[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31434]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13324-000]


Cedar Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

December 30, 2008.
    On November 5, 2008, Cedar Creek, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Cedar Creek Pumped Storage Project to be located 
in Briscoe County, Texas.
    The proposed project consists of: (1) Two proposed earthen dams, 
upper dam 60-foot-high, 12,700-foot-long, lower dam 140-foot-high, 
1,600-foot-long; (2) two proposed reservoirs, upper reservoir having a 
surface area of 283 acres, a storage capacity of 7,660 acre-feet, and 
normal maximum water surface elevation of 3,340 feet msl, lower 
reservoir having a surface area of 151 acres, a storage capacity of 
8,550 acre-feet, and normal maximum water surface elevation of 2,600 
feet msl; (3) a proposed 3,720-foot-long, 28-foot-diameter steel 
penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse with six generating units having a 
total capacity of 662-megawatts; (5) a proposed 26-mile-long, 240-kV 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an annual generation of 1,816-gigawatt hours, which would be sold 
to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics, LLC, P.O. Box 
535, Rigby, ID 83442, Phone: 208-745-0834.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 202-502-8735.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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-
13324) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-31434 Filed 1-5-09; 8:45 am]
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