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Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667, phone (802) 

454–1874. 

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 

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/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13369) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8456 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13371–000] 

Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Applications 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

April 7, 2009. 

On February 9, 2009, Town of West 

Stockbridge filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Shaker Mill Dam 

Hydroelectric Project, to be located on 

the Williams River, in Berkshire County, 

Massachusetts. 

The proposed Shaker Mill Dam 

Hydroelectric Project would be located 

at: (1) The existing 33-foot-long, 18.3- 

foot-high Shaker Mill Dam; (2) existing 

control works and discharge pipes; and 

(3) an existing 31.88-acre head pond 

with 198 acre-feet of storage. 

The project would consist of: (1) A 

new powerhouse enclosing two new 

turbine generating units with a total 

installed capacity of 9.0 kilowatts; (2) a 

new 600 volt, transmission line connect 

to an existing above ground transformer 

and distribution system; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. The Blue Heron 

Hydro LLC project would have an 

estimated average annual generation of 

6.7 megawatt-hours, which would be 

sold to power marketers, local industrial 

users, or used by the applicant to offset 

current utility costs. 

Applicant Contact: Town of West 

Stockbridge, c/o Curt G. Wilton, 

Chairman, Board of Selectman, 21State 

Line Rd., P.O. Box 525, West 

Stockbridge, MA 01266, phone (413) 

232–0300 ext. 319. 

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 

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–13371) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

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

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8458 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12679–002] 

ORPC Alaska, LLC; Notice of Intent To 

File License Application, Filing of Draft 

Application, Request for Waivers of 

Integrated Licensing Process 

Regulations Necessary for Expedited 

Processing of a Hydrokinetic Pilot 

Project License Application, and 

Soliciting Comments 

April 7, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File a License Application for an 

Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot 

Project. 

b. Project No.: 12679–002. 

c. Date Filed: March 31, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: ORPC Alaska, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Cook Inlet Tidal 

Energy Pilot Project. 

f. Location: In upper Cook Inlet off the 

north shore of Fire Island in the 

boroughs of Anchorage and MatanuskaSusitna, Alaska. Three proposed 

alternatives for transmission line 

alignment would occupy varying 

amounts of federal lands on Fire Island 

administered by the U.S. Coast Guard 

and Federal Aviation Administration. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: ORPC Alaska, 

LLC, 151 Martine Street, Suite 102–5C, 

Fall River, MA 02723; (813) 417–6660. 

i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip (503) 

552–2762. 

j. ORPC Alaska, LLC (ORPC Alaska) 

has filed with the Commission: (1) A 

notice of intent (NOI) to file an 

application for an original license for a 

hydrokinetic pilot project and a draft 

license application with monitoring 

plans; (2) a request for waivers of the 

integrated licensing process regulations 

necessary for expedited processing of a 

hydrokinetic pilot project license 

application; (3) a proposed process plan 

and schedule; (4) a request to be 

designated as the non-federal 

representative for section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act consultation; 

and (5) a request to be designated as the 

non-federal representative for section 

106 consultation under the National 

Historic Preservation Act (collectively 

the pre-filing materials). 

k. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the pre-filing materials 

listed in paragraph j above, including 

the draft license application and 

monitoring plans. All comments should 

be sent to the address above in 

paragraph h. In addition, all comments 

(original and eight copies) must be filed 

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with the Commission at the following 

address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. All filings with the Commission 

must include on the first page, the 

project name (Cook Inlet Tidal Energy 

Pilot Project) and number (P–12679– 

002), and bear the heading ‘‘Comments 

on the proposed Cook Inlet Tidal Energy 

Pilot Project.’’ Any individual or entity 

interested in submitting comments on 

the pre-filing materials must do so by 

April 30, 2009. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. See 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

l. With this notice, we are approving 

ORPC Alaska’s request to be designated 

as the non-federal representative for 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) and its request to initiate 

consultation under section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act; and 

recommending that it begin informal 

consultation with: (a) the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service as required by 

section 7 of ESA; and (b) the Alaska 

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. 

m. This notice does not constitute the 

Commission’s approval of ORPC 

Alaska’s request to use the Pilot Project 

Licensing Procedures. Upon its review 

of the project’s overall characteristics 

relative to the pilot project criteria, the 

draft license application contents, and 

any comments filed, the Commission 

will determine whether there is 

adequate information to conclude the 

pre-filing process. 

n. The proposed Cook Inlet Tidal 

Energy Pilot Project would be 

implemented in two phases. Phase 1 

would occur in year 1 of the pilot 

project license and would consist of 

deployment of one OCGen module 

(module), containing 4 turbine-generator 

units with a combined capacity of 1 

megawatt. Phase 2 would occur in year 

2 of the license and would consist of 

deployment of four additional modules 

each with a capacity of 1 megawatt, for 

a total capacity of 5 megawatts. The 

project would also consist of: (1) 

Underwater transmission cables from 

the modules to a shore station on Fire 

Island; (2) a transmission line 

connecting the shore station to an 

interconnection point on Fire Island; 

and (3) appurtenant facilities for 

operation and maintenance. The 

estimated annual generation of phase 1 

would be 2,700 megawatt-hours. The 

estimated annual generation of phase 2 

would be 15,000 megawatt-hours. 

o. A copy of the draft license 

application and all pre-filing materials 

are 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. 

p. Pre-filing process schedule. The 

pre-filing process will be conducted 

pursuant to the following tentative 

schedule. ORPC plans to complete 

studies in 2009 to provide further 

support for the environmental analysis. 

Revisions to the schedule below may be 

made based on staff’s review of the draft 

application and any comments received. 

Milestone Date 

Comments on pre-filing materials due ......................................................................................... April 30, 2009. 

Issuance of meeting notice (if needed) ......................................................................................... May 15, 2009. 

Public meeting/technical conference (if needed) ......................................................................... June 14, 2009. 

Issuance of notice concluding pre-filing process and ILP waiver request determination ........ May 30, 2009 (if no meeting is needed); June 

29, 2009 (if meeting is needed). 

q. Register online at http://ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related 

to this or other pending projects. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8454 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13370–000] 

Blue Heron Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Applications 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

April 7, 2009. 

On February 6, 2009, Blue Heron 

Hydro, LLC, filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the North Springfield Dam 

Hydroelectric Project, to be located on 

the Black River, in Windsor County, 

Vermont. 

The proposed North Springfield Dam 

Hydroelectric Project would be located 

at: (1) The existing 2,940-foot-long U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers North 

Springfield Dam; (2) an existing Corps 

intake tower and control works; and (3) 

an existing 1,200-acre reservoir with 

50,000 acre-feet of storage. 

The project would consist of: (1) 

Three new turbine generating units 

connected the intake tower with a total 

installed capacity of 0.65 megawatts; (2) 

a new 12.47-kilovolt transmission line 

and transformer connected to an 

existing above ground distribution 

system; and (3) appurtenant facilities. 

The North Springfield Dam Project 

would have an estimated average annual 

generation of 2,200 megawatt-hours, 

which would be sold to local utilities. 

Applicant Contact: Ms. Lori Barg, 

Blue Heron Hydro, LLC, 113 Bartlett 

Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667, phone (802) 

454–1874. 

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.