Lewis County Development Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 11151 [2010-5042]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13630–000]
Lewis County Development
Corporation; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
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March 3, 2010.
On November 16, 2009, Lewis County
Development Corporation (Lewis
County Corp) filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing
to study the feasibility of the Croghan
Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13630, to
be located at the existing Croghan Dam,
on the on the Beaver River, in Lewis
County, New York.
The proposed project would consist
of: (1) An existing concrete gravity dam
structure consisting of an 11.5-foot-high
by 120-foot-long section, and a 9.5-foothigh by 103-foot-long section; (2) an
existing approximately 121-acre
impoundment with a normal water
surface elevation of 817.7 feet mean sea
level; (3) a new 75-foot-long by 35-footwide powerhouse; (4) two new turbine
generator units for a total installed
capacity of 450 kilowatts; (5) a new
approximately 360-foot-long, 13.2kilovolt transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would operate in run-of-river
mode and generate an estimated average
annual generation of 2,773 megawatthours.
Lewis County Corp: Larry Dolhof,
Lewis County Development
Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Lyons Falls,
NY 13368, (315) 348–4066.
FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202)
502–6123.
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
‘‘eFiling’’ 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
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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–13630) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
call toll-free 1–866–208–3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010–5042 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12779–005]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Draft Application,
Request for Waivers of Integrated
Licensing Process Regulations
Necessary for Expedited Processing of
a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License
Application, and Soliciting Comments
March 3, 2010.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File a License Application for an
Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot
Project.
b. Project No.: 12779–005.
c. Date Filed: March 1, 2010.
d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and
Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Humboldt
WaveConnect Pilot Project.
f. Location: The project would be
located in the Pacific Ocean west of the
City of Eureka in Humboldt County,
California within California State
waters.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian
McDonald, Director—Renewable
Resource Development, Pacific Gas and
Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, MC
B5Q–542, San Francisco, CA 94105–
1814, telephone: (415)–973–2005.
i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan (202)
502–8434.
j. Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E) has filed with the Commission:
(1) A notice of intent (NOI) to file an
application for an original license for a
hydrokinetic pilot project and a draft
license application with monitoring
plans; (2) a request for waivers of the
integrated licensing process regulations
necessary for expedited processing of a
hydrokinetic pilot project license
application; (3) a proposed process plan
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and schedule; (4) a request to be
designated as the non-Federal
representative for section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act consultation;
and (5) a request to be designated as the
non-Federal representative for section
106 consultation under the National
Historic Preservation Act (collectively
the pre-filing materials).
k. With this notice, we are soliciting
comments on the pre-filing materials
listed in paragraph j above, including
the draft license application and
monitoring plans. All comments should
be sent to the address above in
paragraph h. In addition, all comments
(original and eight copies) must be filed
with the Commission at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. All filings with the Commission
must include on the first page, the
project name (Humboldt WaveConnect
Pilot Project) and number (P–12779–
005), and bear the heading ‘‘Comments
on the proposed Humboldt
WaveConnect Pilot Project.’’ Any
individual or entity interested in
submitting comments on the pre-filing
materials must do so by April 30, 2009.
Comments may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. 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.
l. With this notice, we are approving
PG&E’s request to be designated as the
non-Federal representative for section 7
of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
and its request to initiate consultation
under section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act; and
recommending that it begin informal
consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Service as required by
section 7 of ESA; and (b) the California
State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National
Historical Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
m. This notice does not constitute the
Commission’s approval of PG&E’s
request to use the Pilot Project Licensing
Procedures. Upon its review of the
project’s overall characteristics relative
to the pilot project criteria, the draft
license application contents, any
comments filed, and PG&E’s response to
any additional information requests by
the Commission, the Commission will
determine whether there is adequate
information to conclude the pre-filing
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13630-000]
Lewis County Development Corporation; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications
March 3, 2010.
On November 16, 2009, Lewis County Development Corporation (Lewis
County Corp) filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the
feasibility of the Croghan Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13630, to be
located at the existing Croghan Dam, on the on the Beaver River, in
Lewis County, New York.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) An existing concrete
gravity dam structure consisting of an 11.5-foot-high by 120-foot-long
section, and a 9.5-foot-high by 103-foot-long section; (2) an existing
approximately 121-acre impoundment with a normal water surface
elevation of 817.7 feet mean sea level; (3) a new 75-foot-long by 35-
foot-wide powerhouse; (4) two new turbine generator units for a total
installed capacity of 450 kilowatts; (5) a new approximately 360-foot-
long, 13.2-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
The proposed project would operate in run-of-river mode and generate an
estimated average annual generation of 2,773 megawatt-hours.
Lewis County Corp: Larry Dolhof, Lewis County Development
Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Lyons Falls, NY 13368, (315) 348-4066.
FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 502-6123.
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 ``eFiling'' 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 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-
13630) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-5042 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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