Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 76156 [2011-31174]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14317–000]
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Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric
Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments and Motions To
Intervene
On November 8, 2011, Grand Coulee
Project Hydropower Authority (Grand
Coulee Authority) 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 Scooteney Outlet Drop
Hydroelectric Project (Scooteney Outlet
Project or project) to be located on the
Potholes East Canal, which is an outlet
structure from the Scooteney Reservoir,
near Othello, Franklin County,
Washington. 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) An approximately
200-foot-long, 100-foot-wide canal
leading to an 80-foot-wide, 15-foot-high
intake structure installed on the
Potholes East Canal to divert flow from
the canal to the penstock; (2) an 80-footlong, 12-foot-diameter penstock from
the intake structure to the powerhouse;
(3) an approximately 20-foot-long, 50foot-wide powerhouse containing a
single S-turbine/generator unit rated at
1.3 megawatts at an average head of 11
feet; (4) a 150-foot-long tailrace
returning flows from the powerhouse to
the Potholes East Canal; (5) a substation
at the powerhouse; (6) a 1,700-foot-long,
13.8-kilovolt transmission line which
will connect with an existing
distribution line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The project will be located on
federal lands, and would operate as runof-release using irrigation flows
provided by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation and the South Columbia
Basin Irrigation District. The estimated
annual generation of the Scooteney
Outlet Project would be 4.1 gigawatthours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald
Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority,
P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA 98823;
phone: (509) 754–2227.
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FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper;
phone: (202) 502–6136.
Competing Application: This
application competes with Project No.
14207–000 filed May 31, 2011, and
noticed on August 10, 2011. Competing
applications or notices of intent for
competing applications had to be filed
on or before October 9, 2011. Grand
Coulee Authority filed a notice of intent
on October 7, 2011.
Deadline for filing comments or
motions to intervene: 60 days from the
issuance of this notice. Comments and
motions to intervene 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–14317–000)
in the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, call toll-free
1–(866) 208–3372.
Dated: November 29, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14316–000]
Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric
Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments and Motions To
Intervene
On November 8, 2011, Grand Coulee
Project Hydropower Authority (Grand
Coulee Authority) 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 PEC 1973 Drop Hydroelectric
Project (PEC 1973 Project or project) to
be located on the Potholes East Canal,
near Othello, Franklin County,
Washington. 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) An approximately
400-foot-long, 100-foot-wide canal
leading to a 100-foot-long, 15-foot-high
intake structure installed on the
Potholes East Canal to divert flow from
the canal to the penstock; (2) an 80-footlong, 12-foot-diameter penstock from
the intake structure to the powerhouse;
(3) an approximately 20-foot-long, 70foot-wide powerhouse containing a
single S-turbine/generator unit rated at
2.2 megawatts at an average head of 18
feet; (4) a 100-foot-long tailrace
returning flows from the powerhouse to
the Potholes East Canal; (5) a substation
at the powerhouse; (6) a 125-foot-long,
13.8-kilovolt transmission line which
will connect with an existing
distribution line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. The project will be located on
private lands, and would operate as runof-release using irrigation flows
provided by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation and the South Columbia
Basin Irrigation District. The estimated
annual generation of the PEC 1973
Project would be 6.7 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald
Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority,
P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA 98823;
phone: (509) 754–2227.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper;
phone: (202) 502–6136.
Competing Application: This
application competes with Project No.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14317-000]
Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene
On November 8, 2011, Grand Coulee Project Hydropower Authority
(Grand Coulee Authority) 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 Scooteney Outlet Drop Hydroelectric
Project (Scooteney Outlet Project or project) to be located on the
Potholes East Canal, which is an outlet structure from the Scooteney
Reservoir, near Othello, Franklin County, Washington. 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) An
approximately 200-foot-long, 100-foot-wide canal leading to an 80-foot-
wide, 15-foot-high intake structure installed on the Potholes East
Canal to divert flow from the canal to the penstock; (2) an 80-foot-
long, 12-foot-diameter penstock from the intake structure to the
powerhouse; (3) an approximately 20-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse
containing a single S-turbine/generator unit rated at 1.3 megawatts at
an average head of 11 feet; (4) a 150-foot-long tailrace returning
flows from the powerhouse to the Potholes East Canal; (5) a substation
at the powerhouse; (6) a 1,700-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission
line which will connect with an existing distribution line; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. The project will be located on federal lands,
and would operate as run-of-release using irrigation flows provided by
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the South Columbia Basin Irrigation
District. The estimated annual generation of the Scooteney Outlet
Project would be 4.1 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA
98823; phone: (509) 754-2227.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone: (202) 502-6136.
Competing Application: This application competes with Project No.
14207-000 filed May 31, 2011, and noticed on August 10, 2011. Competing
applications or notices of intent for competing applications had to be
filed on or before October 9, 2011. Grand Coulee Authority filed a
notice of intent on October 7, 2011.
Deadline for filing comments or motions to intervene: 60 days from
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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-14317-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-(866) 208-3372.
Dated: November 29, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-31174 Filed 12-5-11; 8:45 am]
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