[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 202 (Friday, October 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61850-61851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24706]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13287-000]


City of New York; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing, and Soliciting Comments, and Motions 
To Intervene

October 9, 2008.
    On September 15, 2008, the city of New York filed a competing 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the West of Hudson Hydroelectric 
Project, which comprises four development sites, Schoharie, 
Cannonsville, Pepacton and Neversink, located on the Schoharie Creek, 
West Branch Delaware River, East Branch Delaware River, and the 
Neversink River, in Schoharie, Delaware and Sullivan Counties, New 
York.
    The proposed West of Hudson Hydroelectric Project would consist of 
the following developments:

Cannonsville Development

    (1) An existing 2,800-feet-long, 175-foot-high earthen Cannonsville 
Dam; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 4,800 acres and 
a storage capacity of 300,000 acre-feet and normal water surface 
elevation of 1,150 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed 78-inch-diameter 
penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing four new generating 
units having an installed capacity of 12.1-megawatts; (5) a proposed 
tailrace; (6) a proposed 750-foot-long, 46-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Cannonsville Development 
would have an average annual generation of 25.46-gigawatt-hours.

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Neversink Development

    (1) An existing 2,830-foot-long, 195-foot-high earthen Neversink 
Dam; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 1,477.8 acres 
and a storage capacity of 112,000 acre-feet and normal water surface 
elevation of 1,440 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed powerhouse 
containing two new generating units having an installed capacity of 
1.65-megawatts; (4) a proposed tailrace; (5) a proposed 2,400-foot-
long, 4.8-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed Neversink Development would have an average annual 
generation of 7.79-gigawatt-hours.

Pepacton Development

    (1) An existing 2,450-foot-long, 204-foot-high earthen Downsville 
Dam; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 5,700 acres and 
a storage capacity of 441,000 acre-feet and normal water surface 
elevation of 1,280 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed powerhouse 
containing two new generating units having an installed capacity of 
3.1-megawatts; (4) a proposed tailrace; (5) an existing 800-feet-long, 
46-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed Pepacton Development would have an average annual generation 
of 9.04-gigawatt-hours.

Schoharie Development

    (1) An existing 2,273-foot-long, 183-foot-high earthen Gilboa Dam; 
(2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 1,130 acres and a 
storage capacity of 58,800 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation 
of 1,130 feet mean sea level; (3) four penstocks; (4) a powerhouse 
containing three new generating units having an installed capacity of 
12.9-megawatts; (5) a tailrace; (6) a proposed 15,000-feet-long, 13.8-
kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed Schoharie Development would have an average annual generation 
of 31.8-gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: For West of Hudson Hydroelectric Project, Mr. 
Robert M. Loughney, Esq., Couch White, LLP, 540 Broadway, P.O. Box 
22222, Albany, NY 12201, phone (518) 426-4600.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502-8735.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
13222-000 filed May 9, 2008. Competing applications were required to be 
filed on or before September 18, 2008.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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 Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
    Enter the docket number (P-13287-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24706 Filed 10-16-08; 8:45 am]
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