[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 15964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7890]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. DI09-5-000]
Bishop Tungsten Development LLC; Notice of Declaration of
Intention and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To
Intervene
April 1, 2009.
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
b. Docket No.: DI09-5-000.
c. Date Filed: January 29, 2009.
d. Applicant: Bishop Tungsten Development LLC.
e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Mine Water Discharge System Sites 1
and 2 Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed Pine Creek Mine Water Discharge System
Sites 1 and 2 Hydroelectric Project will be located in the Bishop
Tungsten Mine, in Inyo County, California, at T. 7 S, R. 30 E, secs. 5
and 8, Mount Diablo Meridian.
g. Filed Pursuant to: section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. 817(b).
h. Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Hicks, 9050 Pine Creek road,
Bishop, CA 93514; Telephone: (760) 387-2080; Fax: (760) 387-2080; e-
mail: http://[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or e-mail address:
[email protected].
j. Deadline For Filing Comments, Protests, and/or Motions: May 1,
2009.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and/or interventions may be
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any questions,
please contact the Secretary's Office. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link.
Please include the docket number (DI09-5-000) on any comments,
protests, and/or motions filed.
k. Description of Project: The proposed Pine Creek Mine Water
Discharge System Sites 1 and 2 Hydroelectric Project will include: (1)
Two intake sumps located in the Brownstone and Easy Go mine shafts; (2)
a 10-inch diameter, 500-foot-long steel pipe conduit from Brownstone
Intake Sump to Site 1 and a 16-24-inch diameter, 500-foot-long steel
pipe conduit from Easy Go intake Sump to Site 1; (3) a 24-inch-
diameter, 550-foot-long steel and HDPE pipe conduit from site 1 to Site
2; (4) two concrete and steel powerhouses, containing a 50-kW turbine
generator and a 150-kW turbine generator; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project will occupy Federal lands.
When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity,
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design
or operation.
l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This
filing may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link, select ``Docket'' and follow the
instructions. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3372, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments 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 comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', and/
or ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-7890 Filed 4-7-09; 8:45 am]
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