[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3162]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14351-000]
Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene
On January 13, 2012, the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric
Authority (GCPHA) filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the P.E. 46A
Wasteway Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the P.E. 46A Wasteway,
which is part of the Federal Columbia Basin Project, in Franklin
County, Washington.
The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities:
(1) A 20-foot-long, 20-foot-wide intake diversion canal leading to a
20-foot-wide, 15-foot-high intake gate structure; (2) an 8-foot-
diameter, 750-foot-long steel penstock connecting the intake gate
structure to the powerhouse; (3) a powerhouse containing a single
Francis turbine/generating unit with an installed capacity of 1.6
megawatts; (4) an approximately 0.1-mile-long, 13.8-kilovolt
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would
have an estimated average annual generation of 6,750 megawatts-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K. Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, 32 C Street NW., P.O. Box 219,
Ephrata, WA 98823, phone (509) 754-2227.
FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, (202) 502-6480.
Competing Application: This application competes with Project No.
14237-000 filed July 29, 2011. Competing applications had to be filed
on or before January 17, 2012.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene: 60 days from
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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.
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-14351) in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-
866-208-3372.
Dated: February 6, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-3162 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45 am]
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