[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13281-000]
Alaska Power & Telephone Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
January 7, 2009.
On August 19, 2008, and supplemented on November 12, 2008, Alaska
Power & Telephone Company filed an application, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of
the Lake Shelokum Hydroelectric Project (Lake Shelokum). Lake Shelokum
would be located on Lake Shelokum in the Prince of Wales--Outer
Ketchikan Census Area, First Judicial District, Unincorporated Borough,
Alaska. The proposed project would be located within the Tongass
National Forest, whose lands are administered by the U.S. Forest
Service.
The proposed Lake Shelokum project would consist of: (1) A proposed
100-foot-long, 15-foot-high concrete-faced, rock filled dam; (2) an
existing reservoir having a proposed surface area of 400 acres and a
storage capacity of 10,000 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation
of 370 feet above mean low sea level (msl); (3) a proposed 2,500-foot-
long, 7-foot diameter steel penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse
containing two generating units having an installed capacity of 10-
megawatts; (5) a proposed 12-mile-long, 34.5-kilovault transmission
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Lake Shelokum
Project would have an average annual generation of 40-gigawatt-hours.
FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 202-502-8735.
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.
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
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project 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-
13281) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-544 Filed 1-13-09; 8:45 am]
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