[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69844-69845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27959]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13272-003]


Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Minor Original License.
    b. Project No.: 13272-003.
    c. Date Filed: November 1, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Village Electric Cooperation, Inc. (AVEC).
    e. Name of Project: Old Harbor Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be constructed on the East Fork of 
Mountain Creek, near the town of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island Borough, 
Alaska. Some project facilities would be located on approximately 1.85 
acres of federal lands of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Meera Kohler, President and CEO, AVEC, 4831 
Eagle Street, Anchorage, AK 99503; Telephone (907) 561-1818.
    i. FERC Contact: Mary Greene, (202) 502-8675 or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The proposed run-of-river project will 
consist of an intake, penstock, powerhouse, tailrace and constructed 
channel, access road and trail, and transmission line. Power from this 
project will be used by the residents of the city of Old Harbor.

Intake

    The intake will consist of a diversion/cut off weir with a height 
of approximately 3-8 feet and a length of approximately 100 feet. A 
below grade transition with an above-ground air relief inlet pipe will 
convey water to a buried high-density polyethylene pipe and steel pipe 
penstock.

Penstock

    A 10,100-foot-long penstock consisting of an 18-inch-diameter 
polyethylene pipe, a 20-inch-diameter polyethylene pipe, and a 16-inch-
diameter steel pipe will be installed. A total of 7,400 feet of 
polyethylene will be installed from the intake and 2,750 feet of steel 
pipe will be installed near the powerhouse.

Powerhouse

    The powerhouse will consist of an approximately 30-foot by 35-foot 
by 16-foot high metal building or similar structure. The building will 
house two 262-kW Pelton turbines, a 480 volt, 3 phase synchronous 
generator, and switchgear for each turbine.

Tailrace

    A tailrace structure and culvert or constructed stream bed will 
convey the project flows from the powerhouse to the nearby pond, known 
in Old Harbor as Swimming Pond. The tailrace will continue on from 
Swimming Pond, conveying project flows for a total of approximately 
2,300 feet.

Access Road and Trail

    An approximately 11,500-foot-long by 10-foot-wide intake access 
trail will be constructed between the intake and the powerhouse and an 
approximately 5,720-foot-long by 24-foot-wide access

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road will extend from powerhouse to the existing community drinking 
water tank access road. As requested by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, to prevent traffic in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, the 
intake access trail will be closed to non-project traffic. The 
powerhouse access road will be open to public vehicles. An 
approximately 6,550-foot-long, 12.47kV three-phase overhead power line 
will extend from the powerhouse to the existing power distribution 
system in Old Harbor.

Transmission Line

    A 6,500-foot-long, 12.47-kV, 3-phase overhead power line will be 
installed from the powerhouse to the existing power distribution system 
in Old Harbor.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for   January 2014.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary     March 2014.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Environmental            July 2014.
 Assessment (EA).
Comments on EA...........................  August 2014.
Modified terms and conditions............  October 2014.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: November 14, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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