Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 68420 [E9-30579]

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

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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

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 100-megawatthours. 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 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.
    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-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
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