Document ID: FERC-2009-0066-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Borough of High Bridge, NJ
Posted Date: 2009-01-15T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI09-4-000]

Borough of High Bridge; Notice of Declaration of Intention and
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

January 8, 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.: DI09-4-000.
    c. Date Filed: December 22, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Borough of High Bridge.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Solitude Hydro Power Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Lake Solitude Hydro Power Project will be
located on the South Branch Raritan River, in Hunterdon County, in High
Bridge, New Jersey.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Douglas Walker, Borough Administrator, 71
Main Street, High Bridge, NJ 08829; Telephone: (908) 638-6455; Fax:
(908) 638-9734; e-mail: www.dwalker@highbridge.org.
    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: February
9, 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 (DI09-4-000) on any comments,
protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Lake Solitude Hydro Power
Project will include: (1) An existing dam consisting of a 500-foot-long
earth embankment and a 188-foot-long, 42-foot high masonry spillway;
(2) a proposed 78-inch-diameter, 500-foot-long steel penstock; (3) an
existing powerhouse which will contain a turbine with a maximum output
of 500-kW; (4) proposed transmission lines which will be connected to a
downstream industry; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The power from the
proposed project will be sold to a downstream industry. The proposed
project will not occupy any tribal or 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 modified the project's pre-1935 design
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This
filing may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link, select ``Docket'' and follow the
instructions. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3372, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
    m. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', and/
or ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any
motion to

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intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant
specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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