[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2574-2575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-702]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13298-000]


Alaska Village Electric Cooperative; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

January 8, 2009.
    On October 9, 2008, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Port Clarence Hydrokinetic 
Project (Port Clarence), located in Port Clarence, within an 
Unorganized Borough, between the communities of Teller and Brevig

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Mission, Alaska. The project uses no dam or impoundment.
    The proposed Port Clarence project would consist of: (1) 2 proposed 
submerged Ocean Renewable horizontal axis crossflow turbines, with a 
total installed capacity of 300 kilowatts, (2) a proposed 6.5-mile-
long, 7,200/12,400-kilovolt transmission line, and (3) appurtenant 
facilities. The project is estimated to have an annual generation of 
1.3-gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent Petrie, Alaska Village Electric 
Cooperative 4831 Eagle Street, Anchorage, AK 99503, phone: 907/565-
5358.
    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-
13298) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-702 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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