichoulas, Jr., 

has not made necessary repairs to 

resume operations. By letter of March 

17, 2003, the Commission’s Division of 


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