[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69080-69081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27525]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14546-000]
Houtama Hydropower LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On August 14, 2013, Houtama Hydropower LLC 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 McKay Dam
Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located at McKay Dam near
Pendleton in Umatilla County, Oregon. The sole purpose of a preliminary
permit, if issued, 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 project would utilize flows at the existing McKay
Reservoir, and would consist of the following new features: (1) A 48-
inch diameter, 60-foot-long steel penstock that extends from the
existing dam penstock to a powerhouse; (2) a 20-foot by 30-foot
powerhouse; (3) a single 2.3-megawatt turbine/generator; (4) a
switchyard with a 69 kilovolt (kV) step-up transformer; (5) an
approximately 3,000-foot-long, 69-kV transmission line interconnecting
to the Pacific Power distribution system; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 5
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. William C. Hampton, CEO, Houtama Hydropower
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LLC, 1044 NW 12th Drive, Pendleton, OR 97801-1268; phone: (541) 969-
2276.
FERC Contact: Sean O'Neill; phone: (202) 502-6462.
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.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14546-000.
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-14546) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: November 8, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-27525 Filed 11-15-13; 8:45 am]
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