[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34692-34693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14630]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14066-000]


Inside Passage Electric Cooperative

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

    On January 20, 2011, and supplemented on May 18, 2011, the Inside 
Passage Electric Cooperative filed an application for a preliminary 
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Gartina Falls Hydroelectric 
Project (Gartina Falls Project) to be located on Gartina Creek, near 
Hoonah, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit is to grant 
the permit holder priority to file a license application during the 
permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder 
to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands 
or waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed run-of-river project consist of the following new 
facilities: (1) A 40-foot-wide, approximately 126-foot-long, 15-foot-
high concrete diversion structure with an inflatable gate at the head 
of Gartina Falls; (2) a 20-foot-wide 40-foot-long concrete intake 
structure; (3) an 8-foot-wide, 40-foot-long sluiceway on the left 
abutment of the diversion dam; (4) an approximately 54-inch-diameter, 
200-foot-long, steel penstock that would convey water from the 
diversion dam to the powerhouse; (5) a 15-foot-wide and 10-foot-long, 
rock-lined tailrace; (6) a powerhouse containing a single 600-kilowatt 
turbine/generator unit; (7) a small switchyard located adjacent to the 
powerhouse; (8) an approximately 4-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt 
transmission line connecting the project switchyard to an 
interconnection near Hoonah airport; (9) an approximately 0.3-mile-long 
access road; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation output for the project is 1.8 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter A. Bibb, Operations Manager, Inside 
Passage Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box 210149, 12480 Mendenhall Loop 
Road, Auke Bay, AK 99821, Phone (907) 789-3196.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy; phone: (202) 502-8755. 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/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY,

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(202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 
original and seven 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-14066-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 7, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14630 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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