[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 76622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29853]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12595-001; Project No. 12604-001]


Greybull Valley Irrigation District; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

December 9, 2008.
    On November 3, 2008, Greybull Valley Irrigation District filed 
applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Lower Sunshine Dam and Upper 
Sunshine Dam Projects, to be located on the Greybull River, Park 
County, Wyoming.
    The proposed Lower Sunshine Dam Project consists of: (1) An 
existing 178-foot-high, 1660-foot-long earthfill dam, (2) an existing 
impoundment having a surface area of 1,049 acres, with a storage 
capacity of 58,750 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 
5,100 feet mean sea level, (3) a proposed 50-foot-long Steel Penstock, 
(4) a proposed powerhouse containing two generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 5.0 megawatts, (5) a proposed 1,700-foot-long, 25 
kilovolt transmission line, and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an annual generation of 12.4 gigawatt-hours that would be 
sold to a local utility.
    The proposed Upper Sunshine Dam Project consists of: (1) An 
existing 155-foot-high, 1,050-foot-long earthfill dam, (2) an existing 
impoundment having a surface area of 1,158 acres, with a storage 
capacity of 53,575 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 
5,300 feet mean sea level, (3) a proposed 50-foot-long Steel Penstock, 
(4) an existing powerhouse containing a generating unit having an 
installed capacity of 5 megawatts, (5) a proposed 3-mile-long, 25 
kilovolt transmission line, and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an annual generation of 6 gigawatt-hours that would be sold 
to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. William B. Schlenker, Greybull Valley 
Irrigation District, P.O. Box 44, Emblem, WY 82422-0044, (307) 762-
3555.
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    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 Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-12604 
and P-12595) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-29853 Filed 12-16-08; 8:45 am]
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