Haida Corporation; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 36481 [E9-17504]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 140 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 36481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17504]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 11480-010]


Haida Corporation; Notice of Application for Amendment of License 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

July 16, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 11480-010.
    c. Date Filed: August 1, 2008, and supplemented on May 29, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Haida Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Reynolds Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: When constructed, the project will be located on 
Reynolds Creek, near the town of Hydaburg, on Prince of Wales Island, 
in southeast Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael V. Stimac, Vice President, HDR 
Engineering, Inc., 500 108th Avenue NE., Suite 1200, Bellevue, 
Washington 98004; telephone (425) 450-6330.
    i. FERC Contact: Linda Stewart, telephone (202) 502-6680, and e-
mail address linda.stewart@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: August 17, 2009.
    Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) 
under the ``e-filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    All documents (original and eight copies) filed by paper should be 
sent to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number 
(P-11480-010) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervener 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. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request:
    (i) Amendment to Project Design: Haida Corporation proposes to 
install a single 5.0-megawatt (MW) turbine generating unit instead of 
installing two turbine generating units, a 1.5-MW unit and a 3.5-MW 
unit, during a two-phase construction process as authorized in the 
October 24, 2000 Order Issuing Original License (Major Project). The 
total installed capacity of the project would remain at 5.0 MW as 
currently authorized in the project license, and the total hydraulic 
capacity of the project would remain at 90 cubic feet per second as 
currently authorized in the project license.
    (ii) Amendment to License Articles: Haida Corporation proposes to 
modify or delete Articles 201, 301, 413, and 414 to the extent that 
they reference two-phase construction.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at https://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. You may also 
register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    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 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. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    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. E9-17504 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]
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