Document ID: FERC-2007-0283-0002
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2007-05-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 86)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12769-000]

 
Ice House Partners, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

April 27, 2007.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Exemption from Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 12769-000.
    c. Date filed: January 22, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Ice House Partners, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Ice House Power Project.
    f. Location: On the Nashua River, in the Town of Ayer, Middlesex 
County, Massachusetts. The project would use Federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. sections 2705 and 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Liisa Dowd, Ice House Partners, Inc., 323 
West Main Street, Ayer, MA 01432, (978) 772-3303.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    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) under the 

``eFiling'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Description of Project: The Ice House Power Project would 
consist of the following existing facilities: (1) The 300-foot-long, 
10-foot-high Ice House Dam consisting of a 210-foot-long spillway 
topped with flashboards; (2) a 137-acre reservoir with a normal full 
pond elevation of 215 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum; (3) a 50-
foot-wide, 600-foot-long power canal; (4) a restored powerhouse 
containing two generating units with a total installed capacity of 270 
kilowatts; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an 
average annual generation of 2,500 megawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the filing 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 toll-free 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 e-mail 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)

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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.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following revised hydro licensing schedule.
    Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis September 
2007.
    Notice of the availability of the EA February 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-8521 Filed 5-3-07; 8:45 am]

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