Goat Lake Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 69721-69722 [2011-28992]

Download as PDF emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 9, 2011 / Notices preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project at the existing Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, located on the Tuolumne River, in Tuolumne 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. DPH’s proposed Don Pedro Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No. 14304–000 would consist of: (1) An upper reservoir with a total active storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 241 acres at maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a 900-foot-long, 32-foot-diamenter vertical shaft connecting to a 1,100 foot-long concrete lined penstock; (3) four 640foot-long, 11-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with four 250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 1000 megawatts (MW); (5) a tailrace with 250-foot-long, 15 foot-diameter draft tubes and a 44-foot-diameter, 2,380 foot-long tunnel; (6) an intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (7) use of existing transmission lines. The proposed project would have an annual generation of 3,683 gigawatthours (GWh). Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics, LLC, 975 South State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752–2580. Moccasin’s Moccasin Pumped Storage Project No. 14305–000 would consist of: Alternative A—(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 240 acres at maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a one-half milelong, 32-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the upper reservoir with the existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with four 250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 1,000 megawatts (MW); (4) an intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (5) either a 47-milelong, 230-kilovolt transmission line or a 60 to70 mile-long 500kV transmission line. Alternative A of the proposed project would have an annual generation of 3,675 gigawatt-hours (GWh). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Nov 08, 2011 Jkt 226001 Alternative B—(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage capacity of 13,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 166 acres at maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,560 feet msl; (2) a 1.1-mile-long, 25-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the upper reservoir with the existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 440 MW; (4) an intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (5) either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line or a 60 to 70-milelong, 500kV transmission line. Alternative B of the proposed project would have an annual generation of 770 GWh. Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Probst, enXco Development Corporation, 517 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 219–3166. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter, james.hastreiter@ferc.gov, (503) 552– 2760. 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 the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14304–000, or P–14305–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69721 Dated: November 1, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–28986 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14229–000] Goat Lake Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 15, 2011, Goat Lake Hydro, 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 Connelly Lake Hydropower Project (Connelly Lake Project) to be located on Connelly Lake, and an unknown tributary of the Chilkoot River, Haines 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 project will consist of the existing 90-acre Connelly Lake and the following proposed new facilities: (1) A 60-foothigh rock-filled dam proposed to be constructed at the outlet of Connelly Lake which would raise Connelly Lake from elevation 2,280 feet to 2,325 feet mean sea level and increase the surface area from 90 acres to170 acres; (2) an intake to be constructed on the left abutment of the dam; (3) a spillway (either an ungated weir on the right abutment of the dam, or a shaft spillway on the left abutment); (4) a 42-inchdiameter, 5,700-foot-long, above-ground penstock extending from the outlet of the intake tunnel to the powerhouse on the west bank of the Chilkoot River; (5) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse to contain two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 12 megawatts, with a hydraulic capacity of 90 cubic feet per second, and an average hydraulic head of 2,120 feet; (6) an excavated, riprap-lined channel tailrace extending about 50 feet from the powerhouse to the Chilkoot River; (7) a 14-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt transmission line proposed to interconnect with a local, existing utility transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1 69722 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 9, 2011 / Notices emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES estimated annual generation of the Connelly Lake Project would be 45 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert S. Grimm, CEO/President, Goat Lake Hydro, Inc., c/o Alaska Power & Telephone Company, P.O. Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA 98368. phone: (360) 385–1733 ex. 120. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone: (202) 502–6105, or kim.nguyen@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 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–14229–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Dated: November 2, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. I. General Information BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 18:04 Nov 08, 2011 Access to Confidential Business Information by Protection Strategies Incorporated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that EPA has recently learned of a corporate merger/ acquisition involving a contractor cleared for access to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) confidential business information and to provide notice that this contract has been extended until December 31, 2011. Protection Strategies Incorporated (PSI) has been the owner of Eagle Technologies Incorporated (Eagle) since March 2010. Eagle’s previous contract (EP–W–06–029) expired September 30, 2011. A bridge contract, signed on September 30, 2011, with Eagle’s successor PSI, is currently in place and will expire December 31, 2011. EPA has authorized its contractor, PSI of Arlington, VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI). DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than November 16, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Pamela Moseley, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8956; fax number: (202) 564–8955; email address: moseley.pamela@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave. Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Does this notice apply to me? [FR Doc. 2011–28992 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] VerDate Mar<15>2010 [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–8891–8] Jkt 226001 This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to all who manufacture, process, or distribute industrial chemicals. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004. All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available at https:// www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure. II. What action is the agency taking? Under EPA contract number EP–11– H–000885, contractor PSI of 2300 Ninth Street South, Suite 501, Arlington, VA, will assist OPPT in providing support for work on alarms, card readers, doors, locks, and keys. The contractor will also escort workers or maintenance personnel during security hours. In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA has determined that under EPA contract number EP–11–H–000885, PSI will require access to CBI under all sections of TSCA to perform successfully the duties specified under the contract. PSI personnel will be given access to information submitted to EPA under all sections of TSCA. Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be CBI. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69721-69722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28992]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14229-000]


Goat Lake Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On July 15, 2011, Goat Lake Hydro, 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 Connelly Lake 
Hydropower Project (Connelly Lake Project) to be located on Connelly 
Lake, and an unknown tributary of the Chilkoot River, Haines 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 project will consist of the existing 90-acre Connelly Lake and 
the following proposed new facilities: (1) A 60-foot-high rock-filled 
dam proposed to be constructed at the outlet of Connelly Lake which 
would raise Connelly Lake from elevation 2,280 feet to 2,325 feet mean 
sea level and increase the surface area from 90 acres to170 acres; (2) 
an intake to be constructed on the left abutment of the dam; (3) a 
spillway (either an ungated weir on the right abutment of the dam, or a 
shaft spillway on the left abutment); (4) a 42-inch-diameter, 5,700-
foot-long, above-ground penstock extending from the outlet of the 
intake tunnel to the powerhouse on the west bank of the Chilkoot River; 
(5) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse to contain two turbine/
generating units with a total installed capacity of 12 megawatts, with 
a hydraulic capacity of 90 cubic feet per second, and an average 
hydraulic head of 2,120 feet; (6) an excavated, riprap-lined channel 
tailrace extending about 50 feet from the powerhouse to the Chilkoot 
River; (7) a 14-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt transmission line proposed to 
interconnect with a local, existing utility transmission line; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The

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estimated annual generation of the Connelly Lake Project would be 45 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert S. Grimm, CEO/President, Goat Lake 
Hydro, Inc., c/o Alaska Power & Telephone Company, P.O. Box 3222, Port 
Townsend, WA 98368. phone: (360) 385-1733 ex. 120.
    FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone: (202) 502-6105, or 
kim.nguyen@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 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-14229-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 2, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28992 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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