[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15207-15208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06527]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI15-02-000]


Southern Energy, Inc.; Notice of Declaration of Intention and 
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.

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    b. Docket No: DI15-02-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 16, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Southern Energy, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Walker Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Walker Lake Hydroelectric Project would 
be located on Wilson Lake, near the City of Haines, in Haines Borough, 
Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b) (2012).
    h. Applicant Contact: John Floreske, Jr., President, Southern 
Energy, Inc., P.O. Box 489, Mile 1.5 Haines Highway, Haines, AK 99827; 
telephone: (909) 766-2899; email: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, or email: 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene 
is: 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, protests, and motions to intervene using the Commission's 
eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll 
free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please 
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number DI15-02-000.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Walker Lake Hydroelectric 
Project would consist of: (1) Two rockfilled 15-foot-wide dams, 
creating 4,300 acre-feet of usable storage capacity in Walker Lake at a 
normal maximum operating elevation of 1,195 feet mean sea level (msl); 
(2) a concrete spillway and diversion channel for controlled releases 
to Walker Creek; (3) a freestanding concrete intake and reservoir 
outlet works at elevation 1,170 feet msl diverting flow from the 
southeast dam into the penstock; (4) a 24-inch-diameter, 12,000-foot-
long penstock, of which approximately 10,000 feet would be buried and 
2,000 feet would be aboveground; (5) a powerhouse containing one 
generating unit rated at 1 megawatt at 780 feet of net head; (6) a 50-
foot-long tailrace connecting the powerhouse with the Little Salmon 
River; (7) an underground, 4-mile-long, 12.5 kilovolt transmission line 
extending from the project to a point of interconnection with Inside 
Passage Electric Cooperative's power grid; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the project would affect the interests of 
interstate or foreign commerce. The Commission also determines whether 
or not the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable waterway; (2) 
would occupy public lands or reservations of the United States; (3) 
would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or 
(4) would be located on a non-navigable stream over which Congress has 
Commerce Clause jurisdiction and would be constructed or enlarged after 
1935.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket 
number field to access the document. 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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above and in the Commission's Public Reference Room located at 888 
First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
502-8371.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', and 
``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of the 
particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any Motion 
to Intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: March 16, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-06527 Filed 3-20-15; 8:45 am]
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