[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38050-38051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15482]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14380-000]


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

    On April 4, 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 Pinto Dam Hydroelectric Project (Pinto Dam Project or project) to 
be located at the U.S.

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Bureau of Reclamation's Pinto dam, on Billy Clapp Lake near the city of 
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 use the existing Pinto dam, and would 
consist of the following new facilities: (1) A 72-inch-diameter 
penstock connecting the existing Pinto dam outlet tunnel to a 
powerhouse located immediately downstream of the dam; (2) a powerhouse 
containing a 3.4-megawatt Francis turbine/generator unit; (3) a 
tailrace discharging flows into the existing feed route between Billy 
Clapp Lake and Brook Lake; (4) a 7,000-foot-long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line extending from the project to a 34.5-kV transmission 
line owned by the Public Utility District No. 1 of Grant County, 
Washington; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Pinto Dam Project would be 8.1 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K. Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand 
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, P.O. Box 209, Ephrata, 
Washington 98823; phone: (509) 754-2227.
    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-14380) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 19, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15482 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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