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D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person 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. 

Motions to intervene and protests 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/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

k. This application has been accepted, 

but is not ready for environmental 

analysis at this time. 

l. The existing Forest City Project 

comprises an earth embankment dam 

containing a gated timber spillway and 

two impoundments (East Grand and 

North Lakes). There are no generating 

facilities located at the project. 

Approximately one-quarter of the 544- 

foot-long dam (i.e., approximately 147 

feet) is within the United States, the 

remaining section of the dam is located 

in Canada. The United States (western) 

section of the dam is an earth 

embankment measuring approximately 

110-feet-long with a maximum height of 

12 feet. The center section of the dam 

(i.e., that portion located in the river 

channel) contains a 55-foot-wide gated 

timber crib spillway structure with three 

wooden gates (gates 1 and 2 are located 

within the United States). The spillway 

is approximately 33 feet wide with an 

elevation of 426.61 feet msl. A 5-footwide vertical slot design fishway is 

located in Canada. The eastern 

(Canadian) embankment is an earth 

structure approximately 397-feet-long, 

30-feet-long with a crest elevation of 

437.27 feet msl. No new construction is 

proposed. 

m. 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. 

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. Anyone may submit 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 

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 protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (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. 

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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14453 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2618–020] 

Domtar Maine Corporation; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests 

June 15, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: New License. 

b. Project No.: 2618–020. 

c. Date Filed: March 19, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Domtar Maine 

Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: West Branch 

Project. 

f. Location: On Grand Lake Stream, a 

tributary of the St Croix River in 

Penobscot, Washington and Hancock 

Counties, Maine. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott Beal, 

Domtar Maine Corporation, 144 Main 

Street, Baileyville, Maine 04694 (207) 

427–4004. 

i. FERC Contact: John Costello, (202) 

502–6119. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests: 60 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person 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. 

Motions to intervene and protests 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/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

k. This application has been accepted, 

but is not ready for environmental 

analysis at this time. 

l. The existing West Branch Project 

includes two developments (Sysladobsis 

and West Grand) comprising two dams 

and a dike. There are no generating 

facilities located at the project. 

The Sysladobsis development 

includes the 250-foot-long by 9-foothigh Sysladobsis Dam (the furthest 

upstream), an earth embankment 

structure with a timber gate and fish 

facility. The dam impounds the 5,400- 

acre Sysladobsis Lake and discharges 

directly into the West Grand 

development. 

The West Grand development 

includes the 487-foot-long West Grand 

Dam which has a 105.9-foot-long gate 

structure with five waste gates. A 

vertical slot design upstream fish 

passage facility is located adjacent to the 

dam’s waste gate No.1. The 23,500 acre 

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impounded waters are comprised of 

West Grand, Junior, Pocumcus, Pug, 

Bottle, Norway, and Scraggly lakes. 

The approximately 535-foot-long by 

15-foot-high Farm Cove Dike is located 

approximately 3.5 miles west of the 

main outlet dam to West Grand Lake. 

The dike comprises a 10-foot-wide by 

30-foot-long fishway. The dike has no 

gates or other flow controls; the only 

flow passing capability is through the 

fishway. 

No new construction is proposed for 

the project. 

m. 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. 

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. Anyone may submit 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 

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 protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (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. 

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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14455 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13358–000] 

Riverbank USA Holdings Corp.; Notice 

of Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

June 15, 2009. 

On January 27, 2009, Riverbank USA 

Holdings Corp. filed an application 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Verplanck Pumped 

Storage Project No. 13358–000, to be 

located in the vicinity of the Verplanck 

Quarry within the town of Cortlandt in 

West Chester, New York. 

The proposed Verplanck Pumped 

Storage Project would consist of: (1) The 

Verplanck Quarry (upper reservoir); (2) 

four 13-foot diameter vertical penstocks 

leading to a powerhouse 2,000 feet 

underground; (3) a powerhouse 

containing four 250-megawatt (MW) 

units with a total installed capacity of 

1,000 MW; (4) water leaving the 

turbines would be temporarily stored in 

six underground storage galleries (lower 

reservoir); and (5) a new double circuit 

345-kilovolt transmission line, 

approximately 1.0 mile long. The 

estimated average annual energy 

production of the project would be 

2,190 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. John Douglas, 

President and CEO, Riverbank Power 

Corporation, Royal Bank Plaza, South 

Tower, Box 166, 200 Bay Street, Suite 

3110, Toronto, Ontario M5J2J4 Canada; 

416–861–0092 ext. 156. 

FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, (202) 

502–8755. 

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–13358) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

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

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–14456 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13359–000] 

Riverbank USA Holdings Corp.; Notice 

of Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

June 15, 2009. 

On January 27, 2009, Riverbank USA 

Holdings Corp. filed an application 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Tomkins Cove Pumped 

Storage Project No. 13359–000, to be 

located in the vicinity of Tomkins Cove, 

an unincorporated hamlet in the town of 

Stony Point, Rockland County, New 

York. 

The proposed Tomkins Cove Pumped 

Storage Project consists of: (1) The 

Tilden Tomkins Cove Quarry (upper 

reservoir); (2) four 13-foot diameter 

vertical penstocks leading to a 

powerhouse 2000 feet underground; (3) 

a powerhouse containing four 250- 

megawatt (MW) units with a total 

installed capacity of 1,000 MW; (4) 

water leaving the turbines, would be 

temporarily stored in six underground 

storage galleries (lower reservoir); and 

(5) a new double circuit 345-kilovolt 

transmission line, approximately 1.0- 

mile long. The estimated average annual 

energy production of the project would 

be 2,190 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. John Douglas, 

President and CEO; c/o Riverbank 

Power Corporation; Royal Bank Plaza; 

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