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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4614]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12686-003]

Baker County; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

February 25, 2010.
    On February 25, 2010, Baker County filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the 3.4 megawatt Mason Dam 
Hydroelectric Project, located on the Powder River, in Baker County, 
Oregon. The proposed project would use the Bureau of Reclamation's 
existing Mason Dam, which impounds Phillips Lake. 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 proposed project would consist of: (1) A proposed intake 
structure and penstock, (2) a proposed powerhouse with generating 
unit(s) having a total installed capacity of 3.4 MW, (3) an existing 
transmission line and possible additional new transmission line(s), and 
(4) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation 
of 7,982 MWh, which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Jason Yencopal, Baker County Project Manager, 
1995 Third Street, Baker City, OR 97814.
    FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, 202-502-8434 or 
[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. 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 (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, 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-12686) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-4614 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]
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