[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 31431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13369]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12632-001]


East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Cooperative); Notice 
Soliciting Comments and Final Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, 
and Prescriptions

May 27, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License--Existing Dam.
    b. Project No.: P-12632-001.
    c. Date Filed: March 31, 2009.
    d. Applicant: East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Cooperative).
    e. Name of Project: Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Trinity River, in San Jacinto, Polk, Trinity, 
and Walker Counties, Texas. The project would not occupy any Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Edd Hargett, East Texas Electric Cooperative, 
Inc., 2905 Westward Drive, P.O. Box 631623, Nacogdoches, TX 75963; 
(936) 560-9532; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Florentino at (202) 502-6863, or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments and 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 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.
    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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The proposed project would use the 
following existing facilities: (1) The Trinity River Authority's (TRA) 
existing 14,400-foot-long (approximate) Lake Livingston dam, which has 
a crest elevation of 145.0 feet mean sea level (msl) and consists of 
(a) A basic earth embankment section, (b) outlet works, and (c) a 
spillway; and (2) the 83,000-acre Lake Livingston, which has a normal 
water surface elevation of 131.0 feet msl and gross storage capacity of 
1,750,000 acre-feet.
    In addition to the existing structures, the proposed project would 
consist of the following new facilities: (1) An intake structure and 
headrace channel approximately 300 feet long; (2) three steel 
penstocks, about 12 feet in diameter and 750 feet in length; (3) a 
powerhouse containing three generating units, having a total installed 
capacity of 24 MW; (4) an approximate 1,200-feet-long tailrace channel; 
(5) an approximate 2.8-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line 
interconnecting the project with Entergy's existing Rich substation 
near Goodrich; and (6) an electric switchyard and other appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 
124 gigawatt-hours, which the Cooperative would sell at wholesale to 
its constituent electric cooperatives.
    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. 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,'' ``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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-13369 Filed 6-2-10; 8:45 am]
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