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‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13417) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

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

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–15733 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12607–004] 

Massena Electric Department; Notice 

of Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

June 25, 2009. 

On February 3, 2009, Massena Electric 

Department filed an application for a 

subsequent preliminary permit pursuant 

to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 

to study the feasibility of the Massena 

Grasse Hydroelectric Project No. 12607– 

004, to be located in the Town of 

Massena, on the Grasse River, in St. 

Lawrence County, New York. 

The proposed Massena Grasse Project 

would consist of: (1) A new 22-foothigh, 245-foot-long concrete gravity dam 

and a 300-acre impoundment with a 

normal water surface elevation of 178 

feet mean sea level; (2) a new 

powerhouse containing one generating 

unit having an installed capacity of 2.5 

megawatts; (3) a new 23-kilovolt, 0.25- 

mile-long transmission line; and (4) 

appurtenant facilities. The project 

would have an estimated annual 

generation of 9,600 megawatt-hours that 

would be used by the Town of Massena 

Electric Department. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Andrew 

McMahon, P.E., Superintendent; the 

Town of Massena Electric Department; 

71 East Hatfield Street; Massena, New 

York; 13662 (315) 764–0253, Fax (315) 

764–1498, and e-mail 

mcmahon@med.massena.ny.us. 

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 

‘‘eFiling’’ 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/filing-comments.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–12607) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

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

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–15732 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2985–006] 

MeadWestvaco Corporation; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing, 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests, Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions 

June 25, 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. The deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions is 60 days from 

the issuance 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: 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, protests, 

comments, recommendations, 

preliminary terms and conditions, and 

preliminary fishway prescriptions 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 ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler method of 

submitting text-only comments, click on 

‘‘Quick Comment.’’ 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is ready for environmental 

analysis. 

l. 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 

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estimates that the total average annual 

generation, with the proposed minimum 

flow, would be approximately 256 

megawatt-hours. 

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. 

Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 

notified via e-mail of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

n. 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. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’ 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ 

‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND 

CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY 

FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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, recommendations, terms 

and conditions or prescriptions must set 

forth their evidentiary basis and 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. 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. 

o. Procedural Schedule: 

The application will be processed 

according to the following Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

MILESTONE TARGET DATE 

Filing of interventions, 

comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and 

conditions, and 

fishway prescriptions.

August 24, 2009 

Commission issues 

EA.

December 22, 2009 

Filing of comments on 

EA.

January 21, 2010 

Filing of modified 

terms and conditions.

March 22, 2010 

p. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. 

q. A license applicant must file no 

later than 60 days following the date of 

issuance of the notice of acceptance and 

ready for environmental analysis 

provided for in § 5.22: (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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–15729 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. DI09–10–000] 

Ed and Renee Schofield; Notice of 

Declaration of Intention and Soliciting 

Comments, Protests, and/or Motions 

To Intervene 

June 25, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No: DI09–10–000. 

c. Date Filed: June 2, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Ed and Renee Schofield. 

e. Name of Project: Marble Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed Marble 

Creek Hydroelectric Project will be 

located on Marble Creek, on Carroll 

Inlet on Revillagigedo Island, Ketchikan 

Gateway Borough, near Ketchikan, 

Alaska, affecting T. 73 S, R. 93 E, sec. 

28, Copper River Meridian. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ed Schofield, 

120 Carlanna Lake road (TSS), 

Ketchikan, AK 99901; telephone: (907) 

247–1431; e-mail: http:// 

www.ewschofield@gmail.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or E-mail 

address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and/or motions: July 27, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Comments, protests, and/or 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any 

questions, please contact the Secretary’s 

Office. 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. 

Please include the docket number 

(DI09–10–000) on any comments, 

protests, and/or motions filed. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed Marble Creek Hydropower 

Project will include: (1) A 50-foot-long, 

5-foot-high intake structure on Marble 

Creek; (2) a 48-inch diameter, 850-footlong penstock; (3) a powerhouse 

containing a 500-kW Francis-type 

generator; and (4) appurtenant facilities. 

The proposed project will not be 

connected to an interstate grid. The 

project will not occupy federal lands. 

When a Declaration of Intention is 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, the Federal Power Act 

requires the Commission to investigate 

and determine if the interests of 

interstate or foreign commerce would be 

affected by the project. The Commission 

also determines whether or not the 

project: (1) Would be located on a 

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy 

or affect public lands or reservations of 

the United States; (3) would utilize 

surplus water or water power from a 

government dam; or (4) if applicable, 

has involved or would involve any 

construction subsequent to 1935 that 

may have increased or would increase 

the project’s head or generating 

capacity, or have otherwise significantly 

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