Document ID: FERC-2011-1433-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc.
Posted Date: 2011-09-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58256-58257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24020]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13124-003]

Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission; 
Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-13124-003.
    c. Date filed: August 30, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc..
    e. Name of Project: Allison Creek Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Allison Creek, near the Town of Valdez, Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r) .
    h. Applicant Contact: Robert A. Wilkinson, CEO, Copper Valley 
Electric Association, Inc., P.O. Box 45, Mile 187 Glenn Highway 
Glennallen, AK 99588, (907) 822-3211.
    i. FERC Contact: Kim A. Nguyen, kim.nguyen@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6105.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item k below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Deadline for cooperating agency status: October 31, 2011.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

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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.
    l. The application is not ready for environmental analysis (EA) at 
this time.
    m. The Allison Creek Project consists of: (1) A 16-foot-high, 95-
foot-wide concrete gravity diversion structure spanning Allison Creek 
with a 50-foot-wide spillway section; (2) a screen intake; (3) a 42-
inch-diameter, 500-foot-long buried and 7,200-foot-long surface steel 
penstock; (4) a 65 foot x 65 foot powerhouse with one 6.5-megawatt 
turbine/generating unit; (5) a permanent 550-foot-long access road to 
the powerhouse; (6) a 3.8-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt transmission line 
connecting to the Copper Valley switching station near the Petro Star 
facility along Dayville Road; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
average annual generation is estimated to be 23.3 gigawatt-hours.
    n. 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. 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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Alaska 
State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Tendering Notice: September 2011.
    Issue Notice of Acceptance and Soliciting Comments, Terms and 
Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions: October 2011.
    Issue Draft EA: August 2012.
    Comments on Draft EA: September 2012.
    Issue Final EA: December 2012.

    Dated: September 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-24020 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
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