Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 42 / Thursday, March 5, 2009 / Notices 9605 

AGENDA: The Commission will receive 

presentations on the following topic: 

Voter Registration Databases: Initial 

Discussion on Reviewing HAVA 

Mandated Guidance. 

This hearing will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener. Telephone: (202) 566– 

3100. 

Alice Miller, 

Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–4760 Filed 3–3–09; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13345–000] 

Shearwater Design Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

February 26, 2009. 

On December 15, 2008, and 

supplemented on February 5, 2009, and 

February 24, 2009, Shearwater Design 

Inc. filed an application, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Homeowner Tidal Power Electric 

Generation Project located on the 

Kennebec River in Sagadahoc County, 

Maine. The project uses no dam or 

impoundment. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) 6 hydrokinetic turbine units that 

would be directly connected to 

individual homes, with a total installed 

capacity of 60-kilowatts, and (2) 

appurtenant facilities. The project is 

estimated to have an annual generation 

of 150,000-kilowatt-hours, which would 

be used by the homeowners and net 

metered back into the electricity power 

grid. 

Applicant Contact: Ms. Dot Kelly, 

Shearwater Design Inc., 83 Captain 

Perry Drive, Phippsburg, Maine 04562, 

phone: (207) 443–4787. 

FERC Contact: Kelly T. Houff (202) 

502–6393. 

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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. 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/filingcomments.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–13345–000) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–4716 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13347–000] 

Wells Rural Electric Company; Notice 

of Application for Preliminary Permit 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests 

February 25, 2009. 

On December 18, 2008, Wells Rural 

Electric Company filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), to study the proposed 

Bishop Creek Dam Water Power Project. 

The proposed project would be located 

on Bishop Creek or Bishop Creek 

Reservoir in Elko, Nevada. The existing 

Bishop Dam is federally owned and/or 

operated by the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) A new dam of 79-foot high and 

crest of 408.7-foot long; (2) a reservoir 

holding 17,167-acre-foot of water at 

normal pool elevation at 5,923 feet; (3) 

a new 4 mile-long, 25-kilovolt 

transmission line; (4) a powerhouse 

containing one generating unit with one 

megawatts (MW) capacity; and (5) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project would have the potential for 

annual generation of 8.766 gigawatthours (GWh). 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Dan Dyer or 

Andrew Hammond, Dyer Engineering 

Consultants Inc., 5442 Longley Lane, 

Suite A, Reno, NV 89511, (775) 852– 

1440. 

FERC Contact: Jake Tung, (202) 502– 

8757. 

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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. 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/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13347) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–4705 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Attendance at Nepool 

Meetings 

February 26, 2009. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission hereby gives notice that 

members of the Commission and 

Commission staff may attend the 

following upcoming NEPOOL meetings: 

• NEPOOL Participants Committee; 

• March 6 (Manchester, VT); 

• April 3 (Boston, MA); 

• May 1 (Location TBD); 

• June 5 (Location TBD); 

• June 23 (Location TBD); 

• NEPOOL Markets Committee 

Meeting; 

• March 10–11 (Marlborough, MA); 

• March 25–26 (Location TBD); 

• April 6–7 (Westborough, MA); 

• May 12–13 (Marlborough, MA); 

• June 9–10 (Marlborough, MA). 


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