City of False Pass; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene, 14359-14360 [2023-04674]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14359-14360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04674]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI23-1-000]


City of False Pass; Notice of Declaration of Intention and 
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and 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: DI23-1-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 6, 2023.
    d. Applicant: City of False Pass.
    e. Name of Project: Unga Man Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Unga Man Creek Hydroelectric Project 
would be located near the town of False Pass, in Aleutians East 
Borough, Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Nikki Hoblet, Mayor, City of False Pass; P.O. 
Box 50, 180 Unimak Drive, False Pass, AK 99583; telephone: (907) 548-
2319; email: [email protected]; Agent Contact: Joel Groves, Project 
Manager, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc.; 1503 W 33rd Ave., #310, Anchorage, 
AK 99503.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene 
is: March 31, 2023.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, protests, and motions to intervene using the Commission's 
eFiling system at 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 [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may 
submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number DI23-1-000. Comments emailed to Commission staff 
are not considered part of the Commission record.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Unga Man Creek 
Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1) a diversion structure 
consisting of an approximately 10-foot-high 80-foot-long combination 
sheet pile, reinforced concrete and rip-rap uncontrolled spillway weird 
and approximately 16-foot-tall rock-faced earthen dike/wingwall 
structures extending 50 feet

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south and 200 feet north of the spillway to intersect with natural 
terrain; (2) an intake structure sized to screen and admit water into 
the project works, integral to the spillway portion of the diversion 
structure; (3) a penstock approximately 32-inch in diameter by 4,400-
foot-long to convey water from the diversion to the powerhouse; (4) a 
powerhouse measuring approximately 20 by 30 feet housing a cross-flow 
turbine coupled to a three-phase synchronous generator, switchgear, 
controls, and appurtenances housing a 180-kilowatt generator unit; (5) 
an approximately 100-foot-long rubble[hyphen]lined ditch tailrace 
returning project water to Unga Man Creek; (6) an approximately 3,100-
foot-long buried three[hyphen]phase 7,200/12,470 volt electric cable to 
interconnect the False Pass existing electric distribution system; (7) 
an approximately 9,700-foot-long dedicated telecommunication cable to 
interconnect the hydro and diesel powerhouse controls, and (8) 
approximately 4,400 feet of new access roads and trails necessary to 
build, maintain, and operate the project.
    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: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
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 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    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, 
and .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 
``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: March 1, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04674 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
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