[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48781-48782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17521]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13212-005]
Kenai Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Application for Original License for Major
Project -- Unconstructed.
b. Project No.: P-13212-005.
c. Date filed: April 18, 2016.
d. Applicant: Kenia Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Grant Creek, near the Town of Moose Pass, Kenai
Peninsula
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Borough, Alaska. The proposed project would occupy 1,741.3 acres of
federal land within the Chugach National Forest managed by the U.S.
Forest Service.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mikel Salzetti, Manager of Fuel Supply &
Renewable Energy Development, 280 Airport Way, Kenai, AK 99611. (907)
283-2375.
i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, (202) 502-8434;
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and
requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the issuance date
of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
filing motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating
agency status using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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-13212-005.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project would consist of:
(1) An intake structure within Grant Lake; (2) a 3,300-foot-long water
conveyance; (3) a 72-inch-diameter, 150-feet-long, welded steel
penstock; (4) a power house containing two 2.5 megawatt Francis
turbine/generator units; (5) a 95-foot-long open channel tailrace; (6)
a 3.6-acre tailrace detention pond; (6) a 1.1-mile-long, 115-kilovolt
transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project is
estimated to generate an average of 18,600 megawatt hours (MWh)
annually.
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.
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. 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 a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for
the particular application.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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. 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.
Dated: July 19, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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