Cordova Electric Cooperative; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene, 49297 [2014-19669]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI14-5-000]


Cordova Electric Cooperative; Notice of Declaration of Intention 
and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI14-05-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 18, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Cordova Electric Cooperative.
    e. Name of Project: Cordova Water and Power Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Cordova Water and Power Project will be 
located on a Crater Lake outflow stream (Crater Creek), northeast of 
the city of Cordova, in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, 
affecting T. 15S, R. 3W, Copper River Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
USC 817(b) (2012).
    h. Applicant Contact: Clay Koplin, P.E., CEO, Cordova Electric 
Cooperative, P.O Box 20, Cordova. Alaska, 99574-0020, telephone: (907) 
424-5026, email: ckoplin@cordovaelectric.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, or Email address: 
Jennifer.Polardino@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions is: 
September 12, 2014, 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the 
Commission.
    Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests may be filed 
electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(l)(iii) (2014) 
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``eFiling'' 
link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-
filed. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to 
submit these types of filings, please go to the Commission's Web site 
located at https://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp.
    Please include the docket number (DI14-5-000) on any comments, 
protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Crater Lake Water and Power 
Hydroelectric Project will consist of: (1) The natural reservoir of 
water in Crater Lake, with a current estimated capacity of 400 acre-
feet; (2) a 20-foot-high, concrete dam at an elevation of 1,580 feet 
above mean sea level; (3) a 3,800-foot-long, 1.05 diameter above-ground 
steel penstock; (4) a steel-frame powerhouse containing a single, one-
megawatt generating unit rated at 1,450 feet of net head and a 
discharge of 2.85 cfs; (5) a tailrace that would extend approximately 
20 yards south from the powerhouse to discharge into Crater Creek, a 
tributary of the Orca Inlet; (6) a short 1.47 kV three-phase 
transmission line conveying power to an existing 12.47 kV distribution 
line; (7) a pipe or channel conduit linking the powerhouse outflow with 
the water supply pipeline; (8) and appurtenant facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the project would affect the interests of 
interstate or foreign commerce. The Commission also determines whether 
or not the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable waterway; (2) 
would occupy public lands or reservations of the United States; (3) 
would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or 
(4) would be located on a non-navigable stream over which Congress has 
Commerce Clause jurisdiction and would be constructed or enlarged after 
1935.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing may 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. You may also 
register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is also 
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) 
above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To Intervene--Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--All filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
Motion to Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: August 12, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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