[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34692-34693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14630]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14066-000]
Inside Passage Electric Cooperative
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing
Applications
On January 20, 2011, and supplemented on May 18, 2011, the Inside
Passage Electric Cooperative filed an application for a preliminary
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the Gartina Falls Hydroelectric
Project (Gartina Falls Project) to be located on Gartina Creek, near
Hoonah, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit 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 run-of-river project consist of the following new
facilities: (1) A 40-foot-wide, approximately 126-foot-long, 15-foot-
high concrete diversion structure with an inflatable gate at the head
of Gartina Falls; (2) a 20-foot-wide 40-foot-long concrete intake
structure; (3) an 8-foot-wide, 40-foot-long sluiceway on the left
abutment of the diversion dam; (4) an approximately 54-inch-diameter,
200-foot-long, steel penstock that would convey water from the
diversion dam to the powerhouse; (5) a 15-foot-wide and 10-foot-long,
rock-lined tailrace; (6) a powerhouse containing a single 600-kilowatt
turbine/generator unit; (7) a small switchyard located adjacent to the
powerhouse; (8) an approximately 4-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt
transmission line connecting the project switchyard to an
interconnection near Hoonah airport; (9) an approximately 0.3-mile-long
access road; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual
generation output for the project is 1.8 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter A. Bibb, Operations Manager, Inside
Passage Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box 210149, 12480 Mendenhall Loop
Road, Auke Bay, AK 99821, Phone (907) 789-3196.
FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy; phone: (202) 502-8755. 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 [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY,
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(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-14066-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 7, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14630 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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