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facilities. The average annual generation 

would be about 42.5 gigawatt hours. 

o. 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 last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 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 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule will be made as appropriate. 

Issue Notice of Acceptance .... April 2012. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments.

May 2012. 

Comments on Scoping Document 1.June 2012. 

Issue Scoping Document 2 ..... August 2012. 

Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis.August 2012. 

Commission issues EA, draft 

EA, or draft EIS.

April 2013. 

Comments on EA, or draft EA, 

or draft EIS.

May 2013. 

Commission issues final EA or 

final EIS.

August 2013. 

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. 

Dated: January 6, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–507 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AC12–27–000] 

Midwest Independent Transmission 

System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Filing 

Take notice that on December 27, 

2011, Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

submitted a request for authorization to 

defer for future recovery certain costs 

with the integration of the Entergy 

Operating Companies. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

web site that enables subscribers to 

receive email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: January 20, 2012. 

Dated: January 6, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–508 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2928–007] 

Merrimac Paper Company, Inc.; Notice 

of Termination of License by Implied 

Surrender and Soliciting Comments 

and Motions To Intervene 

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.: 2928–007. 

c. Date Initiated: January 06, 2012. 

d. Licensee: Merrimac Paper 

Company, Inc. 

e. Name and Location of Project: The 

Merrimac Hydroelectric Project is 

located on the Merrimack River, a 

navigable waterway in the United 

States, in the city of Lawrence, Essex 

County, Massachusetts. 

f. Proceeding Initiated Pursuant to: 

Standard Article 17 of the project’s 

license and 18 CFR 6.4 (2011). 

g. Licensee Contact Information: Ms. 

Terri Bechta, 9 South Canal Street, 

Lawrence, MA 01843–1410; phone (617) 

686–0342. 

h. FERC Contact: Krista Sakallaris, 

(202) 502–6302. 

i. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene is 30 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. All documents 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 at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be sent to: The 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Commenters 

can submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. Please include the 

project number (P–2928–007) on any 

documents or motions filed. 

j. Description of Existing Facilities: (1) 

Unit No. 1: (i) A 6.5-foot-high by 6.0- 

foot wide head gate and trashrack 

structure; (ii) a 260-foot-long, 5-footdiameter penstock connected to; (iii) a 

generating unit with an installed 

capacity of 200kW; (iv) an 18-foot-long 

tailrace canal; and (v) other 

appurtenances; (2) Unit No. 2: (i) A 6.5- 

foot-high by 6.0-foot-wide head gate and 

trashrack structure; (ii) a 288-foot-long, 

5.3-foot-diameter penstock connected 

to; (iii) a generating unit with an 

installed capacity of 450kW; (iv) a 15- 

foot-long tailrace canal; and (v) other 

appurtenances; (3) Unit No. 3: (i) A 6.5- 

foot-high by 6.0-foot wide head gate and 

trashrack and other appurtenances; (ii) a 

250-foot-long, 8.75-foot-diameter 

penstock connected to; (iii) a generating 

unit with an installed capacity of 

600kW; (iv) a 80-foot-long tailrace canal; 

and (v) other appurtenances. 

k. Description of Proceeding: The 

licensee is currently in violation of 

standard Article 17 of its license, 

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