[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-914]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12496-001]


Rugraw, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

January 11, 2010.
    On December 17, 2009, Rugraw, Inc. filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Lassen Lodge Hydroelectric 
Project, which would be comprised of a single, 5.1 megawatt development 
on the South Fork Battle Creek. The proposed project would be located 
in Tehama County, California, near the unincorporated town of Mineral.
    The proposed project would consist of the following facilities:
    (1) An 80-feet-long, 5-feet-high diversion structure incorporating 
the existing natural features (large boulders, etc.) and grout; (2) a 
new reservoir with a proposed surface area of approximately 0.5 acre, 
with a storage capacity of approximately 2.5 acres, and with a normal 
water surface elevation of 4,315 feet mean sea level; (3) a 7,900-feet-
long, 42-inch-diameter low pressure pipeline attached to an 
approximately 6,100-feet-long high pressure penstock; (4) a powerhouse 
containing a horizontal Pelton-type turbine/generator unit with an 
installed capacity of 5.1 megawatts; (5) a tailrace; (6) a proposed 60 
KV-transmission line approximately 10 miles long; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
23.9 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas Keegan; ECORP Consulting, Inc., 2525 
Warren Drive, Rocklin, California 95677; phone: (916) 782-9100.
    FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, 202-502-8434 or via e-mail at: 
[email protected].
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, 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-12496) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-914 Filed 1-19-10; 8:45 am]
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