[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33283-33284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15767]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11690-001, AK]
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application
Tendered; Notice of Application and Applicant-prepared EA Accepted for
Filing; Notice Requesting Interventions and Protests; and Notice
Requesting Comments, Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations and
Prescriptions
June 15, 1999.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Minor Original License.
b. Project No.: 11690-001.
c. Date filed: May 14, 1999.
d. Applicant: Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Old Harbor.
f. Location: On Mountain Creek, a tributary to the East Fork of
Barling Creek, near Old Harbor, Alaska. The project is located
partially on lands of the United States administered by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel Hertrich, Polarconsult, Inc., 1503
West 33rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503, (907) 258-2420.
i. FERC Contact: Nan Allen, nan.allen@ferc.fed.us, 202-219-2938.
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, N.E., Washington, D.C. 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 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 proposed project consists of: (1) a 4-foot-high,
uncontrolled, concrete diversion located in Mountain Creek, the East
Fork of Barling Creek, at an elevation of 860 feet mean sea level; (2)
a trash rack, screens, and a de-sander box at the diversion intake; (3)
a 16-inch-diameter, 3,293-foot-long high density polyethylene pipe; (4)
a 16-inch diameter, 6,966-foot-long steel pipe; (5) a 400-square-foot
powerhouse containing one Impulse turbine with a generation capacity of
500 kilowatts (kW) and a maximum hydraulic capacity of 13 cubic feet
per second; (6) a 4,270-foot-long buried transmission route that would
connect the project with Old Harbor's existing power supply system near
the city of Old Harbor; and (7) a 4,270-foot-long access road to the
powerhouse.
l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-
1351. This filing may be viewed on 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 of intent 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, either a preliminary permit application or
a development application (specify which type of application). A notice
of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public
notice. 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.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is
requesting comments, reply comments, 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.
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; and (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
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Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to
Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. 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. 99-15767 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]
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