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this meeting be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, May 13, 2009; 9 

a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2009; 9 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Courtyard by Marriott, 3347 

Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board 

(NNMCAB), 1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite 

B, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone (505) 

995–0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email: msantistevan@doeal.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

Retreat—Wednesday, May 13, 2009 

9 a.m. Welcome and Introductions, 

J.D. Campbell. 

9:05 a.m. Round Robin—Expectations 

for Retreat, Board Members. 

9:15 a.m. Board Member Discussion 

with Designated Federal Officer, 

Cate Brennan. 

10 a.m. Environmental Justice 

Presentation, Brandt Petrasek. 

11 a.m. Break. 

11:15 a.m. Introduction for New 

Members, DOE Staff. 

12 p.m. Lunch Break. 

1 p.m. DOE Los Alamos Site Office 

(LASO) Top Three Issues, DOE 

Staff. 

2 p.m. New Mexico Environment 

Department Pending Issues, James 

Bearzi. 

2:30 p.m. Environmental Protection 

Agency Pending Issues, Rich Mayer. 

3 p.m. Break. 

3:15 p.m. Presentation for 

Environmental Justice Conference, 

Mike Loya. 

4 p.m. Wrap up Discussion. 

5 p.m. Adjourn. 

Meeting—Thursday, May 14, 2009 

9 a.m. Call to Order by Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, Jeff 

Casalina. 

Establishment of a Quorum, Lorelei 

Novak. 

Welcome and Introductions, J.D. 

Campbell. 

Approval of Agenda, J.D. Campbell. 

Approval of Minutes of March 25, 

2009, Board Meeting, J.D. Campbell. 

9:15 a.m. Old Business. 

• Written Reports 

• Open Discussion from Board 

Members 

9:30 a.m. New Business. 

• Open Discussion from Board 

Members 

9:45 a.m. Committee Reports. 

• Waste Management Committee, 

Gerry Maestas 

• Environmental Monitoring and 

Surveillance Committee, Mike Loya 

10:15 a.m. Ad Hoc Committee Reports. 

• Fiscal Year 2011 DOE/EM Budget, 

Kathleen Hall 

• Public Participation, Peter Baston 

10:30 a.m. Break. 

10:45 a.m. Presentation by Eight 

Northern Indian Pueblos, Boyd 

Nystedt. 

12 p.m. Lunch. 

1 p.m. LASO Presentation on DOE/Los 

Alamos National Laboratory 

Implementation of NNMCAB 

Recommendations, Jeff Casalina. 

1:30 p.m. Public Comment Period. 

1:45 p.m. Environmental Justice 

Presentation, Mike Loya. 

2:00 p.m. Consideration and Action on 

Draft Recommendations. 

3:30 p.m. Presentation on Buckman 

Direct Diversion Project, Rick 

Carpenter. 

4:30 p.m. Open Discussion from Board 

Members. 

• Press Releases, Editorials, etc. 

• Future Presentation Topics 

• Other items 

5 p.m. Adjourn, Jeff Casalina. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Northern New Mexico, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Menice Santistevan at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the telephone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Menice 

Santistevan at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Requests must be 

received five days prior to the meeting 

and reasonable provision will be made 

to include the presentation in the 

agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 

Individuals wishing to make public 

comment will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the Internet at: 

http://www.nnmcab.org/minutes/boardminutes.htm. 

Issued at Washington, DC on April 13, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–8844 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13344–000] 

Hydro Energy Technologies, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Applications Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comment, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

April 9, 2009. 

On December 9, 2008, Hydro Energy 

Technologies, LLC filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Michael J. Kirwan Dam 

Hydroelectric Project, to be located on 

the West Branch of the Mahoning River, 

in Portage County, Ohio. 

The proposed Michael J. Kirwan Dam 

Hydroelectric Project would located at: 

(1) the existing U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers 9,900-foot-long, 83-foot-high 

Michael J. Kirwan Dam; and (2) an 

existing 3,240-acre reservoir with a 

water surface elevation of 993 feet mean 

sea level. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) A new powerhouse containing 

one or more turbine/generators with a 

total installed capacity of 1.5 megawatts; 

(2) a new 50-foot-long, 60-inch-diameter 

penstock; (3) a new 200-foot-long 

transmission line; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The Michael J. Kirwan Project 

would have an estimated average annual 

generation of 3,676 megawatts-hours, 

which would be sold to a local utility. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Anthony J. 

Marra, Managing Partner, Hydro Energy 

Technologies, LLC, 31300 Solon Rd. 

Suite 12, Solon, OH 44139, (440) 498– 

1000. 

FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502– 

8969. 

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 

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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–13344) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8805 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2306–143] 

Great Bay Hydro Corporation; Notice 

of Application for Amendment of 

License and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

April 10, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Non-Capacity 

Amendment of License. 

b. Project No.: 2306–143. 

c. Date Filed: February 19, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Great Bay Hydro 

Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: Clyde River 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Clyde River near 

Newport, Orleans County, Vermont. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: William C. 

Rodgers, Director of Marketing, Great 

Bay Hydro Corporation, 1 New 

Hampshire Avenue, Suite 207, 

Portsmouth, NH 03801, telephone: (603) 

294–4850. 

i. FERC Contact: Mrs. Anumzziatta 

Purchiaroni, Telephone (202) 502–6191, 

and e-mail address: 

anumzziatta.purchiaroni@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protest: May 

11, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

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 intervener 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 

licensee is proposing a non-capacity 

amendment to replace the existing 

penstock and powerhouse with new 

facilities, and new generating units. 

Instead of repairing the penstock and 

existing powerhouse as authorized 

under the license, the licensee proposes 

to rebuild the powerhouse at the West 

Charleston Dam, thus eliminating the 

need for about 1600 feet of penstock. 

The proposed changes will reduce the 

authorized installed capacity of the 

Clyde River Project from 4.8 MW to 4.7 

MW. The licensee’s proposal has been 

reviewed and commented by the 

following agencies: Vermont Agency of 

Natural Resources (VANR), the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 

Vermont Historic Preservation Officer. 

In addition, the licensee requested an 

amendment of its Water Quality 

Certification from the VANR. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application 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. Information about 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. 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, 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, .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. Any filings 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. E9–8810 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12628–002] 

The City of Nashua, IA; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Motions to Intervene and 

Protests 

April 10, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original 

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 12628–002. 

c. Date Filed: January 13, 2009. 

d. Applicant: The City of Nashua, 

Iowa. 

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