4950 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 28, 2009 / Notices 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–1850 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 4, 

2009, 10 a.m.–12 noon. 

PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW., 

Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005, 

(Metro Stop: Metro Center). 

AGENDA: The Commission will receive 

an update on the voting system 

certification program. Commissioners 

will install new officers for 2009. The 

Commission will consider other 

administrative matters. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan 

Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–3100. 

Rosemary Rodriguez, 

Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–1971 Filed 1–26–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13299–000] 

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

January 21, 2009. 

On October 9, 2008, and 

supplemented on January 15, 2009, 

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative filed 

an application, pursuant to section 4(f) 

of the Federal Power Act, proposing to 

study the feasibility of the Shungnak 

River Hydroelectric Project located on 

the Shungnak River in the Northwest 

Arctic Borough, Alaska. 

The proposed Shungnak River 

Hydroelectric Project would consist of: 

(1) A proposed 200-foot-high, 400-footlong earth filled gravity dam; (2) a 

proposed 2.2 square mile reservoir with 

a storage capacity of 42,000 acre-feet; (3) 

a proposed 2,000-foot-long, 10-foot 

diameter steel or concrete penstock; (4) 

a proposed powerhouse containing four 

1.25-megawatt generators; (5) a 

proposed 12.7-mile-long, 7,200/12,400- 

volt transmission line; and (6) 

appurtenant facilities. The Shungnak 

River Hydroelectric Project is estimated 

to have an annual generation of 35.04- 

gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to 

the community of Shungnak or mining 

operations in the vicinity of the project. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel 

Hertrich, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503 

W 33rd Ave, #310, Anchorage, Alaska 

99503, phone: (907) 258–2420. 

FERC Contact: Kelly T. Houff (202) 

502–6393. 

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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. 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/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13299) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

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

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–1761 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2197–091] 

Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice 

of Application for Non-Project Use of 

Project Lands and Waters and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

January 21, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Non-Project Use 

of Project Lands and Waters. 

b. Project No.: 2197–091. 

c. Date Filed: January 6, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Alcoa Power 

Generating, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Yadkin 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Yadkin River in Rowan County, 

North Carolina. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Marshall Olsen, 

Environmental and Natural Resource 

Manager, Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. 

P.O. Box 576, Badin, NC 28007. Phone: 

(704) 422–5622. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to Brian 

Romanek at (202) 502–6175 or by email: Brian.Romanek@ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: February 23, 2009. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests, comments, and 

recommendations are due 21 days from 

the issuance date of this notice. All 

documents (original and eight copies) 

should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all interveners filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervener 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. 

k. Description of the Application: The 

Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., licensee 

for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, 

has filed an application seeking 

authorization from the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission to issue a 

permit to High Rock Development, LLC. 

to construct boat docking facilities that 

would include: (1) Three cluster docks 

that will accommodate a total of 36 

watercraft; (2) additional docks that 

would accommodate 68 watercraft; (3) 

associated courtesy docking for 7 

watercraft at a fuel-dispensing dock; and 

(4) a boat launching ramp. Some 

dredging would be necessary. This 

marina would service the residential 

community know as ‘‘Sunset Pointe’’ on 

Cane Creek of the High Rock Reservoir. 

l. Location of the Application: This 

filing is available for review at the 

Commission or may be viewed on the 


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