[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20477-20478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10106]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13423-000]


Willwood Irrigation District; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

April 24, 2009.
    On April 6, 2009, Willwood Irrigation District filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Willwood Dam Hydroelectric 
Project. The project would be located on Federal lands in Park County 
in Wyoming, approximately nine miles southwest of Powell, Wyoming and 
would utilize the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Willwood Diversion Dam.
    The proposed project using the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's 
Willwood Diversion Dam would consist of: (1) A short proposed penstock 
from the existing seven-foot-diameter opening in the dam to the 
proposed powerhouse; (2) a proposed powerhouse at the base of the 
existing dam containing one Kaplan turbine, a generator, and control 
systems with a total installed capacity of 2,000 kilowatts, (3) a 
proposed 34.5-kV, two-mile-long transmission line. The project would 
have an annual generation of approximately 7.8

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gigawatt-hours that would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Tom Walker, Willwood Irrigation District, 
1306 Road 9, Powell, Wyoming 82435; phone: (307) 754-3831. FERC 
Contact: Gina Krump, (202) 502-6704.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications, 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-13423-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10106 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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