[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6372-6373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2727]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13371-001]
Town of West Stockbridge; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
the Traditional Licensing Process
February 2, 2010.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 13371-001.
c. Dated Filed: November 30, 2009.
d. Submitted By: Town of West Stockbridge.
e. Name of Project: Shaker Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Williams River, in Berkshire County,
Massachusetts. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Town of West Stockbridge, c/o Tina
Skorput Cooper, Chair, Board of Selectman, 21 State Line Rd., P.O. Box
525, West Stockbridge, MA 01266; (413) 232-0300 ext. 319.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts, Michael.Watts@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6123.
j. The Town of West Stockbridge filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on November 30, 2009. The City of Nashua
provided public notice of its request on January 15, 2010. In a letter
dated February 1, 2010, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects
approved the Town of West Stockbridge's request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Massachusetts
State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by Section 106,
National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating the Town of West
Stockbridge as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying
out informal
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consultation, pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act,
Section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Town of West Stockbridge filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site
(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 paragraph h.
o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-2727 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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