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parent=397. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on May 13, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11616 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 606–027–CA] 

Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric 

Project; Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions 

To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 

Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting 

Comments, Recommendations, and 

Terms and Conditions 

May 12, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Surrender of 

License. 

b. Project No.: 606–027. 

c. Date Filed: March 13, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Kilarc-Cow Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: Old Cow Creek and South 

Cow Creek in Shasta County, California. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randal S. 

Livingston, Vice-President of Power 

Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company, P.O. Box 770000, MC–N11E, 

San Francisco, CA 94177–0001. Phone 

(415) 973–7000. 

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 

502–6062. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, and preliminary 

terms and conditions, is 60 days from 

the issuance date of this notice; reply 

comments are due 105 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. All 

documents (original and eight copies) 

should be filed with: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Please include the project number (P– 

606) on any comments or motions filed. 

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 a particular 

application. 

k. Description of Request: The 

applicant proposes to surrender the 

license for the Kilarc-Cow Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. In addition, the 

applicant proposes to decommission 

and remove project facilities, as 

described in its proposed 

decommissioning plan. In general, the 

licensee proposes to (1) remove 

diversion dams stop water diversions 

and to allow for free passage of fish and 

sediment; (2) leave in place some 

diversion dam abutments and 

foundations to protect stream banks and 

provide grade control; (3) secure and 

leave in place powerhouse structures 

(keeping an option for future reuse of 

the powerhouse structures be 

preserved); (4) remove electric 

generators, turbines and other 

equipment; (5) grade and fill forebays; 

and (6) leave in place, breach, or fill in 

canal segmentsin consultation with 

affected landowners, and remove metal 

and wood flume structures. The 

applicant consulted with federal, state, 

local agencies, and other parties with 

potential interest, during the license 

surrender application process. 

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. 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. Mailing list: 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 (see item (j) above). 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, 

‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ or ‘‘TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’; (2) set forth in the 

heading the name of the applicant and 

the project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, motions to intervene or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene or 

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protests should relate to project works 

which are the subject of the license 

surrender. Agencies may obtain copies 

of the application directly from the 

applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. 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 all 

other filings in reference to this 

application must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed in 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

p. As provided for in 18 CFR 

4.34(b)(5)(i), the applicant must file, no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of this notice of acceptance 

and ready for environmental analysis: 

(1) A copy of the water quality 

certification; (2) a copy of the request for 

certification, including proof of the date 

on which the certifying agency received 

the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of 

water quality certification. 

q. e-Filing: Comments, motions to 

intervene, protests, recommendations, 

or terms and conditions 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 ‘‘e Filing’’ link. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–11571 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2985–006] 

MeadWestvaco Corporation; Notice of 

Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission and Establishing 

Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

May 12, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 2985–006. 

c. Date Filed: April 29, 2009. 

d. Applicant: MeadWestvaco 

Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: Willow Mill 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Housatonic River 

in the Town of Stockbridge, Berkshire 

County, Massachusetts. The project does 

not affect federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Thomas A. 

Beebe, Senior Engineering Project 

Manager, MeadWestvaco, MW Custom 

Papers, LLC, P.O. Box 188, South Lee, 

MA 01260, (413) 243 5938, 

thomas.beebe@mwv.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Kristen Murphy, 

(202) 502–6236 or 

kristen.murphy@ferc.gov. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. The existing Willow Mill Project 

consists of: (1) A 14-foot-high, 150-footwide stone masonry gravity dam; (2) an 

11-acre impoundment; (3) a 10-footdeep, 18-foot-wide, 50-foot-long rubble 

and masonry canal connected to a 10- 

foot-deep, 18-foot-wide, 260-foot-long 

rubble and masonry underground 

headrace; (4) two 5.5-foot-long, 8-foot 

diameter steel penstocks; (5) a 100-kW 

turbine generating unit; and (6) a 210- 

foot-long discharge pipe releasing water 

back into the Housatonic River. The 

turbine generating unit is located in the 

basement of MeadWestvaco’s paper 

mill. There are no transmission lines 

associated with the project as all of the 

power is used for internal use at the 

Willow Mill. 

The applicant proposes to continue to 

operate the project in run-of-river mode 

with an increase in minimum flow in 

the 700-foot-long bypass reach from 1.4 

cubic feet per second (cfs) to 122 cfs or 

inflow, whichever is less. The applicant 

estimates that the total average annual 

generation, with the proposed minimum 

flow, would be approximately 256 

megawatt-hours. 

l. 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 at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

m. 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. 

n. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following Hydro Licensing 

Schedule. The Commission staff 

proposes to issue a single 

Environmental Assessment (EA) rather 

than issuing a draft and final EA. The 

schedule allows 30 days for entities to 

comment on the EA, and 60 days for 

agencies to file modified mandatory 

terms and conditions. Staff will take 

into consideration all comments and 

terms and conditions received on the 

EA before final action is taken on the 

license application. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Notice of Acceptance and Ready for Environmental Analysis ................................................................................................ June 28, 2009. 

Filing interventions, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ................ August 27, 2009. 

Notice of availability of the EA ................................................................................................................................................ December 25, 2009. 

Filing comments on EA ........................................................................................................................................................... January 24, 2010. 

Filing modified terms and conditions ....................................................................................................................................... March 25, 2010. 

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