[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26748-26749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10616]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14578-000]


Telluride Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 15, 2014, Telluride Energy, LLC filed an application for 
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Buchanan Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (Buchanan Dam Project or project) at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Eastman Lake and Buchanan dam on the 
Chowchilla River, near the city of Chowchilla in Madera County, 
California. 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 the following: (1) A new 
penstock that

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would take water from the existing Eastman Lake; (2) a new powerhouse 
at the base of the existing Buchanan dam containing a 2.98-megawatt 
turbine-generator; (3) a new estimated 0.5-mile-long primary 
transmission line connecting the project to Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company's transmission lines south of the project; and; (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of 11,258 megawatt-hours and operate utilizing releases from 
Eastman Lake, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Kurt Johnson, Telluride Energy, LLC, 100 
West Colorado, Suite 222, P.O. Box 1646, Telluride, CO 81435; phone: 
(970) 729-5051.
    FERC Contact: Shana Murray; phone: (202) 502-8333.
    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-14578) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 1, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-10616 Filed 5-8-14; 8:45 am]
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