[Federal Register: November 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 222)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission

November 12, 1999.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed Project.
    b. Project No.: P-11588-001.
    c. Date filed: October 29, 1999.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Power and Telephone Company.
    e. Name of Project: Otter Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Kasidaya Creek, about 3 miles from the City of 
Skagway, on Taiya Inlet, in the First Judicial District of the State of 
Alaska. The project affects about 6.0 acres of Federal lands within the 
Tongass National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. Secs. 791(a)-
825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Alaska Power & Telephone Company, Robert S. 
Grimm, President, P.O. Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 385-
1733.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord W. Hoisington, E-mail--
gaylord.hoisington@ferc.fed.us. or telephone (202) 219-2756.
    j. Brief Description of the Project: The proposed project would 
consist of the following: (1) a 80-foot-long, 10-foot-high impoundment 
structure at approximately 550 feet above mean sea level (MSL); (2) a 
0.18-acre reservoir with a total storage capacity of 0.92 acre-foot; 
(3) an intake at the impoundment structure; (4) an orifice to 
continuously release 5 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs) at the impoundment 
structure; (5) a 3,500 foot-long, 40-inch-diameter penstock; (6) a 60-
foot-long, 80-foot-wide metal powerhouse structure to house a 3.0-
megawatt Turgo turbin; (7) a 200-foot by 100-foot staging area around 
the powerhouse; (8) a 50-foot to 75-foot-long tailrace; (9) a pad 
mounted step-up transformer; (1) a 200-foot-long underground cable; 
(11) 3 helicopter pads; and (12) other appurtenances.
    k. Locations of the application: a copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, Washington, 
D.C. 20426, or by calling (202) 208-1371. The application may be viewed 
on the web at www.ferc.fed.us. Call (202) 208-2222 for assistance. A 
copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address 
in item h above.
    l. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Alaska 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-30101 Filed 11-17-99; 8:45 am]
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