Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 2990 [2013-00643]

Download as PDF 2990 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2013 / Notices 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–13346) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 8, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00648 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13563–002] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On December 3, 2012, Juneau Hydropower, Inc., filed an application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Sweetheart Lake Project located on Lower Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek in Juneau, 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 would consist of the following facilities: (1) A new 275foot-long, 105-foot-high concrete and rock face dam, including project intake facilities and a 125-foot-wide overflow spillway, constructed at the natural outlet of Lower Sweetheart Lake; (2) the existing Lower Sweetheart Lake, raised to a surface elevation of 628 feet above mean sea level, with a surface area of 1,701.5 acres and an active storage capacity of 94,069 acre-feet at the normal maximum water elevation; (3) a VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 Jan 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 new 500-foot-long, 10-foot-diameter stream diversion tunnel that would be converted to reservoir outlet works after project construction; (4) a new 9,595foot-long, 12-foot-diameter penstock diverting flow from the project intake to the powerhouse; (5) a new powerhouse containing three new 6.6-megawatt (MW), Francis generating units having a total installed capacity of 19.8 MW; (6) a tailrace consisting of a new 76-footwide to 22-foot-wide, 75-foot-long open afterbay; a new 225-foot-long, 12-footdiameter tunnel extending from the afterbay to an outlet structure on a tributary to Sweetheart Creek; and an existing tributary stream channel, modified to a 100-foot-long, 35-footwide channel that will flow into Sweetheart Creek; (7) new marine access facilities, including a dual-height marine ramp, floating docks for seaplane and boat access, and a staging area adjacent to the docks; (8) a new switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse; (9) a new 8.69-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line, consisting of buried, submarine, and overhead segments; (10) a new 4,400-foot-long access road; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Sweetheart Lake Project would have an average annual generation of 111 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Duff Mitchell, Business Manager, Juneau Hydropower, Inc. P.O. Box 22775, Juneau, AK 99802; email: duff.mitchell@juneauhydro.com; phone: (907) 789–2775. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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–13563) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 9, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00643 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP13–34–000] Bear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on December 21, 2012, Bear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C. (Bear Creek), 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, filed in Docket No. CP13–34–000, a prior notice request, pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, 157.213 and 157.216 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and Bear Creek’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP10–28–000 on January 12, 2010, for authorization to convert 1.2 billion cubic feet of cushion gas storage capacity and to make certain modifications at its Bear Creek Storage Field in order to access such converted capacity, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to Tina Hardy, Regulatory Manager, Bear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C., 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, or call at (205) 325–3668 or tina_hardy@kindermorgan.com. E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13563-002]


Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On December 3, 2012, Juneau Hydropower, Inc., filed an application 
for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Sweetheart Lake Project located on Lower Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart 
Creek in Juneau, 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 would consist of the following facilities: (1) 
A new 275-foot-long, 105-foot-high concrete and rock face dam, 
including project intake facilities and a 125-foot-wide overflow 
spillway, constructed at the natural outlet of Lower Sweetheart Lake; 
(2) the existing Lower Sweetheart Lake, raised to a surface elevation 
of 628 feet above mean sea level, with a surface area of 1,701.5 acres 
and an active storage capacity of 94,069 acre-feet at the normal 
maximum water elevation; (3) a new 500-foot-long, 10-foot-diameter 
stream diversion tunnel that would be converted to reservoir outlet 
works after project construction; (4) a new 9,595-foot-long, 12-foot-
diameter penstock diverting flow from the project intake to the 
powerhouse; (5) a new powerhouse containing three new 6.6-megawatt 
(MW), Francis generating units having a total installed capacity of 
19.8 MW; (6) a tailrace consisting of a new 76-foot-wide to 22-foot-
wide, 75-foot-long open afterbay; a new 225-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter 
tunnel extending from the afterbay to an outlet structure on a 
tributary to Sweetheart Creek; and an existing tributary stream 
channel, modified to a 100-foot-long, 35-foot-wide channel that will 
flow into Sweetheart Creek; (7) new marine access facilities, including 
a dual-height marine ramp, floating docks for seaplane and boat access, 
and a staging area adjacent to the docks; (8) a new switchyard adjacent 
to the powerhouse; (9) a new 8.69-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission 
line, consisting of buried, submarine, and overhead segments; (10) a 
new 4,400-foot-long access road; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed Sweetheart Lake Project would have an average annual 
generation of 111 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Duff Mitchell, Business Manager, Juneau 
Hydropower, Inc. P.O. Box 22775, Juneau, AK 99802; email: 
duff.mitchell@juneauhydro.com; phone: (907) 789-2775.
    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 http:[sol][sol]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 
http:[sol][sol]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 http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13563) in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.

    Dated: January 9, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00643 Filed 1-14-13; 8:45 am]
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