[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2576-2577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-748]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12107-003]


Granite County; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

January 9, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: A New License. (Major Project).
    b. Project No: 12107-003.
    c. Date Filed: August 8, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Granite County.
    e. Name of Project: Flint Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located on Flint Creek 
at the Georgetown Lake Dam, near Philipsburg, in Granite County and 
Deer Lodge County, Montana. The proposed project would affect about 
1266.33 acres of Federal lands within the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge 
National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Granite County, Maureen Connor, Chairman, 
Board of County Commissioners, PO Box 925, Philipsburg, Montana 59858-
0925; (406) 859-3817, or Roger Kirk, Agent, PO Box 1136, Bozeman, 
Montana 59771; (406) 587-5086.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032 or 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: We are asking Federal, State, local, and 
tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect 
to environmental issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating 
status should follow the instructions for filing such requests 
described in item k below. Cooperating agencies should note the 
Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of 
the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 
(2001).
    k. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protest and request 
for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice (March 10, 2009).
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    Motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating 
agency status may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    l. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    m. The Flint Creek project consists of: (1) An existing 2,850 acre 
reservoir with

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31,034 acre-feet of storage at elevation 6,378 feet above mean sea 
level; (2) an existing 330-foot-long and 44-foot-high earth with 
masonry-core dam; (3) a new 36-inch-diameter by 6,282-foot-long polymer 
and/or steel pipeline; (4) a surge tank; (5) a new 36-inch-diameter by 
approximately 1,463-foot-long buried penstock connecting the surge tank 
to the new powerhouse; (6) a new approximately 30-foot by 40-foot 
powerhouse containing one Pelton turbine-generator unit rated at 2 
megawatts; (7) a new approximately 95-foot-long buried tailrace; (8) a 
new approximately 10-foot by 10-foot fenced substation located next to 
the powerhouse; and (9) all appurtenant structures. The average annual 
generation of the project is approximately 10 gigawatthours.
    n. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    You may also register online at  http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those 
who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's 
Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (2) set forth in 
the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the 
application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, 
address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; 
and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 
through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application 
directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to 
intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant 
specified in the particular application.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-748 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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