Document ID: FERC-2006-0587-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2006-03-24T05:00Z

[Federal Register: March 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 57)]
[Notices]               
[Page 14886-14887]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To 
Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and 
Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and 
Prescriptions

March 15, 2006.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Subsequent License.
    b. Project No.: 1051-012.
    c. Date Filed: August 29, 2005.
    d. Applicant: Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T).
    e. Name of Project: Skagway-Dewey Lakes Project.
    f. Location: On Pullen, Dewey, Reid, Icy, and Snyder Creeks within 
the city limits of Skagway, Alaska. The project does not utilize any 
Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Bob Grimm, AP&T, PO Box 3222, Port Townsend, 
Washington 98368, (360) 385-1733, ext. 120.
    i. FERC Contacts: Alan Mitchnick, (202) 502-6074, 
alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov; or Shana Murray, (202) 502-8333, 

shana.murray@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days 
from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors 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 
intervenor 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.
    Motions to intervene and protests, comments, recommendations, terms 
and conditions, and prescriptions may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-

Filing'' link.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now is 
ready for environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: Water from Reid Falls, Icy Creek, and 
Snyder Creek is diverted to Lower Dewey Lake, which in turn, flows into 
Dewey reservoir. The project withdraws water from Dewey reservoir to 
supply the powerhouse. Existing project features include: the 26-foot-
long, 8-foot-high Reid Falls diversion dam that diverts water into a 
14-inch-diameter, 1,280-foot-long steel pipeline running to Icy Creek; 
the 102-foot-long, 5-foot-high Icy Lake dam impounding the 3.4-acre Icy 
Lake; the 30-foot long and 3-foot-high Snyder Creek diversion dam that 
diverts water from Snyder Creek into a diversion channel that conveys 
water to Lower Dewey Lake; the 629-foot-long, 28-foot-high Lower Dewey 
Lake dam, impounding the 32.8-acre Lower Dewey Lake; the 132-foot-long, 
30-foot-high, Dewey reservoir dam, impounding 2.7 acres; a 300-foot-
long canal running between Lower Dewey Lake and Dewey reservoir; three 
penstocks that run from the Dewey reservoir dam about 1,850 feet to the 
project's powerhouse that sits adjacent to Pullen Creek within the City 
of Skagway; and a powerhouse containing four turbines with a total 
installed capacity of 943 kilowatts. No changes to the project are 
proposed.
    m. 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    n. 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 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.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' 
(2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project 
number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the 
name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or 
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR

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385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of 
any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each 
representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. A copy of all other filings in reference to this 
application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-4228 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]

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