[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 9605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4705]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13347-000]


Wells Rural Electric Company; Notice of Application for 
Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Protests

February 25, 2009.
    On December 18, 2008, Wells Rural Electric Company filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
to study the proposed Bishop Creek Dam Water Power Project. The 
proposed project would be located on Bishop Creek or Bishop Creek 
Reservoir in Elko, Nevada. The existing Bishop Dam is federally owned 
and/or operated by the Bureau of Land Management.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new dam of 79-foot 
high and crest of 408.7-foot long; (2) a reservoir holding 17,167-acre-
foot of water at normal pool elevation at 5,923 feet; (3) a new 4 mile-
long, 25-kilovolt transmission line; (4) a powerhouse containing one 
generating unit with one megawatts (MW) capacity; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have the potential for annual 
generation of 8.766 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Dan Dyer or Andrew Hammond, Dyer Engineering 
Consultants Inc., 5442 Longley Lane, Suite A, Reno, NV 89511, (775) 
852-1440.
    FERC Contact: Jake Tung, (202) 502-8757.
    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 the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13347) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-4705 Filed 3-4-09; 8:45 am]
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