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d. Applicant: Bear Creek Hydro 

Associates, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Bear Creek Hydro 

Project. 

f. Location: The Bear Creek Hydro 

Project will be located on Bear Creek, 

near the town of Concrete, Skagit 

County, Washington, affecting T. 35 N., 

R. 8 E., sec. 11, SE 1⁄4, and T. 36 N., R. 

8 E., Sec. 14, NE 1⁄4. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Thomas M. 

McMaster, 358 Shallow Shore Road, 

Bellingham, WA 98229; Telephone: 

(360) 647–2196; e-mail: http:// 

www.mcmastert@aol.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or e-mail 

address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions: April 13, 2011. 

All documents should be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be filed with: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

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. Please include the 

docket number (DI11–3–000) on any 

comments, protests, and/or motions 

filed. 

k. Description of Project: The run-ofriver Bear Creek Hydro Project will 

consist of: (1) An existing pond with a 

surface area of 1.7 acres; (2) an existing 

235-foot-long, 24-foot-high concrete 

diversion structure, with an ungated 82- 

foot-long overflow spillway; (3) a 

proposed 2,800-foot-long, 36-inchdiameter above-ground steel penstock, 

routed along the existing penstock 

alignment to the powerhouse; (4) an 

existing 28-foot-long, 82-foot wide 

powerhouse, containing two new 1,400- 

kW Pelton turbines, switchgear, and 

auxiliary equipment, with a 

computerized supervisory control 

system to control plant operations; (5) 

two existing tailraces, returning flows to 

Bear Creek; (6) a proposed 3.5-milelong, 12.5 kV, 3-phase transmission line, 

interconnecting to the Puget Sound 

Energy transmission lines at Lake Tyee; 

and (7) 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 interests of 

interstate or foreign commerce would be 

affected by the proposed project. The 

Commission also determines whether or 

not the project: (1) Would be located on 

a navigable waterway; (2) would occupy 

or affect public lands or reservations of 

the United States; (3) would utilize 

surplus water or water power from a 

government dam; or (4) if applicable, 

has involved or would involve any 

construction subsequent to 1935 that 

may have increased or would increase 

the project’s head or generating 

capacity, or have otherwise significantly 

modified the project’s pre-1935 design 

or operation. 

l. Locations of the Application: Copies 

of this filing are on file with the 

Commission and are available for public 

inspection. This filing may be viewed 

on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 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, please contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item (h) above. 

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, and/or 

Motions To Intervene—Anyone may 

submit comments, a protest, and 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, and/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—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR 

‘‘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 2, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5318 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13946–000] 

Tarrant Regional Water District; Notice 

of Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, Protests, 

Recommendations, and Terms and 

Conditions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Conduit 

Exemption. 

b. Project No.: 13946–000. 

c. Date filed: December 16, 2010, and 

supplemented on February 22, 2011. 

d. Applicant: Tarrant Regional Water 

District. 

e. Name of Project: Arlington Outlet 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed Arlington 

Outlet Hydroelectric Project would be 

located at the Arlington Outlet 

Discharge Facility, a flow control 

facility in Tarrant Regional Water 

District’s water distribution system 

located in Tarrant County, Texas. The 

land on which all the project structures 

are located is owned by the applicant. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David 

Marshall, P.E., Engineering Services 

Director, 800 East North Side Drive, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76102; telephone (817) 

720–4250. 

i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 

telephone (202) 502–6778, and e-mail 

address christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. 

j. Status of Environmental Analysis: 

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environmental analysis at this time, and 

the Commission is requesting 

comments, reply comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions. 

k. Deadline for filing responsive 

documents: In light of the resource 

agencies’ comments filed with the 

application, the 60-day timeframe 

specified in 18 CFR 4.43(b) for filing all 

comments, motions to intervene, 

protests, recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions is 

shortened to 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. All reply comments 

filed in response to comments 

submitted by any resource agency, 

Indian tribe, or person, must be filed 

with the Commission within 45 days 

from the issuance date of this notice. 

Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

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 in 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. 

l. Description of Project: The proposed 

Arlington Outlet Hydroelectric Project 

would consist of: (1) an existing flow 

control building containing one turbine 

generating unit having an installed 

capacity of 1300 kilowatts; and (2) 

appurtenant facilities. The project 

would have an estimated annual 

generation of 6,365,000 kilowatt-hours. 

The applicant plans to use the generated 

energy. 

m. This filing is available for review 

and reproduction at the Commission in 

the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. The filing may also be viewed on 

the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number, here P–13946, in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for review and reproduction at 

the address in item h above. 

n. 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. 

o. 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 a competing development 

application. A notice of intent must be 

served on the applicant(s) named in this 

public notice. 

p. Protests or Motions To Intervene— 

Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

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 protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

q. 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 eight copies to: The Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. An additional copy must be sent 

to Director, Division of Hydropower 

Administration and Compliance, Office 

of Energy Projects, 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. 

r. Waiver of Pre-filing Consultation: 

On July 2, 2010, the applicant requested 

the agencies to support the waiver of the 

Commission’s consultation 

requirements under 18 CFR 4.38(c). On 

July 23, 2010, the Trinity River 

Authority concurred with this request. 

Several State and Federal resource 

agencies commented on the application 

but no other comments regarding the 

request for waiver were received. 

Therefore, we intend to accept the 

consultation that has occurred on this 

project during the pre-filing period and 

we intend to waive pre-filing 

consultation under section 4.38(c), 

which requires, among other things, 

conducting studies requested by 

resource agencies, and distributing and 

consulting on a draft exemption 

application. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5322 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP11–97–000] 

Stingray Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; 

Notice of Application 

On February 22, 2011, Stingray 

Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Stingray) 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) an 

application under Section 7(b) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, 

requesting authorization to abandon 

offshore Station 702’s compressor Unit 

T–2. Stringray also requests that its 

certificated system capacity be reduced 

to 560 MMcf per day. 

Questions regarding the application 

may be directed to Cynthia Hornstein 

Roney, Manager—Regulatory Affairs, 

Stingray Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1100 

Louisiana, Suite 3300, Houston, Texas 

77002, by calling (832) 214–9334 or by 

e-mailing cynthia.roney@enbridge.com. 


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