[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 23243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9274]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14372-000]


Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of 
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 13, 2012, Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority 
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 Rocky Coulee Wasteway Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located 
on the Rocky Coulee Wasteway near Moses Lake in Grant 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 two developments, the Upper 
Chute and the Lower Chute.

Upper Chute Development

    The Upper Chute development is below the headworks of the wasteway 
and would consist of the following: (1) A concrete intake diversion 
canal leading to an intake gate structure; (2) a 10-foot-diameter steel 
penstock extending approximately 1,450 feet from the intake structure 
to a powerhouse; (3) a powerhouse with one generating unit rated at 5.2 
megawatts (MW) at 80 feet of average head, discharging directly back to 
the wasteway; (4) a 13-kilovolt (kV), 2,000-foot-long transmission line 
extending from the powerhouse to a transmission line owned by the 
Public Utility District of Grant County (Grant PUD) (the point of 
interconnection); and (5) appurtenant facilities.

Lower Chute Development

    The Lower Chute development is at mile 3.8 of the wasteway and 
would consist of the following: (1) A concrete intake diversion canal 
leading to an intake gate structure; (2) a 10-foot-diameter steel 
penstock extending approximately 750 feet from the intake structure to 
a powerhouse; (3) a powerhouse with one generating unit rated at 6.8 MW 
at 105 feet of average head, discharging directly back to the wasteway; 
(4) a 13.8-kV, 800-foot-long transmission line extending from the 
powerhouse to a transmission line owned by Grant PUD (the point of 
interconnection); and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of both developments would be 16,900 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K. Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand 
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, PO Box 219, Ephrata, Washington 
98823; phone: (509) 754-2227.
    FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone: (202) 502-6105.
    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-14372) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 11, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-9274 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]
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