Document ID: FERC-2011-0243-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Draft License Applications: Soule Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2011-02-17T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9345-9346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3619]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project Nos. 12615-001; 13528-000]

Soule Hydro, LLC; Notice of Draft License Application and 
Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (PDEA) and Request for 
Preliminary Terms and Conditions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed Project.
    b. Project No.: 12615-001; 13528-000.
    c. Date Filed: February 3, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Soule Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Soule River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Soule River, approximately nine miles southwest 
of the community of Hyder, Alaska. The project would occupy 1,257 acres 
of federal lands within the Tongass National Forest, administered by 
the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 USC 791(a)--825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Glen D. Martin, C/O Alaska Power & Telephone 
Company, P.O. Box 3222, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 385-1733 x 122.

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    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, (503) 552-2762, matt.cutlip@ferc.gov.
    j. Status of Project: With this notice the Commission is soliciting 
(1) preliminary terms, conditions, and recommendations on the 
Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA), and (2) comments on 
the Draft License Application.
    k. Deadline for filing: May 2, 2011.
    All comments on the Preliminary DEA and Draft License Application 
should be sent to the addresses noted above in Item (h), and filed with 
FERC. Comments 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/efiling.asp. 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. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    All comments must include the project name and number and bear the 
heading Preliminary Comments, Preliminary Recommendations, Preliminary 
Terms and Conditions, or Preliminary Prescriptions.
    l. 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 last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.
    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, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    Soule Hydro, LLC has mailed a copy of the Preliminary DEA and Draft 
License Application to interested entities and parties. Copies of these 
documents are available for review at AP&T Wireless, Inc., 4033 Tongass 
Avenue, Suite 100, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901, or by calling (360) 385-
1733 x 122 or by e-mailing glen.m@aptalaska.com.
    m. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Alaska 
State Historic Preservation Officer as required by Section 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.

    Dated: February 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-3619 Filed 2-16-11; 8:45 am]
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