[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78628-78629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32375]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13124-003]
Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Application
and Applicant-Prepared EA Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting Comments, and Final Terms and
Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and
applicant-prepared environmental assessment has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major License.
b. Project No.: P-13124-003.
c. Date filed: August 30, 2011.
d. Applicant: Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Allison Creek, near the Town of Valdez, Alaska.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Robert A. Wilkinson, CEO, Copper Valley
Electric Association, Inc., P.O. Box 45, Mile 187 Glenn Highway
Glennallen, AK 99588, (907) 822-3211.
i. FERC Contact: Kim A. Nguyen, [email protected], (202) 502-
6105.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
and final terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60
days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105
days from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents 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, (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.
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.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The Allison Creek Project consists of: (1) A 16-foot-high, 95-
foot-wide concrete gravity diversion structure spanning Allison Creek
with a 50-foot-wide spillway section; (2) a screen intake; (3) a 42-
inch-diameter, 500-foot-long buried and 7,200-foot-long surface steel
penstock; (4) a 65 foot x 65 foot powerhouse with one 6.5-megawatt
turbine/generating unit; (5) a permanent 550-foot-long access road to
the powerhouse; (6) a 3.8-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt transmission line
connecting to the Copper Valley switching station near the Petro Star
facility along Dayville Road; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The
average annual generation is estimated to be 23.3 gigawatt-hours.
m. A copy of the application 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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,''
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of
18 CFR 4.34(b). 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
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Dated: December 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-32375 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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