Alaska Power Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 64933-64935 [2011-26982]

Download as PDF 64933 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 19, 2011 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by e-mail at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax at (202) 273–0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected under the requirements of FERC–510, ‘‘Application for Surrender of Hydropower License’’ (OMB No. 1902– 0068), is used by the Commission to implement the statutory provisions of sections 4(e), 6 and 13 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. sections 797(e), 799 and 806). Section 4(e) gives the Commission authority to issue licenses for the purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining dams, water conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmission lines or other power project works necessary or convenient for developing and improving navigation, transmission and utilization of power using bodies of before issuing an order for Surrender of a License. The order is the result of an analysis of the information produced, i.e., economic, environmental concerns, etc., which are examined to determine if the application for surrender is warranted. The order implements the existing regulations and is inclusive for surrender of all types of hydropower licenses issued by FERC and its predecessor, the Federal Power Commission. The Commission implements these mandatory filing requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 18 CFR 6.1– 6.4. water over which Congress has jurisdiction. Section 6 gives the Commission the authority to prescribe the conditions of licenses including the revocation or surrender of the license. Section 13 defines the Commission’s authority to delegate time periods for when a license must be terminated if project construction has not begun. Surrender of a license may be desired by a licensee when a licensed project is retired or not constructed or natural catastrophes have damaged or destroyed the project facilities. The information collected under the designation FERC– 510 is in the form of a written application for surrender of a hydropower license. The information is used by Commission staff to determine the broad impact of such surrender. The Commission will issue a notice soliciting comments from the public and other agencies and conduct a careful review of the prepared application The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the current expiration date, with no changes to the existing collection of data. ACTION: Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated as: BURDEN STATEMENT: Number of responses per respondent (2) Average burden hours per response (3) Total annual burden hours (1)×(2)×(3) 16 ..................................................................................................................................... emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Number of respondents annually (1) 1 10 160 Estimated cost burden to respondents is $10,952 (160 hours/2080 hours per year times $142,372 per year average per employee = $10,952(rounded)). The estimated annual cost per respondent is $685 (rounded). The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; (4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information. The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs apply to activities which VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:56 Oct 18, 2011 Jkt 226001 benefit the whole organization rather than any one particular function or activity. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Dated: October 12, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–26985 Filed 10–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14285–000] Alaska Power Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On September 12, 2011, Alaska Power Company, Inc., 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 Moira Sound Hydroelectric Project (Moira Sound Project or project) to be located on Dickman, Kugel, Aiken, Luelia, and Niblack Creeks; Lake Luelia, Kugel and Aiken Lakes, and seven unnamed lakes near Hollis, on Prince of Wales Island in the Prince of Wales— Hyder Census Area, Alaska. The project as proposed would occupy 10,041 acres, 7,839 acres of which are lands of the Tongass National Forest, managed by the U.S. Forest Service. 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 E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1 64934 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 19, 2011 / Notices or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of 11 developments, plus support facilities for the project. All proposed facilities are new. Lower Kugel Development (a) The Lower Kugel Development would consist of the following: (1) A 300-foot-long, 65-foot-high concrete gravity dam, which would raise the elevation of the existing Kugel Lake from 397 feet mean sea level (msl) to 450 feet msl; (2) a 2,900-foot-long penstock consisting of a 900-foot-long, 5-foot-diameter buried high density polyethylene (HPDE) section and a 2,000-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter buried ductile iron section; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 4.1-megawatt (MW) turbine/ generator unit with an adjacent 40-footlong, 40-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Kugel Creek; (5) three access roads, totaling 1.6 miles in length; (6) a 0.2-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Lower Kugel Development substation to the project substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Middle Kugel Development (b) The Middle Kugel Development would consist of the following: (1) A 300-foot-long, 40-foot-high concretefaced rockfill dam, which would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 930 in the project application) from 930 feet msl to 960 feet msl; (2) a 6,700-foot-long, 4.5foot-diameter buried ductile iron penstock; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-footwide powerhouse containing one 4.8– MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-long, 40-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Kugel Lake; (5) two access roads, totaling 2.9 miles in length; (6) a 2.2mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line from the Middle Kugel Development substation to the project substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Upper Kugel Development (c) The Upper Kugel Development would consist of the following: (1) A 500-foot-long, 60-foot-high concretefaced rockfill dam, which would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 1125 in the project application) from 1,125 feet msl to 1,175 feet msl; (2) a 1,300-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter buried ductile iron penstock; (3) a 30-foot-long, 50-footwide powerhouse containing one 0.9– MW turbine/generator unit with an VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:34 Oct 18, 2011 Jkt 226001 adjacent 30-foot-long, 40-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Lake 930; (5) a 0.8-mile-long access road; (6) a 0.5-mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line from the Upper Kugel Development substation to the Aiken Development substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Aiken Development (d) The Aiken Development would consist of the following: (1) A 300-footlong, 40-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which would raise the elevation of Aiken Lake from approximately 1,119 feet msl to 1,150 feet msl; (2) a 3,500-foot-long penstock consisting of an 800-foot-long, 5-footwide, 7-foot-high tunnel section and a 2,700-foot-long, 2.5-foot-diameter buried HPDE section; (3) a 30-foot-long, 50foot-wide powerhouse containing one 0.4–MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Lake 930; (5) a 2-mile-long access road; (6) a 1.3-mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line from the Aiken Development substation to the Middle Kugel Development substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Dickman Development (e) The Dickman Development would consist of the following: (1) A 300-footlong, 60-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 305 in the project application) from 305 feet msl to 350 feet msl; (2) a 5,200-foot-long penstock consisting of a 3,300-foot-long, 4-footdiameter buried HPDE section and a 1,900-foot-long, 3.5-foot-diameter buried ductile iron section; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 2.2–MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to an unnamed creek (referred to as Dickman Creek in the project application); (5) two access roads, totaling 3.3 miles in length; (6) a 2.4mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line from the Dickman Development substation to the project substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Lower Luelia Development (f) The Lower Luelia Development would consist of the following: (1) A 150-foot-long, 45-foot-high concretefaced rockfill dam, which would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 592 in the project application) from 592 feet msl to PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 625 feet msl; (2) a 1,500-foot-long penstock consisting of an 800-foot-long, 3.5-foot-diameter buried HPDE section and a 700-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter above-ground steel section; (3) a 40-footlong, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 2.2-MW turbine/ generator unit with an adjacent 40-footlong, 60-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Luelia Creek; (5) two access roads, totaling 3.6 miles in length; (6) a 2.3-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Lower Luelia Development substation to the project substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Middle Luelia Development (g) The Middle Luelia Development would consist of the following: (1) A siphon intake in Lake Luelia; (2) a 1,700-foot-long penstock consisting of a 500-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter buried HPDE section and a 1,200-foot-long, 3.5foot-diameter above-ground steel section; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 2.3-MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Lake 592; (5) two access roads, totaling 1.2 miles in length; (6) a 1.1-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Middle Luelia Development substation to the Lower Luelia Development substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Upper Luelia Development (h) The Upper Luelia Development would consist of the following: (1) A 100-foot-long, 10-foot-high concrete gravity dam, which would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 1050 in the project application) from 1,050 feet msl to 1,055 feet msl; (2) a 1,100-foot-long, 2.5-footdiameter buried ductile iron penstock; (3) a 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 0.4-MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide substation; (4) a 20-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Lake Luelia; (5) two access roads, totaling 1.3 miles in length; (6) a 1.5-mile-long, 69kV transmission line from the Upper Luelia Development substation to the Middle Luelia Development substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Lower Niblack Development (i) The Lower Niblack Development would consist of the following: (1) A 250-foot-long, 30-foot-high concretefaced rockfill dam, which would raise the elevation of Myrtle Lake from 92 feet msl to 110 feet msl; (2) a 900-foot-long, E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 202 / Wednesday, October 19, 2011 / Notices 3-foot-diameter buried HDPE penstock; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 0.4-MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Myrtle Creek; (5) two access roads, totaling 1 mile in length; (6) a 0.7-mile-long, 34.5kV transmission line from the Lower Niblack Development substation to a substation located at the Niblack Mine; and (7) appurtenant facilities. emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Middle Niblack Development (j) The Middle Niblack Development would consist of the following: (1) A 1,100-foot-long, 50-foot-high concretefaced rockfill dam, which would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 630 in the project application) from 630 feet msl to 670 feet msl; (2) a 3,400-foot-long, 3foot-diameter ductile iron penstock, installed within an access tunnel; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 2.1-MW turbine/ generator unit with an adjacent 40-footlong, 40-foot-wide substation; (4) a 20foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Myrtle Lake; (5) two access roads, totaling 2.6 miles in length; (6) a 1.3-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Middle Niblack Development substation to the Lower Niblack Development substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Upper Niblack Development (k) The Upper Niblack Development would consist of the following: (1) A 100-foot-long, 10-foot-high concrete gravity dam, which would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 1300 in the project application) from 1,300 feet msl to 1,305 feet msl; (2) a 3,100-foot-long penstock, which would include a 900-foot-long, 1.5-foot-diameter HDPE section and a 2,200-foot-long, 1.5-foot-diameter aboveground steel section; (3) a 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 0.6-MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide substation; (4) a 20-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Lake Luelia; (5) a 1.3-mile-long access road; (6) a 1.5-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Upper Niblack Development substation to the Upper Luelia Development substation and the Middle Luelia Development substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. (l) The support facilities for the project would consist of the following: (1) A marine access facility located on the shore of Dickman Bay, which would include a barge landing, a boat ramp, VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:34 Oct 18, 2011 Jkt 226001 and a boat/seaplane dock; (2) a construction camp/staging area/ maintenance facility, which would include two residences for maintenance personnel, and a garage/shop building; (3) a project substation located in the construction camp/staging area/ maintenance facility; (4) a 13.4-milelong, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to transmit power from the project substation to the Bokan Mountain mine; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The total proposed generating capacity of the Moira Sound Project would be 20.4 MW, with an estimated annual generation of 79.7 gigawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert S. Grimm, CEO/President, Alaska Power Company, Inc., c/o Alaska Power & Telephone Company, P.O. Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA 98368; phone: (360) 385–1733. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone: (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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 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–14285– 000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64935 Dated: October 12, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–26982 Filed 10–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP12–14–000. Applicants: Dominion Transmission, Inc. Description: Dominion Transmission, Inc. submits tariff filing per 154.204: DTI—October 11, 2011 Negotiated Rate Agreement to be effective 11/1/2011. Filed Date: 10/11/2011. Accession Number: 20111011–5210. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 24, 2011. Docket Numbers: RP12–15–000. Applicants: Gas Transmission Northwest LLC. Description: Gas Transmission Northwest LLC submits tariff filing per 154.204: Pressure Commitments to be effective 11/11/2011. Filed Date: 10/11/2011. Accession Number: 20111011–5262. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 24, 2011. Docket Numbers: RP12–16–000. Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation. Description: National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation submits tariff filing per 154.203: Beacon Non-conforming Compliance Filing to be effective 9/22/ 2011. Filed Date: 10/12/2011. Accession Number: 20111012–5042. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 24, 2011. Docket Numbers: RP12–17–000. Applicants: Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. Description: Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per 154.204: SNG Name Change Filing Errata 2 to be effective 10/12/2011. Filed Date: 10/12/2011. Accession Number: 20111012–5113. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 24, 2011. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14285-000]


Alaska Power Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 12, 2011, Alaska Power Company, Inc., 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 
Moira Sound Hydroelectric Project (Moira Sound Project or project) to 
be located on Dickman, Kugel, Aiken, Luelia, and Niblack Creeks; Lake 
Luelia, Kugel and Aiken Lakes, and seven unnamed lakes near Hollis, on 
Prince of Wales Island in the Prince of Wales--Hyder Census Area, 
Alaska. The project as proposed would occupy 10,041 acres, 7,839 acres 
of which are lands of the Tongass National Forest, managed by the U.S. 
Forest Service. 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

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or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of 11 developments, plus support 
facilities for the project. All proposed facilities are new.

Lower Kugel Development

    (a) The Lower Kugel Development would consist of the following: (1) 
A 300-foot-long, 65-foot-high concrete gravity dam, which would raise 
the elevation of the existing Kugel Lake from 397 feet mean sea level 
(msl) to 450 feet msl; (2) a 2,900-foot-long penstock consisting of a 
900-foot-long, 5-foot-diameter buried high density polyethylene (HPDE) 
section and a 2,000-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter buried ductile iron 
section; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 
4.1-megawatt (MW) turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-long, 
40-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows 
from the powerhouse to Kugel Creek; (5) three access roads, totaling 
1.6 miles in length; (6) a 0.2-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from 
the Lower Kugel Development substation to the project substation; and 
(7) appurtenant facilities.

Middle Kugel Development

    (b) The Middle Kugel Development would consist of the following: 
(1) A 300-foot-long, 40-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which 
would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as 
Lake 930 in the project application) from 930 feet msl to 960 feet msl; 
(2) a 6,700-foot-long, 4.5-foot-diameter buried ductile iron penstock; 
(3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 4.8-MW 
turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-long, 40-foot-wide 
substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the 
powerhouse to Kugel Lake; (5) two access roads, totaling 2.9 miles in 
length; (6) a 2.2-mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line from the Middle 
Kugel Development substation to the project substation; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities.

Upper Kugel Development

    (c) The Upper Kugel Development would consist of the following: (1) 
A 500-foot-long, 60-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which would 
raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 
1125 in the project application) from 1,125 feet msl to 1,175 feet msl; 
(2) a 1,300-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter buried ductile iron penstock; 
(3) a 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 0.9-MW 
turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 30-foot-long, 40-foot-wide 
substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the 
powerhouse to Lake 930; (5) a 0.8-mile-long access road; (6) a 0.5-
mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line from the Upper Kugel Development 
substation to the Aiken Development substation; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.

Aiken Development

    (d) The Aiken Development would consist of the following: (1) A 
300-foot-long, 40-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which would 
raise the elevation of Aiken Lake from approximately 1,119 feet msl to 
1,150 feet msl; (2) a 3,500-foot-long penstock consisting of an 800-
foot-long, 5-foot-wide, 7-foot-high tunnel section and a 2,700-foot-
long, 2.5-foot-diameter buried HPDE section; (3) a 30-foot-long, 50-
foot-wide powerhouse containing one 0.4-MW turbine/generator unit with 
an adjacent 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long 
tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Lake 930; (5) a 2-mile-
long access road; (6) a 1.3-mile-long, 34.5-kV transmission line from 
the Aiken Development substation to the Middle Kugel Development 
substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities.

Dickman Development

    (e) The Dickman Development would consist of the following: (1) A 
300-foot-long, 60-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which would 
raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 
305 in the project application) from 305 feet msl to 350 feet msl; (2) 
a 5,200-foot-long penstock consisting of a 3,300-foot-long, 4-foot-
diameter buried HPDE section and a 1,900-foot-long, 3.5-foot-diameter 
buried ductile iron section; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing one 2.2-MW turbine/generator unit with an 
adjacent 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long 
tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to an unnamed creek 
(referred to as Dickman Creek in the project application); (5) two 
access roads, totaling 3.3 miles in length; (6) a 2.4-mile-long, 34.5-
kV transmission line from the Dickman Development substation to the 
project substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities.

Lower Luelia Development

    (f) The Lower Luelia Development would consist of the following: 
(1) A 150-foot-long, 45-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which 
would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as 
Lake 592 in the project application) from 592 feet msl to 625 feet msl; 
(2) a 1,500-foot-long penstock consisting of an 800-foot-long, 3.5-
foot-diameter buried HPDE section and a 700-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter 
above-ground steel section; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing one 2.2-MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-
long, 60-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning 
flows from the powerhouse to Luelia Creek; (5) two access roads, 
totaling 3.6 miles in length; (6) a 2.3-mile-long, 69-kV transmission 
line from the Lower Luelia Development substation to the project 
substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities.

Middle Luelia Development

    (g) The Middle Luelia Development would consist of the following: 
(1) A siphon intake in Lake Luelia; (2) a 1,700-foot-long penstock 
consisting of a 500-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter buried HPDE section and 
a 1,200-foot-long, 3.5-foot-diameter above-ground steel section; (3) a 
40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 2.3-MW turbine/
generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide substation; 
(4) a 30-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Lake 
592; (5) two access roads, totaling 1.2 miles in length; (6) a 1.1-
mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Middle Luelia Development 
substation to the Lower Luelia Development substation; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities.

Upper Luelia Development

    (h) The Upper Luelia Development would consist of the following: 
(1) A 100-foot-long, 10-foot-high concrete gravity dam, which would 
raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 
1050 in the project application) from 1,050 feet msl to 1,055 feet msl; 
(2) a 1,100-foot-long, 2.5-foot-diameter buried ductile iron penstock; 
(3) a 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 0.4-MW 
turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide 
substation; (4) a 20-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the 
powerhouse to Lake Luelia; (5) two access roads, totaling 1.3 miles in 
length; (6) a 1.5-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Upper 
Luelia Development substation to the Middle Luelia Development 
substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities.

Lower Niblack Development

    (i) The Lower Niblack Development would consist of the following: 
(1) A 250-foot-long, 30-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which 
would raise the elevation of Myrtle Lake from 92 feet msl to 110 feet 
msl; (2) a 900-foot-long,

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3-foot-diameter buried HDPE penstock; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing one 0.4-MW turbine/generator unit with an 
adjacent 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide substation; (4) a 30-foot-long 
tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to Myrtle Creek; (5) two 
access roads, totaling 1 mile in length; (6) a 0.7-mile-long, 34.5-kV 
transmission line from the Lower Niblack Development substation to a 
substation located at the Niblack Mine; and (7) appurtenant facilities.

Middle Niblack Development

    (j) The Middle Niblack Development would consist of the following: 
(1) A 1,100-foot-long, 50-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill dam, which 
would raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as 
Lake 630 in the project application) from 630 feet msl to 670 feet msl; 
(2) a 3,400-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter ductile iron penstock, installed 
within an access tunnel; (3) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing one 2.1-MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 40-foot-
long, 40-foot-wide substation; (4) a 20-foot-long tailrace returning 
flows from the powerhouse to Myrtle Lake; (5) two access roads, 
totaling 2.6 miles in length; (6) a 1.3-mile-long, 69-kV transmission 
line from the Middle Niblack Development substation to the Lower 
Niblack Development substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities.

Upper Niblack Development

    (k) The Upper Niblack Development would consist of the following: 
(1) A 100-foot-long, 10-foot-high concrete gravity dam, which would 
raise the elevation of an existing unnamed lake (referred to as Lake 
1300 in the project application) from 1,300 feet msl to 1,305 feet msl; 
(2) a 3,100-foot-long penstock, which would include a 900-foot-long, 
1.5-foot-diameter HDPE section and a 2,200-foot-long, 1.5-foot-diameter 
above-ground steel section; (3) a 30-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing one 0.6-MW turbine/generator unit with an adjacent 30-foot-
long, 50-foot-wide substation; (4) a 20-foot-long tailrace returning 
flows from the powerhouse to Lake Luelia; (5) a 1.3-mile-long access 
road; (6) a 1.5-mile-long, 69-kV transmission line from the Upper 
Niblack Development substation to the Upper Luelia Development 
substation and the Middle Luelia Development substation; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities.
    (l) The support facilities for the project would consist of the 
following: (1) A marine access facility located on the shore of Dickman 
Bay, which would include a barge landing, a boat ramp, and a boat/
seaplane dock; (2) a construction camp/staging area/maintenance 
facility, which would include two residences for maintenance personnel, 
and a garage/shop building; (3) a project substation located in the 
construction camp/staging area/maintenance facility; (4) a 13.4-mile-
long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to transmit power from the 
project substation to the Bokan Mountain mine; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The total proposed generating capacity of the Moira Sound Project 
would be 20.4 MW, with an estimated annual generation of 79.7 gigawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert S. Grimm, CEO/President, Alaska Power 
Company, Inc., c/o Alaska Power & Telephone Company, P.O. Box 3222, 
Port Townsend, WA 98368; phone: (360) 385-1733.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone: (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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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-14285-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 12, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-26982 Filed 10-18-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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