[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 66715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27836]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14295-000]


Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; 
Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA

    On September 28, 2011, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish 
County 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 Sunset Falls Hydroelectric Project to be located on 
the South Fork Skykomish River near Index in Snohomish 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 owner's express 
permission.
    The proposed project will consist of the construction of the 
following: (1) A 140-foot-wide, 45-foot-high v-screen intake; (2) a 
2,000-foot-long, 19-foot-diameter unlined rock penstock; (3) a semi-
underground powerhouse with twin 15-megawatt turbines; (4) an 8.5-mile 
long, 115-kilovolt three-phase overhead transmission line extending 
from the powerhouse to an existing substation. The estimated annual 
generation of the Sunset Falls Hydroelectric Project would be 120 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Kim D. Moore, Assistant General Manager, 
Public Utility District No.1 of Snohomish County; 2320 California 
Street, PO Box 1107, Everett, WA 98201; phone: (425) 783-8606.
    FERC Contact: Ian Smith; phone: (202) 502-8943.
    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-14295-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 21, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-27836 Filed 10-26-11; 8:45 am]
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