Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered; Notice of Application and Applicant-prepared EA Accepted for Filing; Notice Requesting Interventions and Protests; and Notice Requesting Comments, Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations and Prescriptions

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33283-33284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15767]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 11690-001, AK]


Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Application 
Tendered; Notice of Application and Applicant-prepared EA Accepted for 
Filing; Notice Requesting Interventions and Protests; and Notice 
Requesting Comments, Final Terms and Conditions, Recommendations and 
Prescriptions

June 15, 1999.
    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.: 11690-001.
    c. Date filed: May 14, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Old Harbor.
    f. Location: On Mountain Creek, a tributary to the East Fork of 
Barling Creek, near Old Harbor, Alaska. The project is located 
partially on lands of the United States administered by the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel Hertrich, Polarconsult, Inc., 1503 
West 33rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503, (907) 258-2420.
    i. FERC Contact: Nan Allen, nan.allen@ferc.fed.us, 202-219-2938.
    j. Deadline for filing interventions, protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. The proposed project consists of: (1) a 4-foot-high, 
uncontrolled, concrete diversion located in Mountain Creek, the East 
Fork of Barling Creek, at an elevation of 860 feet mean sea level; (2) 
a trash rack, screens, and a de-sander box at the diversion intake; (3) 
a 16-inch-diameter, 3,293-foot-long high density polyethylene pipe; (4) 
a 16-inch diameter, 6,966-foot-long steel pipe; (5) a 400-square-foot 
powerhouse containing one Impulse turbine with a generation capacity of 
500 kilowatts (kW) and a maximum hydraulic capacity of 13 cubic feet 
per second; (6) a 4,270-foot-long buried transmission route that would 
connect the project with Old Harbor's existing power supply system near 
the city of Old Harbor; and (7) a 4,270-foot-long access road to the 
powerhouse.
    l. A copy of the application is available for inspection and 
reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 
First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-
1351. This filing may be viewed on www.ferc.fed.us/online/
rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). A copy is also available 
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Development Application--Any qualified applicant desiring to file a 
competing application must submit to the Commission, on or before the 
specified deadline date for the particular application, a competing 
development application, or a notice of intent to file such an 
application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 120 days after the specified deadline date for the 
particular application. Applications for preliminary permits will not 
be accepted in response to this notice.
    Notice of intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact name, 
business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, 
and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such 
an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or 
a development application (specify which type of application). A notice 
of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public 
notice. 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.
    Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--The application is 
ready for environmental analysis at this time, and the Commission is 
requesting comments, reply comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions.
    The Commission directs, pursuant to Section 4.34(b) of the 
Regulations (see Order No. 533 issued May 8, 1991, 56 FR 23108, May 20, 
1991) that all comments, recommendations, terms and conditions and 
prescriptions concerning the application be filed with the Commission 
within 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. All reply 
comments must be filed with the Commission within 105 days from the 
date of this notice.
    Anyone may obtain an extension of time for these deadlines from the 
Commission only upon a showing of good cause or extraordinary 
circumstances in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2008.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,'' 
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the 
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing 
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the 
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth 
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 
18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly 
from the applicant. Any of these documents must be filed by providing 
the original and the number of copies required by the Commission's 
regulations to: The

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Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426. An additional copy must be sent to 
Director, Division of Project Review, Office of Hydropower Licensing, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above address. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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