[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49872-49873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23403]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI09-14-000]


Hawken LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting 
Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

September 22, 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: DI09-14-000.
    c. Date Filed: September 11, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Hawken LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Baranof Chinook Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Baranof Chinook Hydroelectric Project 
will be located on Baranof Lake and Baranof River, on Baranof Island, 
Sitka Borough, near Baranof, Alaska, affecting T. 55 S, R. 66 E, sec. 
24, and T. 55 S, R. 67 E, sec. 19, Copper River Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Dale Young, 9720 Trappers Lane, Juneau, AK 
99801; telephone: (907) 789-0740; e-mail: http://[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or email address: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: October 
22, 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 (DI09-14-000) on any comments, 
protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Baranof Chinook Hydropower 
Project is part of a proposed three-phase project to build and operate 
a salmon research enhancement and rehabilitation facility. There are no 
proposed dams for this project, because Baranof Lake is a natural lake. 
Phase One will involve the construction of multiple intakes and 
penstocks, designed to withdraw water from separate locations on 
Baranof Lake. Phase Two will use the water from the penstocks to supply 
a bank of 14 Cornel Pump Turbines with a combined output of 600 kW. 
Phase Three will either use a bank of 28 Cornell Pump Turbines with a 
combined output of 1200 kW, or a pair of Francis turbines with an 
output between 900 kW and 1680 kW. The purpose of the project is to 
supply energy for the salmon facility and associated support 
infrastructure. The proposed project will not be connected to an 
interstate grid, and will not 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

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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. E9-23403 Filed 9-28-09; 8:45 am]
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