Turnagain Arm Tidal Energy Corporation; Notice of Amended Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 63745-63746 [E9-28920]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 232 / Friday, December 4, 2009 / Notices mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES The total estimated annual cost burden to respondents is $5,304.58 [(86 hours/2,080 hours 2 per year) × $128,297 3 per year]. The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; (4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information. 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Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the proposed collections of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–28919 Filed 12–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 2 Number of hours an employee works each year. mean annual salary of a lawyer. 3 Estimated VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:26 Dec 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13509–000] Turnagain Arm Tidal Energy Corporation; Notice of Amended Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications November 25, 2009. On August 31, 2009, Little Susitna Construction Company, Inc., filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Turnagain Arm Tidal Electric Generation Project (Turnagain Arm Project or project), located on the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet and adjacent lands of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. On September 3, 2009, the Commission issued a Notice of Acceptance of the August 31, 2009 application and sent an acceptance letter to Little Susitna Construction Company, Inc. Subsequently, on November 17, 2009, Little Susitna Construction Company, Inc. amended its preliminary permit application to change its name to Turnagain Arm Tidal Energy Corporation. Pursuant to 18 CFR 4.35, the September 3, 2009 Notice of Application and acceptance letter are rescinded, and the acceptance date for the application is now November 17, 2009. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) Proposed 8-mile-long and 7.5-mile long tidal ‘‘fences’’ containing a total of 220 10-megawatt (MW) Davis Turbine tidal-to-electrical energy generating units (total installed capacity equal to 2,200 MW)—the 8-mile-long tidal fence would extend from just south of Fire Island to Kenai Peninsula Borough land at Possession Point and the 7.5-mile-long tidal fence would extend from a point about 5–7 miles south of Fire Island to a point offshore of Anchorage; (2) two proposed control buildings—one near the southwest end of the 8-mile-long tidal fence at Possession Point (Possession Point control building) and one in PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63745 Anchorage along Raspberry Road (Anchorage control building)— containing equipment for controlling the turbines and the interties of the transmission lines to existing area electrical grids; (3) a pair of proposed 44-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines extending southwest from the Possession Point control building to a Homer Electric substation near the unincorporated community of Nikiski; (4) a proposed single, 17-milelong, 230-kV above and below water transmission line extending from the Possession Point control building, across the 8-mile-long tidal fence, and to the Anchorage control building; (5) a pair of proposed 10-mile-long, 230-kV transmission lines extending from the Anchorage control building to a Chugach Electric substation in Anchorage; (6) a proposed 18-mile-long, 230-kV above and below water transmission line extending from the Possession Point control building, over the 7.5-mile-long tidal fence, and to the Anchorage control building; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 11,560,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Dominic S.F. Lee, P.E., or Tamara L. Smith; Turnagain Arm Tidal Energy Corporation; 821 N St., Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99501; Ph. (907) 274–7571. FERC Contact: Nick Jayjack, 202–502– 6073. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. 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, including a copy of the application, 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–13509) in the docket number field to E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1 63746 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 232 / Friday, December 4, 2009 / Notices access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–28920 Filed 12–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2211–004] Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES November 25, 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.: 2211–004. c. Date filed: April 24, 2009. d. Applicant: Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. e. Name of Project: Markland Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Ohio River in Switzerland County, Indiana, near the towns of Florence and Vevay, Indiana, and Warsaw, Kentucky. The project affects about 6.21 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Tamara Styer, Duke Energy, Mail Code: EC12Y, P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 28201–1006, (704) 382–0293 or tami.styer@dukeenergy.com. i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502–6077 or dianne.rodman@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. 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 a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’ For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:26 Dec 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 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 also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The existing Markland Hydroelectric Project consists of a powerhouse integrated into the north end of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Markland dam, which was constructed by the Corps between 1959 and 1964. The project has a total installed capacity of 64.8 megawatts (MW) and produces an average annual generation of 350,454 megawatt-hours. All generated power is utilized within the applicant’s electric utility system. The project operates in run-of-river mode, has no storage, and only uses flows released by the Corps. The project consists of the following facilities: (1) A 96-foot-high, 248-footwide intake structure, with steel trashrack panels installed along the east side, directing flows to the connected powerhouse; (2) a powerhouse, integral to the Corps’ Markland dam, containing three vertical shaft Kaplan turbine/ generator units with a total installed capacity of 64.8 MW; (3) a tailrace discharging flows immediately downstream of the dam; (4) a substation about 250 feet north of the powerhouse; (5) an approximately 750-foot-long existing access road; (6) a 9.37-milelong, 138-kilovolt transmission line in a 100-foot-wide right-of-way extending to Fairview, Indiana; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The applicant is proposing to add a new, approximately 300-foot-long access road, leading to a new parking area for recreation use at the tailrace of the dam. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010. You may also 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. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–28922 Filed 12–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL05–146–013] Independent Energy Producers Association v. California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing November 25, 2009. Take notice that on November 23, 2009, Williams Gas Marketing, Inc. (Williams) filed a compliance refund report and interest calculation reflecting E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13509-000]


Turnagain Arm Tidal Energy Corporation; Notice of Amended 
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing, and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

November 25, 2009.
    On August 31, 2009, Little Susitna Construction Company, Inc., 
filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) 
of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Turnagain Arm Tidal Electric Generation Project (Turnagain Arm Project 
or project), located on the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet and adjacent 
lands of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Municipality of Anchorage, 
Alaska. On September 3, 2009, the Commission issued a Notice of 
Acceptance of the August 31, 2009 application and sent an acceptance 
letter to Little Susitna Construction Company, Inc. Subsequently, on 
November 17, 2009, Little Susitna Construction Company, Inc. amended 
its preliminary permit application to change its name to Turnagain Arm 
Tidal Energy Corporation.
    Pursuant to 18 CFR 4.35, the September 3, 2009 Notice of 
Application and acceptance letter are rescinded, and the acceptance 
date for the application is now November 17, 2009.
    The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 
the permit holder priority to file a license application during the 
permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder 
to perform any land disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands 
or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) Proposed 
8-mile-long and 7.5-mile long tidal ``fences'' containing a total of 
220 10-megawatt (MW) Davis Turbine tidal-to-electrical energy 
generating units (total installed capacity equal to 2,200 MW)--the 8-
mile-long tidal fence would extend from just south of Fire Island to 
Kenai Peninsula Borough land at Possession Point and the 7.5-mile-long 
tidal fence would extend from a point about 5-7 miles south of Fire 
Island to a point offshore of Anchorage; (2) two proposed control 
buildings--one near the southwest end of the 8-mile-long tidal fence at 
Possession Point (Possession Point control building) and one in 
Anchorage along Raspberry Road (Anchorage control building)--containing 
equipment for controlling the turbines and the interties of the 
transmission lines to existing area electrical grids; (3) a pair of 
proposed 44-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines extending 
southwest from the Possession Point control building to a Homer 
Electric substation near the unincorporated community of Nikiski; (4) a 
proposed single, 17-mile-long, 230-kV above and below water 
transmission line extending from the Possession Point control building, 
across the 8-mile-long tidal fence, and to the Anchorage control 
building; (5) a pair of proposed 10-mile-long, 230-kV transmission 
lines extending from the Anchorage control building to a Chugach 
Electric substation in Anchorage; (6) a proposed 18-mile-long, 230-kV 
above and below water transmission line extending from the Possession 
Point control building, over the 7.5-mile-long tidal fence, and to the 
Anchorage control building; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 
11,560,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Dominic S.F. Lee, P.E., or Tamara L. Smith; 
Turnagain Arm Tidal Energy Corporation; 821 N St., Suite 201, 
Anchorage, AK 99501; Ph. (907) 274-7571.
    FERC Contact: Nick Jayjack, 202-502-6073.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 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/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project, including a copy of 
the application, 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-13509) in the docket number field to

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access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-28920 Filed 12-3-09; 8:45 am]
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