[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 4950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1761]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13299-000]


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

January 21, 2009.
    On October 9, 2008, and supplemented on January 15, 2009, Alaska 
Village Electric Cooperative filed an application, pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of 
the Shungnak River Hydroelectric Project located on the Shungnak River 
in the Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska.
    The proposed Shungnak River Hydroelectric Project would consist of: 
(1) A proposed 200-foot-high, 400-foot-long earth filled gravity dam; 
(2) a proposed 2.2 square mile reservoir with a storage capacity of 
42,000 acre-feet; (3) a proposed 2,000-foot-long, 10-foot diameter 
steel or concrete penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing four 
1.25-megawatt generators; (5) a proposed 12.7-mile-long, 7,200/12,400-
volt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The Shungnak 
River Hydroelectric Project is estimated to have an annual generation 
of 35.04-gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to the community of 
Shungnak or mining operations in the vicinity of the project.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel Hertrich, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 
1503 W 33rd Ave, 310, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, phone: (907) 
258-2420.
    FERC Contact: Kelly T. Houff (202) 502-6393.
    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-
13299) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-1761 Filed 1-27-09; 8:45 am]
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