Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility Commission; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 26359 [2013-10637]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 87 / Monday, May 6, 2013 / Notices Dated: April 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–10640 Filed 5–3–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14514–000] Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility Commission; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES On April 24, 2013, the Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility Commission County (Elfin Cove) 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 Crooked Creek and Jim’s Lake Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on Crooked Creek and Jim’s Lake, 70 miles east of Juneau, in the unincorporated Sitka Recording District, 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 two developments, the Upper System and the Lower System. Upper System (1) A 40-foot-long, 4-foot-wide, 4-footwide diversion structure to divert up to five cubic feet per second (cfs) from Crooked Creek; (2) a 1,450-foot-long, 1foot-diameter penstock extending between the diversion structure and the powerhouse; (3) a powerhouse containing a 35-kilowatt (kW) power recovery turbine; (4) a 25-foot-long, 8foot-wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined tailrace discharging flows into Jim’s Lake; (5) an underground 7,300-footlong, 7.2/12.47-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from both of the project powerhouses to Elfin Cove’s existing 7.2/12.47-kV transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. Lower System (1) A siphon intake located in Jim’s Lake to divert seven cfs from Jim’s Lake; (2) a 1,800-foot-long, 1.2-foot-diameter VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:06 May 03, 2013 Jkt 229001 penstock extending between the siphon intake and the powerhouse; (3) a powerhouse containing a 125-kW Pelton or impulse turbine; (4) a 150-foot-long, 8-foot-wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined tailrace discharging flows into Port Althorp; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 672.7 gigawatthours. The project would be partially located on 60 acres of federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the Tongass National Forest. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joel Groves, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503 W. 33rd Avenue, #310, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; phone: (907) 258–2420 ext. 204. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone: (202) 502–6105. 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 five 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–14514) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–10637 Filed 5–3–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26359 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14474–000] FFP Project 111, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 1, 2013, FFP Project 111, 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 a hydropower project located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Newt Graham Lock and Dam, located on the Verdigris River near the town of Inola in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. 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) A 770-foot-long, 300foot-wide intake channel with a 85-footlong retaining wall; (2) a 100-foot-long overflow bank extension connecting the dam to the powerhouse; (3) a 140-footlong, 90-foot-wide powerhouse, containing two generating units with a total capacity of 10.1 megawatts; (4) a 1,000-foot-long, 220-foot-wide tailrace with a 40-foot-long retaining wall; (5) a 4.16/99 kilo-Volt (kV) substation; (6) a 0.9 mile-long, 99 kV transmission line. The project would have an average annual generation of 32, 300 megawatthours, and utilize surplus water from the Newt Graham Lock and Dam as directed by the Corps. Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 283–2822. FERC Contact: Chris Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 8577. 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 E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14514-000]


 Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility Commission; 
Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 24, 2013, the Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove 
Utility Commission County (Elfin Cove) 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 Crooked Creek and 
Jim's Lake Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on Crooked 
Creek and Jim's Lake, 70 miles east of Juneau, in the unincorporated 
Sitka Recording District, 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 two developments, the Upper 
System and the Lower System.

Upper System

    (1) A 40-foot-long, 4-foot-wide, 4-foot-wide diversion structure to 
divert up to five cubic feet per second (cfs) from Crooked Creek; (2) a 
1,450-foot-long, 1-foot-diameter penstock extending between the 
diversion structure and the powerhouse; (3) a powerhouse containing a 
35-kilowatt (kW) power recovery turbine; (4) a 25-foot-long, 8-foot-
wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined tailrace discharging flows into Jim's 
Lake; (5) an underground 7,300-foot-long, 7.2/12.47-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line extending from both of the project powerhouses to 
Elfin Cove's existing 7.2/12.47-kV transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities.

Lower System

    (1) A siphon intake located in Jim's Lake to divert seven cfs from 
Jim's Lake; (2) a 1,800-foot-long, 1.2-foot-diameter penstock extending 
between the siphon intake and the powerhouse; (3) a powerhouse 
containing a 125-kW Pelton or impulse turbine; (4) a 150-foot-long, 8-
foot-wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined tailrace discharging flows into 
Port Althorp; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The estimated annual generation of the project would be 672.7 
gigawatt-hours. The project would be partially located on 60 acres of 
federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the Tongass 
National Forest.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Joel Groves, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503 
W. 33rd Avenue, 310, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; phone: (907) 
258-2420 ext. 204.
    FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone: (202) 502-6105.
    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 five 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-14514) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 30, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-10637 Filed 5-3-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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