[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 2062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-544]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13281-000]


Alaska Power & Telephone Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

January 7, 2009.
    On August 19, 2008, and supplemented on November 12, 2008, Alaska 
Power & Telephone Company filed an application, pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of 
the Lake Shelokum Hydroelectric Project (Lake Shelokum). Lake Shelokum 
would be located on Lake Shelokum in the Prince of Wales--Outer 
Ketchikan Census Area, First Judicial District, Unincorporated Borough, 
Alaska. The proposed project would be located within the Tongass 
National Forest, whose lands are administered by the U.S. Forest 
Service.
    The proposed Lake Shelokum project would consist of: (1) A proposed 
100-foot-long, 15-foot-high concrete-faced, rock filled dam; (2) an 
existing reservoir having a proposed surface area of 400 acres and a 
storage capacity of 10,000 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation 
of 370 feet above mean low sea level (msl); (3) a proposed 2,500-foot-
long, 7-foot diameter steel penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse 
containing two generating units having an installed capacity of 10-
megawatts; (5) a proposed 12-mile-long, 34.5-kilovault transmission 
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Lake Shelokum 
Project would have an average annual generation of 40-gigawatt-hours.
    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 ``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-
13281) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-544 Filed 1-13-09; 8:45 am]
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