[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48843-48844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20044]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI11-13-000]


Cottonwood Hydro, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order 
and Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Petition for Declaratory Order.
    b. Docket No: DI11-13-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 22, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Cottonwood Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Cottonwood Hydro Project.
    f. Location: The existing Cottonwood Hydro Project is located on 
Little Cottonwood Creek, in Salt Lake County, Utah, affecting T. 35 S., 
R. 2 E., sec. 7, Salt Lake Meridian.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Susannah Williams, 5014 East Little 
Cottonwood Canyon Road, Sandy, UT 84092; telephone: (801) 440-9650; 
FAX: (801) 303-6896; e-mail: http:<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#022d2d7575752c717771636c6c636a42616d76766d6c756d6d666a7b66706d2c616d6f">//<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bec9c9c990cdcbcddfd0d0dfd6feddd1cacad1d0c9d1d1dad6c7daccd190ddd1d3">[email protected]</span></a>.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or e-mail address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf4f9f2eee5b2f9ffe8f3f2dcfaf9eeffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2bab7bca0abfcb7b1a6bdbc92b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and/or motions: 
September 5, 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 paper-filed. 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 
(DI11-13-000) on any comments, protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The existing Cottonwood Hydro Project 
consists of an upper and a lower project:
    The upper project consists of: (1) A fifty-foot-wide concrete weir, 
directing water into a 2,002-foot-long, 24-28-inch-diameter steel 
penstock; (2) a single-story reinforced concrete powerhouse, containing 
a 261-kW turbine/generator; (3) a tailrace releasing water into the 
intake for the lower powerhouse; (4) a 75-foot-long transmission line; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The lower project consists of: (1) A fifty-foot-wide concrete weir, 
directing water into a 5,341-foot-long 24-28-inch-diameter steel 
penstock; (2) a two-story reinforced concrete and masonry powerhouse, 
containing an 850-kW turbine/generator; (3) a tailrace releasing water 
into Little Cottonwood Creek; (4) a 200-foot-long transmission line; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    When a Petition for Declaratory Order 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 e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this 
or other pending projects. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de989b8c9d91b0b2b7b0bb8dabaeaeb1acaa9eb8bbacbdf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0e6e5f2e3efceccc9cec5f3d5d0d0cfd2d4e0c6c5d2c38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a> or toll-free 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, 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.
    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

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have no comments. One copy of an agency's comments must also be sent to 
the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: July 29, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20044 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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