[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65969-65970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27454]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

October 23, 2002.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed Project.
    b. Project No.: 12379-000.
    c. Date filed: September 27, 2002.
    d. Applicant: Lake Dorothy Hydro, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Lake Dorothy Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On 1,804 acres administered by the Tongass National 
Forest, at Lake Dorothy on Dorothy Creek, near Juneau, Alaska. Township 
42S, Range 69E and 70E, Copper River Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825 (r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Corry V. Hildenbrand, President, Lake 
Dorothy Hydro, Inc., 5601 Tonsgard Court, Juneau, AK 99801-7201, (907) 
463-6315; and Ms. Susan Tinney, Licensing Coordinator, S. Tinney 
Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 985, Lake City, CO 81235, (970) 944-1020.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael H. Henry, [email protected] or 
telephone (503) 944-6762.
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, state, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in 
item k below.
    k. Deadline for filing requests for cooperating agency status: 
December 7, 2002.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Requests for cooperating agency status may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-
Filing'' link.
    l. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    m. The Lake Dorothy Project would consist of: (1) a proposed lake 
tap of Lake Dorothy and 680-foot-long water transmission tunnel that 
would discharge water into Dorothy Creek between Lake Dorothy and Lieuy 
Lake. Water then flows out of Lieuy Lake into Bart Lake via the natural 
streambed between Lieuy and Bart Lakes, keeping Bart Lake at optimum 
levels for power generation; (2) a proposed lake tap of Bart Lake, 935-
foot-long power tunnel, and 6,900-foot-long penstock from Bart Lake to 
a 14.3 megawatt surface powerhouse near tidewater; (3) 3.5 half miles 
of proposed overhead transmission line that would intertie with an 
existing overhead transmission line from the Snettisham Hydroelectric 
Project, which conveys power through a submarine cable across the Taku 
Inlet to Juneau, Alaska. The average annual generation is expected to 
be 74,500 megawatt hours. The proposed project facilities would be 
owned by the applicant.
    n. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission

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in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's 
website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or 
for TTY, (202) 208-1659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter December 2002
Notice soliciting final terms and conditions December 2002
Notice of the availability of the draft EA April 2003
Notice of the availability of the final EA June 2003
Ready for Commission's decision on the application September 2003

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-27454 Filed 10-28-02; 8:45 am]
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