TDX Power Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 68420-68421 [E9-30578]

Download as PDF 68420 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 246 / Thursday, December 24, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13641–000] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 December 17, 2009. On December 11, 2009, Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Central Coast WaveConnect Project, multiple wave energy conversion devices with an installed capacity of up to 100megawatthours. The requested project boundary comprises approximately 45 square miles of coastal waters, located off the coast of Santa Barbara County, California. 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. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven E. Malnight; Vice President—Renewable Energy; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; P.O. Box 770000, MC- N13R– 1362; San Francisco, CA 94177–0001; or Annette Faraglia, Esq.; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Law Department; P.O. Box 7442, MC B30A–2479; San Francisco, CA 94120–7442. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, (202) 502–8434, or via e-mail at: Kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov. 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. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 (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 15:40 Dec 23, 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. 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 http: //www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13641) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–30579 Filed 12–23–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12660–002] TDX Power Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications December 17, 2009. On November 3, 2009, TDX Power Services, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Chakachamna Hydroelectric Project (Chakachamna Project or project), located on Chakachamna Lake, a natural lake, and the Chakachatna and MacArthur rivers about 40 miles west of the Native Village of Tyonek and 82 miles west of Anchorage in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. 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 utilize the existing Chakachamna Lake and consist of the following: (1) A proposed 200-foot-long, 9-foot-high concrete flowcontrol weir at the natural lake outlet for the purpose of helping to control lake storage and downstream flow releases; (2) a proposed 26-foot-diameter submerged intake structure on Chakachamna Lake with a vertical shaft PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for gate control, located about 0.5 mile west-southwest of the natural lake outlet; (3) a proposed 10.8-mile-long, 21-foot-diameter hard-rock tunnel extending southeast from the intake to the powerhouse; (4) a proposed underground cavern-type powerhouse about 60 feet wide by 200 feet long housing three vertical axis Francis units with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts; (5) a proposed 1,000-footlong tailrace tunnel connecting the powerhouse to the MacArthur River; (6) a proposed 21-foot-diameter, 13,800foot-long tunnel housing separate juvenile and adult fish passage channels and an access road—the tunnel would extend generally east from Chakachamna Lake to the Chakachatna River at a location about 1.5 miles downstream of the flow-control weir; (7) a proposed pool-and-chute fishway at the flow-control weir to facilitate upstream fish passage into Chakachamna Lake; (8) two proposed, 42-mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines extending from the powerhouse to the Beluga substation; (9) an existing approximately 10-mile-long access road extending west from Cook Inlet to a point near Shirleyville; (10) an existing 20-mile-long access road extending west-northwest from near Shirleyville to the ‘‘Straight Creek Crossing;’’ (11) a proposed 20-mile-long access road extending from the Straight Creek Crossing to the intake; (12) a proposed 15-mile-long access road extending from the 20-mile-long access road to the powerhouse; (13) a proposed buried, 25-kV power cable extending 22 miles from the powerhouse to the intake and a proposed buried, 25-kV power cable extending from the powerhouse to adjacent camp facilities for workers; and (14) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 1,330 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Nicholas Goodman, Manager, TDX Power Services, LLC, 4300 B Street, Suite 402, Anchorage, AK 99503; Phone: (907) 278–2312; e-mail: ngoodman@tdxpower.com. FERC Contact: Nick Jayjack; Phone: (202) 502–6073; e-mail: Nicholas.Jayjack@ferc.gov. 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 E:\FR\FM\24DEN1.SGM 24DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 246 / Thursday, December 24, 2009 / Notices 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 the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–12660–002) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–30578 Filed 12–23–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1417–246] Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 December 17, 2009. Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Shoreline Management Plan (SMP). b. Project No.: 1417–246. c. Date Filed: December 7, 2009. d. Applicant: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District. e. Name of Project: Kingsley Dam Project. f. Location: The project is located on the North Platte and Platte Rivers in Garden, Keith, Lincoln, Gosper, and Dawson Counties, Nebraska. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Michael A. Drain, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District, 415 Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 740, Holdrege, NE 68949–0740, (308) 995–8601. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Rebecca Martin at (202) 502–6012, or by e-mail: Rebecca.martin@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments and/ or motions: January 19, 2010. VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:40 Dec 23, 2009 Jkt 220001 All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please include the project number (P–1417–246) on any comments or motions filed. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all interveners 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 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 Proposal: Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District filed, for Commission approval, an SMP for the Kingsley Dam Project. The SMP is a comprehensive plan to manage the multiple resources and uses of the project’s shoreline in a manner that is consistent with license requirements and project purposes, protection of environmental resources, and to address the needs and interests of stakeholders. 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 email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1–866–208–3372 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 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68421 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. q. 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 at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–30577 Filed 12–23–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings December 14, 2009. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Numbers: RP10–228–000. Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC. Description: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC submits Original Sheet No 90A et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume No 1. Filed Date: 12/09/2009. Accession Number: 20091209–0042. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 21, 2009. Docket Numbers: RP10–229–000. Applicants: Petal Gas Storage, LLC. Description: Petal Gas Storage, LLC submits Sixth Revised Sheet No. 0 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, to be effective 1/9/10. E:\FR\FM\24DEN1.SGM 24DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 246 (Thursday, December 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68420-68421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30578]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12660-002]


TDX Power Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

December 17, 2009.
    On November 3, 2009, TDX Power Services, LLC filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Chakachamna 
Hydroelectric Project (Chakachamna Project or project), located on 
Chakachamna Lake, a natural lake, and the Chakachatna and MacArthur 
rivers about 40 miles west of the Native Village of Tyonek and 82 miles 
west of Anchorage in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. 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 utilize the existing Chakachamna Lake 
and consist of the following: (1) A proposed 200-foot-long, 9-foot-high 
concrete flow-control weir at the natural lake outlet for the purpose 
of helping to control lake storage and downstream flow releases; (2) a 
proposed 26-foot-diameter submerged intake structure on Chakachamna 
Lake with a vertical shaft for gate control, located about 0.5 mile 
west-southwest of the natural lake outlet; (3) a proposed 10.8-mile-
long, 21-foot-diameter hard-rock tunnel extending southeast from the 
intake to the powerhouse; (4) a proposed underground cavern-type 
powerhouse about 60 feet wide by 200 feet long housing three vertical 
axis Francis units with a total installed capacity of 300 megawatts; 
(5) a proposed 1,000-foot-long tailrace tunnel connecting the 
powerhouse to the MacArthur River; (6) a proposed 21-foot-diameter, 
13,800-foot-long tunnel housing separate juvenile and adult fish 
passage channels and an access road--the tunnel would extend generally 
east from Chakachamna Lake to the Chakachatna River at a location about 
1.5 miles downstream of the flow-control weir; (7) a proposed pool-and-
chute fishway at the flow-control weir to facilitate upstream fish 
passage into Chakachamna Lake; (8) two proposed, 42-mile-long, 230-
kilovolt (kV) transmission lines extending from the powerhouse to the 
Beluga substation; (9) an existing approximately 10-mile-long access 
road extending west from Cook Inlet to a point near Shirleyville; (10) 
an existing 20-mile-long access road extending west-northwest from near 
Shirleyville to the ``Straight Creek Crossing;'' (11) a proposed 20-
mile-long access road extending from the Straight Creek Crossing to the 
intake; (12) a proposed 15-mile-long access road extending from the 20-
mile-long access road to the powerhouse; (13) a proposed buried, 25-kV 
power cable extending 22 miles from the powerhouse to the intake and a 
proposed buried, 25-kV power cable extending from the powerhouse to 
adjacent camp facilities for workers; and (14) appurtenant facilities. 
The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 1,330 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Nicholas Goodman, Manager, TDX Power Services, 
LLC, 4300 B Street, Suite 402, Anchorage, AK 99503; Phone: (907) 278-
2312; e-mail: ngoodman@tdxpower.com.
    FERC Contact: Nick Jayjack; Phone: (202) 502-6073; e-mail: 
Nicholas.Jayjack@ferc.gov.
    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

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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 the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-12660-002) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-30578 Filed 12-23-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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