[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8519-8520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3971]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12619-002; Project No. 13363-000; Project No. 13364-000; 
Project No. 13366-000]


Cascade Creek, LLC; City and Borough of Wrangell, AK; Petersburg 
Municipal Power and Light; City of Angoon, AK; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

February 18, 2009.
    Cascade Creek, LLC (Cascade), City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska 
(Wrangell), Petersburg Municipal Power and Light (Petersburg) and the 
City of Angoon, Alaska filed applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of 
the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Ruth 
Lake Project, to be located on Ruth Lake and Delta Creek, in an 
unorganized Borough near Petersburg, Alaska. There are no existing 
facilities. The project would be located in the Tongass National 
Forest. All of these applications were filed electronically and given 
the filing date of February 3, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.
    The proposed Ruth Lake Projects:
    The proposed Ruth Lake Project by Cascade Creek, LLC for Project 
No. 12619-002 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would consist of: 
(1) A proposed 170-foot-high concrete arch dam at the exit of the 
natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 
130 acres and a storage capacity of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water 
surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a proposed 
12,600-foot-long, 6 to 12-inch diameter combination bored tunnel and 
steel penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing three new 
generating units having an installed capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) an 
existing 20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth Lake Project would have an 
average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-hours. Cascade is also 
exploring alternatives that would connect this project to their Cascade 
Creek Project, which they have preliminary permit for FERC No. 12495.
    The proposed Ruth Lake Project by City and Borough of Wrangell, 
Alaska for Project No. 13363-000 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. 
would consist of: (1) A proposed 170-foot-high concrete arch dam at the 
exit of the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir having a 
surface area of 130 acres and a storage capacity of 17,000 acre-feet 
and normal water surface elevation of 1,527 feet mean sea level (msl); 
(3) a proposed 12,600-foot-long, 6 to 12-foot diameter combination 
bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse containing 
three new generating units having an installed capacity of 20 
megawatts; (5) an existing 20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission 
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth Lake Project 
would have an average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-hours.
    The proposed Ruth Lake Project by Petersburg Municipal Power and 
Light for Project No. 13363-000 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. 
would consist of: (1) A proposed 200-foot-high concrete faced rockfill 
dam at the exit of the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir 
having a surface area of 190 acres and a storage capacity of 17,000 
acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 1,560 feet mean sea 
level (msl); (3) a proposed 3,500-foot-long, 10-foot diameter tunnel 
and a 7,800-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a proposed 
powerhouse containing three new generating units having an installed 
capacity of 20 megawatts; (5) would connect directly to their 
distribution system; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth 
Lake Project would have an average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-
hours.
    The proposed Ruth Lake Project by City of Angoon, Alaska for 
Project No. 13366-000 filed on February 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. would 
consist of: (1) A proposed 170-foot-high concrete arched dam at the 
exit of the natural Ruth Lake; (2) an existing reservoir having a 
surface area of 130 acres and a storage capacity

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of 17,000 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation of 1,527 feet 
mean sea level (msl); (3) a proposed 3,600-foot-long, 6 to 12-inch 
diameter combination bored tunnel and steel penstock; (4) a proposed 
powerhouse containing three new generating units having an installed 
capacity of 20 megawatts; (4) an existing 20-mile-long, 138 kilovolt 
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Ruth 
Lake Project would have an average annual generation of 70 gigawatt-
hours.
    Applicants Contact: For Cascade Creek, LLC: Mr. Chris Spears, 
Cascade Creek, LLC, 3633 Alderwood Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, (360) 
738-9999. For City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska: Mr. Warren Edgley, 
City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, P.O. Box 531, Wrangell, AK 99929, 
(907) 874-2381. For Petersburg Municipal Electric & Light: Mr. Joe 
Nelson, Superintendent, Petersburg Municipal Electric & Light, P.O. Box 
329, 11 South Nordic, Petersburg, AK 99833, (907) 772-4203. For the 
City of Angoon, Alaska: Mayor, Albert Howard, City of Angoon, Alaska, 
P.O. Box 189, Angoon, AK 99820, (907) 788-3653.
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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 the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
12619-002, 13363-000, 13364, or P-13366) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-3971 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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