Cascade Creek, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 15972 [2011-6617]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6617]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12495-002]


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

    On February 1, 2011, Cascade Creek, 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 Cascade Creek 
Hydroelectric Project (Cascade Creek project) to be located on Cascade 
Creek, Swan Lake, and Falls Lake in the vicinity of Petersburg, 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 will consist of the following: (1) A low-head 
weir on Swan Lake with a 3-foot-high, 50-foot-long crest gate and an 
intake siphon; (2) a 16,000-foot-long, 12 to 14-foot diameter unlined 
power conduit; (3) an 780-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter steel penstock 
from the power conduit to the powerhouse; (4) a 140-foot by 80-foot 
concrete and metal powerhouse containing three turbines with a capacity 
of 70 megawatts (MW); (5) an approximately 18.7-mile-long, 138-kV 
transmission line which will tie into an undetermined interconnection 
near Petersburg; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Cascade Creek project would be 205 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Chris Spens, Cascade Creek, LLC, 3633 Alderwood 
Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225.
    FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen (202) 502-8074 or by e-mail at 
ryan.hansen@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/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-12495-002) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 15, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-6617 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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