City of Seattle; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 57162-57163 [E9-26474]

Download as PDF 57162 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 4, 2009 / Notices Dam No. 5 located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for the Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 5 from the transferor to the transferee. Applicant Contact: Transferor: Allegheny Hydro Partners, Ltd.—Ms. Michelle D. Grant, Dynegy Inc., 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5800, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 767–0387, e-mail: michelle.d.grant@dynegy.com. Transferee: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC—Mr. David T. Fisfis, Allegheny Energy, Inc., 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, phone (724) 838–6926, e-mail: dfisfis@alleghenyenergy.com. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502–8735. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 15 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)(2008) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to the Commission’s Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–3671– 084) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–26477 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (transferee) filed an application for transfer of license of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 6 located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for the Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 6 from the transferor to the transferee. Applicant Contact: Transferor: Allegheny Number 6 Hydro Partners— Ms. Michelle D. Grant, Dynegy Inc., 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5800, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 767–0387, e-mail: michelle.d.grant@dynegy.com. Transferee: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC—Mr. David T. Fisfis, Allegheny Energy, Inc., 800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601, phone (724) 838–6926, e-mail: dfisfis@alleghenyenergy.com. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502–8735. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 15 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)(2008) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to the Commission’s Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–3494– 088) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–26476 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3494–088] mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Allegheny Number 6 Hydro Partners;Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene October 28, 2009. On October 7, 2009, Allegheny Number 6 Hydro Partners (transferor) VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:29 Nov 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2144–038] City of Seattle; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests October 28, 2009. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 2144–038. c. Date Filed: September 29, 2009. d. Applicant: City of Seattle. e. Name of Project: Boundary Hydroelectric Project f. Location: The existing project is located on the Pend Oreille River in Pend Oreille County, Washington. The project currently occupies 920.87 acres of Federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791 (a)–825(r). h. Agent Contact: Jorge Carrasco, Superintendent, Seattle City Light, 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98124–4023; (206) 615–1091. i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502–6091. j. The deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests is December 28, 2009. All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice 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 E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 4, 2009 / Notices also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. Project Description: The existing project consists of: (1) A concrete arch dam with a crest elevation of 2,004 feet NGVD (North American Vertical Datum), a structural height of 340 feet, a thickness ranging from 8 feet at the crest to 32 feet at the base, and a crest length of 508 feet, with a total length, including the spillways, of 740 feet; (2) two 50-feet-wide spillways fitted with 45-feet-high radial gates, one on each abutment, which have a combined maximum capacity of 108,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) at a forebay water surface elevation of 1994 feet NGVD; (3) seven 21-foot-high by 17-foot-wide, lowlevel vertical fixed-wheel sluice gates that provide an additional discharge capacity of 252,000 cfs, for a total discharge capacity at the dam of 360,000 cfs; (4) a 17.5-mile-long, 1,794-acre reservoir at a normal full pool elevation of 1,994 feet NGVD with 87,913 acrefeet of gross storage; (5) power intake facilities excavated on the left abutment area consisting of an approximately 300foot-wide by 800-foot-long forebay, a trash rack structure across the entrance to the forebay, and the portal face with six 30-foot-wide by 34-foot-high horseshoe-shaped tunnels extending to intake gate chambers; (6) six 315-feetlong penstocks lead from each of the intake gates to one of the six turbinegenerator units in the power plant; (7) an underground power plant comprised of a 76-feet wide by 172-feet-high by 477-feet-long machine hall; (8) two 204,506-horsepower (hp) Francis turbines, with 158.4-megawatt (MW) generators, two 204,506-hp Francis turbines, with 161.5–MW generators, and two 259,823-hp Francis turbines, with 200–MW generators for a total authorized generating capacity of 1,003 MW; (9) six draft tubes that discharge water into the tailrace immediately below the dam; (10) six horseshoeshaped transformer bays; (11) six individual three-phase, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines up the vertical face of the left abutment of the dam to six pairs of transmission towers on top of the abutment; and (12) appurtenant equipment. The applicant proposes to install new high efficiency turbines in Units 55 and 56, concurrently with planned generator rewinds and step-up transformer replacements. m. 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 https:// VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:29 Nov 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree 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. Register online at https:// 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. 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, .211, .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 comment date for the particular application. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (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. o. Procedural Schedule: See tendering notice issued on October 8, 2009. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–26474 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57163 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 803–087 ] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation October 28, 2009. On October 2, 2007, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, licensee for the DeSabla-Centerville Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations thereunder. The DeSablaCenterville Hydroelectric Project is located on the Butte Creek and West Branch Feather River, in Butte County, CA. The license for Project No. 803 was issued for a period ending October 11, 2009. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 803 is issued to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a period effective October 12, 2009 through October 11, 2010, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before October 11, 2010, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2144-038]


City of Seattle; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

October 28, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2144-038.
    c. Date Filed: September 29, 2009.
    d. Applicant: City of Seattle.
    e. Name of Project: Boundary Hydroelectric Project
    f. Location: The existing project is located on the Pend Oreille 
River in Pend Oreille County, Washington. The project currently 
occupies 920.87 acres of Federal land managed by the U.S. Forest 
Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Agent Contact: Jorge Carrasco, Superintendent, Seattle City 
Light, 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98124-4023; (206) 615-
1091.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091.
    j. The deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests is 
December 28, 2009.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To 
paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice 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

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also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The existing project consists of: (1) A 
concrete arch dam with a crest elevation of 2,004 feet NGVD (North 
American Vertical Datum), a structural height of 340 feet, a thickness 
ranging from 8 feet at the crest to 32 feet at the base, and a crest 
length of 508 feet, with a total length, including the spillways, of 
740 feet; (2) two 50-feet-wide spillways fitted with 45-feet-high 
radial gates, one on each abutment, which have a combined maximum 
capacity of 108,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) at a forebay water 
surface elevation of 1994 feet NGVD; (3) seven 21-foot-high by 17-foot-
wide, low-level vertical fixed-wheel sluice gates that provide an 
additional discharge capacity of 252,000 cfs, for a total discharge 
capacity at the dam of 360,000 cfs; (4) a 17.5-mile-long, 1,794-acre 
reservoir at a normal full pool elevation of 1,994 feet NGVD with 
87,913 acre-feet of gross storage; (5) power intake facilities 
excavated on the left abutment area consisting of an approximately 300-
foot-wide by 800-foot-long forebay, a trash rack structure across the 
entrance to the forebay, and the portal face with six 30-foot-wide by 
34-foot-high horseshoe-shaped tunnels extending to intake gate 
chambers; (6) six 315-feet-long penstocks lead from each of the intake 
gates to one of the six turbine-generator units in the power plant; (7) 
an underground power plant comprised of a 76-feet wide by 172-feet-high 
by 477-feet-long machine hall; (8) two 204,506-horsepower (hp) Francis 
turbines, with 158.4-megawatt (MW) generators, two 204,506-hp Francis 
turbines, with 161.5-MW generators, and two 259,823-hp Francis 
turbines, with 200-MW generators for a total authorized generating 
capacity of 1,003 MW; (9) six draft tubes that discharge water into the 
tailrace immediately below the dam; (10) six horseshoe-shaped 
transformer bays; (11) six individual three-phase, 230-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission lines up the vertical face of the left abutment of the dam 
to six pairs of transmission towers on top of the abutment; and (12) 
appurtenant equipment. The applicant proposes to install new high 
efficiency turbines in Units 55 and 56, concurrently with planned 
generator rewinds and step-up transformer replacements.
    m. 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 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. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
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.
    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, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. 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, .211, .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 comment date for 
the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (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.
    o. Procedural Schedule: See tendering notice issued on October 8, 
2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26474 Filed 11-3-09; 8:45 am]
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