[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72076-72077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33263]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests, Comments, Final Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations and Prescriptions
December 17, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Original major License.
b. Project No.: 11588-001.
c. Date filed: October 29, 1999.
d. Applicant: Alaska Power and Telephone Co.
e. Name of Project: Otter Creek Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Kasidaya Creek, about 3 miles from the City of
Skagway, on Taiya Inlet, in the First Judicial District of the State of
Alaska. The project would use about 6.0 acres of Federal land within
the Tongass National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Alaska Power & Telephone Company, Glen D.
Martin, Project Manager, 191 Otto Street, P.O. Box 3222, Port Townsend,
WA 98368, (360) 385-1733.
i. FERC Contact: Gaylord W. Hoisington, gaylord.
hoisington@ferc.fed.us, or (202) 219-2756.
j. Deadline for filing interventions, protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. The project would consist of the following new facilities: (1)
An 80-foot-long, 10-foot-high impoundment structure at approximately
550 feet above mean sea level; (2) an 0.18-acre reservoir with a total
storage capacity of 0.92 acre feet; (3) an intake at the impoundment
structure; (4) an orifice to continuously release 5 cubic feet per
second at the impoundment structure; (5) a 3,500-foot-long, 40-inch-
diameter penstock; (6) a 60-foot-long, 80-foot-wide metal powerhouse
structure to house a 3.0-megawatt Turgo turbine; (7) a 200-foot by 100-
foot staging area around the powerhouse; (8) a 50-foot-long to 75-foot-
long tailrace; (9) a pad-mounted step-up transformer; (10) a 200-foot-
long underground cable; (11) 3 helicopter pads; and (12) other
appurtenances.
l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202)
208-1371. The application may be viewed at http://www.ferc.fed.us/
online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also
available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to file a
competing application must submit to the Commission, on or before the
specified deadline date for the particular application, a competing
development application, or a notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely notice allows an interested person
to file the competing development application no later than 120 days
after the specified deadline date for the particular application.
Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response
to this notice.
Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact name,
business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant,
and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such
an application may be filed, a development application. A notice of
intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
Comments, Protest, 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 Procedures, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protest 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, protest, or motions
to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
Filing and Service of Response Documents--The Commission is
requesting final comments, final reply comments, final recommendations,
terms and conditions and prescriptions.
The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the
regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20,
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms, and conditions and
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the
date of this notice.
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Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,''
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person protesting or intervening; (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of
18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by providing
the original and the number of copies required by the Commission's
regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-33263 Filed 12-22-99; 8:45 am]
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