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and reservoir and would consist of: (1) 

A new 90-foot by 118-foot concrete 

powerhouse located between headgate 

sections 1 through 4 immediately below 

the existing dam containing two S–Type 

turbine generator units with a combined 

installed capacity of 10.2 MW; (2) a new 

50-foot by 50-foot switchyard adjacent 

to the west of the powerhouse; and (3) 

a new 34.5-kilovolt, 1-mile-long 

transmission line; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The project would have an 

average annual generation of about 

59,000 megawatt-hours. 

o. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

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

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item h 

above. 

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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. With this notice, we are initiating 

consultation with the Illinois State 

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as 

required by section 106, National 

Historic Preservation Act, and the 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4. 

q. Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: The application will be 

processed according to the following 

Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. The Commission staff 

proposes to issue one environmental 

assessment rather than issue a draft and 

final EA. Comments, terms and 

conditions, recommendations, 

prescriptions, and reply comments, if 

any, will be addressed in an EA. Staff 

intents to give at least 30 days for 

entities to comment on the EA, and will 

take into consideration all comments 

received on the EA before final action is 

taken on the license application. 

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter– 

June 2009 

Issue Scoping Document for comments– 

November 2009 

Notice of application ready for 

environmental analysis–April 2010 

Notice of the availability of the EA 

September–2010 

Final amendments to the application 

must be filed with the Commission no 

later than 30 days from the issuance 

date of the notice of ready for 

environmental analysis. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–13536 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. DI09–9–000] 

Alaska Power & Telephone Company; 

Notice of Declaration of Intention and 

Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or 

Motions To Intervene 

June 3, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No: DI09–9–000. 

c. Date Filed: May 18, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Alaska Power & 

Telephone Company. 

e. Name of Project: Connelly Lake 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed Connelly 

Lake Hydroelectric Project will be 

located on an unnamed stream, 

Connelly Lake, Chilkoot River, and 

Chilkoot Lake, near the towns of Haines 

and Skagway, Haines Borough, Alaska, 

affecting T. 28 S, R. 57 E, secs. 23, 24, 

25, 26, 27, 34, and 35, and T. 29 S, R. 

58 E, secs. 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25, 

26, and 36, Copper River Meridian. 

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

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

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Glen D. Martin, 

Project Manager, 193 Otto Street, P.O. 

Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA 98368, 

telephone: (360) 385–1733, x122; Fax: 

(360) 385–7538; e-mail: http:// 

www.glen.m@aptalaska.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/or motions: July 6, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Comments, protests, and/or 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. 

Any questions, please contact the 

Secretary’s Office. See, 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing link. 

Please include the docket number 

(DI09–9–000) on any comments, 

protests, and/or motions filed. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed Connelly Lake Hydropower 

Project will include: (1) A 48-foot-high, 

100-foot-wide rock-filled dam; (2) a lake 

with a storage capacity of 4,700 acrefeet; (3) a 6,188-foot-long, 30-inchdiameter penstock; (4) a 40-foot-wide, 

60-foot-long metal powerhouse 

containing one or two turbines, with an 

installed capacity of 6,200 kW; (5) a 

tailrace emptying into the Chilkoot 

River; (6) a 14-mile-long, 34.5 kV 

underground and overhead transmission 

line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project will not be connected 

to an interstate grid, and will not 

occupy any federal lands. 

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 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, select ‘‘Docket#’’ 

and follow the instructions. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

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 


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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 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–13546 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12636–001] 

Mohawk Hydro Corp.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

June 3, 2009. 

On May 1, 2009, Mohawk Hydro 

Corporation filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, for a successive preliminary 

permit to study the feasibility of the 

Middle Mohawk Hydroelectric Project, 

to be located on the Mohawk River, in 

Schenectady and Montgomery Counties, 

New York. 

The proposed Middle Mohawk 

Hydroelectric Project would be located 

at existing facilities that are owned by 

the New York State Canal Corporation. 

The proposed run-of-river project would 

consist of the following eight 

Developments: 

Lock #8 Development 

(1) An existing 530-foot-long, 14-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 336 

acres, with a storage capacity of 3,360 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 

elevation of 224 feet USGS, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) two 

proposed powerhouses containing 18 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 6 MW, (5) a proposed 1,800- 

foot-long, 34.5 kV transmission line, and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. 

The development would have an 

annual generation of 16 gigawatt-hours 

which would be sold to a local utility. 

Lock #9 Development: 

(1) An existing 530-foot-long, 15-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 428 

acres, with a storage capacity of 4,280 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 

elevation of 239 feet USGS, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) two 

proposed powerhouses containing 18 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 6 MW, (5) a proposed 200- 

foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line, and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. 

The development would have an 

annual generation of 17.6 gigawatthours which would be sold to a local 

utility. 

Lock #10 Development 

(1) An existing 500-foot-long, 15-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 414 

acres, with a storage capacity of 4,140 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 

elevation of 254 feet USGS, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) two 

proposed powerhouses containing 18 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 6 MW, (5) a proposed 1,500- 

foot-long, 115 kV transmission line, and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. 

The development would have an 

annual generation of 17.3 gigawatthours which would be sold to a local 

utility. 

Lock #11 Development 

(1) An existing 588-foot-long, 12-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 414 

acres, with a storage capacity of 4,140 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 

elevation of 266 feet USGS, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) two 

proposed powerhouses containing 18 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 6 MW, (5) a proposed 700- 

foot-long, 34.5 kV transmission line, and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. 

The development would have an 

annual generation of 16.1 gigawatthours which would be sold to a local 

utility. 

Lock #12 Development 

(1) An existing 460-foot-long, 11-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 737 

acres, with a storage capacity of 7,370 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 

elevation of 277 feet USGS, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) two 

proposed powerhouses containing 18 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 6 MW, (5) a proposed 400- 

foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line, and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. 

The development would have an 

annual generation of 11.7 gigawatthours which would be sold to a local 

utility. 

Lock #13 Development 

(1) An existing 370-foot-long, 8-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 464 

acres, with a storage capacity of 4,640 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 

elevation of 285 feet USGS, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) a 

proposed powerhouse containing 9 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 3 MW, (5) a proposed 200- 

foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line, and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. 

The development would have an 

annual generation of 7.3 gigawatt-hours 

which would be sold to a local utility. 

Lock #14 Development 

(1) An existing 430-foot-long, 8-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 219 

acres, with a storage capacity of 2,190 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 

elevation of 293 feet USGS, (3) a 

proposed intake structure, (4) a 

proposed powerhouse containing 9 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 3 MW, (5) a proposed 200- 

foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line, and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. 

The development would have an 

annual generation of 5.8 gigawatt-hours 

which would be sold to a local utility. 

Lock #15 Development: 

(1) An existing 430-foot-long, 8-foothigh bridge type dam constructed 

primarily of steel, (2) an existing 

reservoir having a surface area of 578 

acres, with a storage capacity of 5,780 

acre-feet and a normal water surface 


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