[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11529-11530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4404]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14356-000]


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

    On January 25, 2012, the Nushagak Electric and Telephone 
Cooperative, Inc. 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 Dillingham Area Hydroelectric Project 
(Dillingham Project or project) to be located on Elva Creek and Grant 
River, near the town of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska. 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 has two developments. The total installed 
capacity of both developments would be 3.2 megawatts (MW) and the total 
estimated annual generation of the Dillingham Project would be 20.057 
gigawatt-hours (GWh).

Lake Elva Development

    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 50-foot-
long, 10-foot-high rock-fill diversion dam constructed on the outlet of 
Lake Elva; (2) a 4,100-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter lake tap pipeline; 
(3) a 3,200-foot-long, 3- to 3.5-foot-diameter penstock leading from 
the lake tap pipeline to the powerhouse; (4) a powerhouse containing 
two 0.75-MW Francis turbine/generator units; (5) a 40-foot-long, 20-
foot-wide tailrace discharging flows from the powerhouse into Elva 
Creek; (6) a 49-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
extending from the project powerhouse to a new substation approximately 
5 miles north of Dillingham; (7) an approximately 3-mile-long access 
road; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation 
of the Lake Elva development would be 7.927 GWh.

Grant Lake Development

    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 900-
foot-long, 20-foot-high rock-fill diversion dam constructed on the 
outlet of Grant Lake (main dam); (2) a 1-mile-long, 20-foot-high 
diversion canal excavated approximately 1 mile north of the main dam; 
(3) a 300-foot-long, 20-foot-high rock-fill diversion dam constructed 
at the terminus of the diversion canal; (4) an intake structure on the 
diversion dam leading to a 5,000-foot-long, 5-foot-diameter pipeline; 
(5) a 3,100-foot-long, 4-foot-diameter penstock leading from the 
pipeline to the powerhouse; (6) a powerhouse containing a 1.7-MW Turgo 
turbine/generator unit; (7) a 40-foot-long, 20-foot-wide tailrace 
discharging flows from the powerhouse into Grant River; (8) a 46-mile-
long, 34.5-kV transmission line extending from the project powerhouse 
to a new substation approximately 5 miles north of Dillingham; (9) an 
approximately 2.5-mile-long access road; and (10) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Grant Lake 
development would be 12.13 GWh.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mike Megli, CEO/General Manager, Nushagak 
Electric & Telephone Cooperative, Inc., 557 Kenny Wren Road, P.O. Box 
350, Dillingham, AK 99576; phone: (907) 842-6315.
    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

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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-14356) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 16, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-4404 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]
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