Document ID: FERC-2009-0547-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
Posted Date: 2009-04-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 70)]
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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 paper-filed. 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/docs-filing/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]

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