Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 9 / Wednesday, January 14, 2009 / Notices 2063 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[P–5596–015] 

City of Bedford, VA; Notice of 

Application for Non-Capacity Related 

Amendment of License and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests 

January 7, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Request to 

amend the Bedford Hydropower Project 

license to allow a variance from the 

minimum flow requirement during lowinflow/drought conditions and upon 

consultation with the Virginia 

Department of Game and Inland 

Fisheries and the Virginia Department 

of Environmental Quality. 

b. FERC Project No.: 5596–015. 

c. Date Filed: December 15, 2008. 

d. Applicant: City of Bedford, 

Virginia. 

e. Name of Project: Bedford 

Hydroelectric Project (P–5596). 

f. Location: The Bedford 

Hydroelectric Project is located on the 

James River in the counties of Bedford 

and Amherst, Virginia. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–09825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles 

Kolakowski, City of Bedford, 215 East 

Main Street, Bedford, Virginia 25423, 

Tel: (540) 587–6002. 

i. FERC Contact: Ms. Rachel Price, 

(202) 502–8907; e-mail: 

rachel.price@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene and protests: 

February 9, 2009. 

Please include the project number 

with the extension 015 (P–5596–015) on 

any comments or motions filed. All 

documents should be filed with: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comments, protests, and interventions 

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. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. In lieu of 

electronic filing, an original and eight 

copies of all documents may be mailed 

to the Secretary at the address above. 

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 whose name appears on 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. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

k. Description of Request: The City of 

Bedford is requesting a non-capacity 

amendment to its license for the 

Bedford Hydroelectric Project in order 

to allow a variance from the existing 

minimum instream flow of 400 cubic 

feet per second (cfs) in the bypass reach 

during low flow conditions in the James 

River. The amendment would allow the 

following project operations depending 

on flow conditions in the James River as 

measured at the U.S. Geological Survey 

gaging station no. 02025500: (1) At 

flows of 1000 cfs or greater, a minimum 

instream flow of 400 cfs would be 

released in the bypass reach; (2) at flows 

between 800 and 1000 cfs, 600 cfs 

would go through the turbines for power 

generation and the remainder (between 

200 and 400 cfs) would be released in 

the bypass reach; and (3) at flows less 

than 800 cfs, generation would cease 

and all flows would be released in the 

bypass reach. In addition, the 

amendment would require the City of 

Bedford to notify the Virginia 

Department of Game and Inland 

Fisheries (VDGIF) and the Virginia 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(VDEQ) if flows in the James River are 

less than 1000 cfs for five consecutive 

days, and consult with the VDEQ 

regarding the continuation of the 

variance. 

l. Location of the Application: The 

filing is available for inspection and 

reproduction at the Commission’s 

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://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/ 

docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be 

notified vial e-mail or new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, call 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. 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, 

and 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. 

o. Any filing must bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

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 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

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

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–539 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13126–001] 

MARMC Enterprises, LLC; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of 

Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

January 7, 2009. 

On October 20, 2008, MARMC 

Enterprises, LLC filed an amendment to 


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