[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 51024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20894]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 14207-000]


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

    On May 31, 2011, Percheron Power, LLC 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 Scooteney Reservoir 
Outlet Water Power Project (Scooteney Outlet Project or project) to be 
located on the Potholes East Canal, which is an outlet structure from 
the Scooteney Reservoir, near Othello, Franklin County, Washington. The 
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, 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 project would consist of the following: (1) An 
approximately 300-foot-long intake structure installed on the Potholes 
East Canal to divert flow from the canal to the turbines, which would 
be 100 feet wide at the intersection with the canal and would narrow to 
50 feet wide before entering the powerhouse, and would include a 100-
foot-wide, 15-foot-high intake grate and a 50-foot-wide, 15-foot-high 
trash rack; (2) an approximately 65-foot-long, 20-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing four low-head turbine/generator units rated for 
approximately 260 kilowatts each (total capacity of 1,050 kilowatts) at 
an average head of 11 feet; (3) a 600-foot-long, 11-foot-high bypass 
weir, constructed in parallel to the west bank of the existing Potholes 
East Canal, to function as a project spillway; (4) a discharge canal 
returning flows from the powerhouse to the Potholes East Canal; (5) a 
20-foot-long, 40-foot-wide substation at the powerhouse which will 
connect with the existing distribution line at the project site; and 
(6) appurtenant facilities. The project will be located on federal 
lands, and would operate as run-of-release using irrigation flows 
provided by the Bureau of Reclamation and the South Columbia Basin 
Irrigation District. The estimated annual generation of the Scooteney 
Outlet Project would be 3.76 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jerry Straalsund, President, Percheron 
Power, LLC, 6855 W. Clearwater Ave., A101-260, Kennewick, WA 99336; e-
mail: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone: (202) 502-6136.
    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, (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-14207-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20894 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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