Alaska Power & Telephone Company; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene, 27525-27526 [E9-13546]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27525-27526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13546]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI09-9-000]


Alaska Power & Telephone Company; Notice of Declaration of 
Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To 
Intervene

June 3, 2009.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI09-9-000.
    c. Date Filed: May 18, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Power & Telephone Company.
    e. Name of Project: Connelly Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Connelly Lake Hydroelectric Project will 
be located on an unnamed stream, Connelly Lake, Chilkoot River, and 
Chilkoot Lake, near the towns of Haines and Skagway, Haines Borough, 
Alaska, affecting T. 28 S, R. 57 E, secs. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, and 
35, and T. 29 S, R. 58 E, secs. 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 
36, Copper River Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Glen D. Martin, Project Manager, 193 Otto 
Street, P.O. Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA 98368, telephone: (360) 385-
1733, x122; Fax: (360) 385-7538; e-mail: http://www.glen.m@aptalaska.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or E-mail address: 
henry.ecton@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: July 6, 
2009.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and/or interventions may be 
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper.
    Any questions, please contact the Secretary's Office. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing link.
    Please include the docket number (DI09-9-000) on any comments, 
protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Connelly Lake Hydropower 
Project will include: (1) A 48-foot-high, 100-foot-wide rock-filled 
dam; (2) a lake with a storage capacity of 4,700 acre-feet; (3) a 
6,188-foot-long, 30-inch-diameter penstock; (4) a 40-foot-wide, 60-
foot-long metal powerhouse containing one or two turbines, with an 
installed capacity of 6,200 kW; (5) a tailrace emptying into the 
Chilkoot River; (6) a 14-mile-long, 34.5 kV underground and overhead 
transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
will not be connected to an interstate grid, and will not occupy any 
federal lands.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing may be viewed on the Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link, select ``Docket'' and follow the 
instructions. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-3372, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--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

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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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-13546 Filed 6-9-09; 8:45 am]
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