[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 138 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 41066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16292]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13234-000]


City and Borough of Sitka; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

July 10, 2008.
    On June 3, 2008, The City and Borough of Sitka filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Takatz Lake Project to be 
located on Takatz Lake in the Borough of Sitka, Alaska. The project 
would occupy federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A 200 foot high concrete 
arch dam; (2) a reservoir with an elevation of 1,040 feet mean sea 
level and a capacity of 82,400 acre feet; (3) a 2,800 foot long, 
unlined power tunnel fed by a lake tap and draining into a 1,000 foot 
long steel lined penstock; (4) a powerhouse containing two turbine-
generator units with a total installed capacity of 27.7 MW; (5) a 26 
mile long, 69 kv transmission line and; (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
project is estimated to have an annual generation of 106.9 GWh.
    Applicant Contact: James E. Dinley, 100 Lincoln Street, Sitka, AK 
99835, 907-747-1808.
    FERC Contact: Steven Sachs, 202-502-8666.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
    Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' 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 http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or 
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13234) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-16292 Filed 7-16-08; 8:45 am]
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