[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 15826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07558]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14873-000]


Nushagak Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 22, 2018, Nushagak Cooperative, Inc. 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 Nuyakuk River 
Hydroelectric Project (Nuyakuk River Project or project) to be located 
on the Nuyakuk River, near Dillingham, Alaska. 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 project would 
utilize approximately 218 acres of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management.
    The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: 
(1) A 100-foot-long, 20-foot-high intake structure; (2) a 1,200-foot-
long, 50-foot-wide by 15-feet-tall concrete-lined power conduit; (3) a 
100-foot-wide by 100-foot-long powerhouse forebay with a surface area 
of 0.23 acres; (4) a 100-foot-wide by 60-foot-long concrete powerhouse 
containing two 5 megawatt (MW) bulb-type turbines for a total installed 
capacity of 10 MW; (5) a 100-foot-wide, 500-foot-long tailrace 
discharging to the Nuyakuk River; (6) a project substation; (7) a 135-
mile-long, 25 kilovolt transmission line extending from the substation 
to the communities of Aleknagik, Koliganek, Stuyahok, Ekwok, and 
Levelock; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Nuyakuk River Project would be 72.8 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Bobby Armstrong, Nushagak Cooperative, Inc., 
P.O. Box 530, Dillingham, AK 99576; phone: (907) 842-5251.
    FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg, phone: (202) 502-8261 or email: 
[email protected].
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications 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 P-14873-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14873) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 6, 2018.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-07558 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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