Document ID: FERC-2011-1918-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Whitman River Dam, Inc.
Posted Date: 2011-12-19T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 78643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32382]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13292-001]

Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On November 1, 2011, Whitman River Dam, Inc. filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Round Meadow Pond 
Hydroelectric Project (Round Meadow Project or project) to be located 
on the Whitman River, near Westminster, Worcester County, 
Massachusetts. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is 
to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application 
during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the 
permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise 
enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express 
permission.
    The proposed project would utilize the existing Round Meadow Pond 
Dam and would consist of: (1) An existing 250-foot-long, 5-foot-high 
earthen embankment and masonry dam and spillway, (2) an existing intake 
structure, (3) a proposed 1,400-foot-long, 16-inch-diameter metal 
penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse which would contain one generating 
unit with a total installed capacity of 100 kW, (5) a proposed 100-
foot-long, 4.1 kV transmission line connecting to existing power lines, 
and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the 
Round Meadow Project would be 560,000 kilowatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Francis, President, Whitman River 
Dam, Inc., P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy Francis Road, Westminster, MA 01473.
    FERC Contact: Jeff Browning; phone: (202) 502-8677.
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-(866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13292-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-32382 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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