[Federal Register: July 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 141)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13242-000]

 
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comment, Motions to Intervene, and Competing Applications

July 11, 2008.
    On June 13, 2008, Whitman River Dam, Inc. filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to develop 
the hydroelectric potential at the existing Westminster Reservoir Pond 
Dam located on the Whitman River in the Town of Westminster, Worcester 
County, Massachusetts.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An earthen and masonry 
dam, 31-foot-high and 1,500-foot-long, (2) a head pond with storage of 
870.0 acre-feet, (3) two existing 30-inch diameter discharge pipes, and 
(4) a new powerhouse located in the vicinity of the discharge pipes 
containing one generating unit having a capacity of 35 kilowatts. The 
project would have an annual generation of 218,000 kilowatt hours and 
would be sold to power marketers, local industrial users, or municipal 
electric utilities.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert Francis, President, Whitman River 
Dam, Inc., P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy Francis Road, Westminster, MA 01473. 
FERC Contact: Shameek Patel, 202-502-6736.
    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 Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13242) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-16703 Filed 7-21-08; 8:45 am]

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