Coastal Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 59706 [2010-24234]

Download as PDF 59706 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 28, 2010 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13661–000] Coastal Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES September 21, 2010. On February 9, 2010, and supplemented on July 16, 2010, Coastal Hydropower, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Walterville Headgate Dam Hydroelectric Project, to be located at the Walterville Headgate Dam on the Walterville Canal, a tributary of the McKenzie River, in Lane County, Oregon. 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) Three new submersible Kaplan turbine/generator units with a total installed capacity of 1.5 megawatts, to be installed replacing some sections of the existing dam; (2) a new control house building; and (3) a new approximately 1,200-foot-long, 15kilovolt transmission line interconnecting to an existing transmission line. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 7.9 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Neil Anderson, Coastal Hydropower, LLC, Key Centre, 601 108th Avenue, NE., Suite 1900, Bellevue, WA 98004; phone: (425) 943– 7690. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman; phone: (202) 502–6077. 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/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:22 Sep 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven 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–13661–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–24234 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13836–000] Medicine Bow Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications September 21, 2010. On August 30, 2010, Medicine Bow Hydro, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Medicine Bow Pumped Storage Project (Medicine Bow Project) to be located in Carbon County, Idaho. 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 will consist of the following: (1) A 9,200-footcircumference, 60-foot-high earth or rockfilled embankment; creating an 88acre upper reservoir with a storage capacity of 8,750-acre-foot at an elevation of 8,375 feet mean sea level PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (msl); (2) a 1,480-foot-long, 210-foothigh earth and rockfill or concrete-face rockfill dam; creating an 121-acre lower reservoir with a storage capacity of 8,900-acre-foot at an elevation of 7,325 feet msl; (3) a 19-foot-diameter, 600foot-long concrete-lined low pressure tunnel; (4) a 19-foot-diameter, 5,060foot-long high pressure concrete-lined tunnel; (5) a 280-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse containing one reversible 200-megawatt (MW) turbine/generator unit, and two 100– MW turbine/generator units, for a total installed capacity of 400 MW; (6) a 2,600-foot-long, 22.5-foot-diameter tailrace between the powerhouse and the lower reservoir; (7) an approximately 6.8-mile-long, 230kilovolt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the existing Miracle Mile-Cheyenne transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Medicine Bow Project would be 1,226,400 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin Street, Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 246–9925. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper (202) 502–6136. 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/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven 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–13836–000) in the docket number field to access the E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13661-000]


Coastal Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

September 21, 2010.
    On February 9, 2010, and supplemented on July 16, 2010, Coastal 
Hydropower, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant 
to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 
feasibility of the Walterville Headgate Dam Hydroelectric Project, to 
be located at the Walterville Headgate Dam on the Walterville Canal, a 
tributary of the McKenzie River, in Lane County, Oregon. 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) Three new 
submersible Kaplan turbine/generator units with a total installed 
capacity of 1.5 megawatts, to be installed replacing some sections of 
the existing dam; (2) a new control house building; and (3) a new 
approximately 1,200-foot-long, 15-kilovolt transmission line 
interconnecting to an existing transmission line. The estimated annual 
generation of the project would be 7.9 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Neil Anderson, Coastal Hydropower, LLC, Key 
Centre, 601 108th Avenue, NE., Suite 1900, Bellevue, WA 98004; phone: 
(425) 943-7690.
    FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman; phone: (202) 502-6077.
    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/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven 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-13661-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24234 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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