[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69844-69845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27959]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13272-003]
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Minor Original License.
b. Project No.: 13272-003.
c. Date Filed: November 1, 2013.
d. Applicant: Alaska Village Electric Cooperation, Inc. (AVEC).
e. Name of Project: Old Harbor Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be constructed on the East Fork of
Mountain Creek, near the town of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough,
Alaska. Some project facilities would be located on approximately 1.85
acres of federal lands of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Meera Kohler, President and CEO, AVEC, 4831
Eagle Street, Anchorage, AK 99503; Telephone (907) 561-1818.
i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene, (202) 502-8675 or
[email protected].
j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
k. The Project Description: The proposed run-of-river project will
consist of an intake, penstock, powerhouse, tailrace and constructed
channel, access road and trail, and transmission line. Power from this
project will be used by the residents of the city of Old Harbor.
Intake
The intake will consist of a diversion/cut off weir with a height
of approximately 3-8 feet and a length of approximately 100 feet. A
below grade transition with an above-ground air relief inlet pipe will
convey water to a buried high-density polyethylene pipe and steel pipe
penstock.
Penstock
A 10,100-foot-long penstock consisting of an 18-inch-diameter
polyethylene pipe, a 20-inch-diameter polyethylene pipe, and a 16-inch-
diameter steel pipe will be installed. A total of 7,400 feet of
polyethylene will be installed from the intake and 2,750 feet of steel
pipe will be installed near the powerhouse.
Powerhouse
The powerhouse will consist of an approximately 30-foot by 35-foot
by 16-foot high metal building or similar structure. The building will
house two 262-kW Pelton turbines, a 480 volt, 3 phase synchronous
generator, and switchgear for each turbine.
Tailrace
A tailrace structure and culvert or constructed stream bed will
convey the project flows from the powerhouse to the nearby pond, known
in Old Harbor as Swimming Pond. The tailrace will continue on from
Swimming Pond, conveying project flows for a total of approximately
2,300 feet.
Access Road and Trail
An approximately 11,500-foot-long by 10-foot-wide intake access
trail will be constructed between the intake and the powerhouse and an
approximately 5,720-foot-long by 24-foot-wide access
[[Page 69845]]
road will extend from powerhouse to the existing community drinking
water tank access road. As requested by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, to prevent traffic in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, the
intake access trail will be closed to non-project traffic. The
powerhouse access road will be open to public vehicles. An
approximately 6,550-foot-long, 12.47kV three-phase overhead power line
will extend from the powerhouse to the existing power distribution
system in Old Harbor.
Transmission Line
A 6,500-foot-long, 12.47-kV, 3-phase overhead power line will be
installed from the powerhouse to the existing power distribution system
in Old Harbor.
l. Locations of the Application: 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 at [email protected]
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 item
(h) above.
m. You may also 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. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Milestone Target date
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for January 2014.
Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary March 2014.
terms and conditions, and fishway
prescriptions.
Commission issues Environmental July 2014.
Assessment (EA).
Comments on EA........................... August 2014.
Modified terms and conditions............ October 2014.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: November 14, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-27959 Filed 11-20-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P