[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 79 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19073-19074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9487]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12107-003]
Granite County; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
April 20, 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. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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 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.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
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. For a simpler method
of submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed Flint Creek project consists of: (1) An existing
2,850 acre reservoir with 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.
m. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'',
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``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;''
(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 submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each
filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on
the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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.
n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notices of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-9487 Filed 4-24-09; 8:45 am]
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