Document ID: FERC-2010-0809-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Declaration of Intention and Petition for Relief Filing and Soliciting Comments: Clark-Wiltz Mining
Posted Date: 2010-06-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 112)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI10-11-000]

 
Clark-Wiltz Mining; Notice of Declaration of Intention and 
Petition for Relief Filing and Soliciting Comments

June 3, 2010.
    Take notice that the following declaration of intention and 
petition for relief from the requirements of hydropower licensing has 
been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Filing: Declaration of Intention and Petition for 
Relief.
    b. Project No.: DI10-11-000.
    c. Date Filed: March 26, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Clark-Wiltz Mining.
    e. Name of Project: Ganes Creek Hydrokinetic Pilot Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located in Ganes Creek, in Yukon-
Koyukuk, Alaska. The project would not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 24, Sec.  24.1.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James Boschma, CEO Boschma Research, 
Inc., 138 Lawler Drive, Brownsboro, AL 35741, (256) 417-6048.

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    i. FERC Contact: Kelly Houff at (202) 502-6393, or 
Kelly.Houff@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments: July 6, 2010.
    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 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.
    Comments 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 ``eFiling'' link.
    k. Description of Project: Clark-Wiltz Mining intends to deploy and 
test, for study purposes, a hydrokinetic device that would be located 
in Ganes Creek. The experimental hydrokinetic device would include: (1) 
A 1.4-meter-diameter, 9.9-meter-long, 1.4-meter-high, 15 kilowatt (kW) 
Cycloidal cross-flow turbine; (2) a debris guard and fish screen at the 
inlet; (3) a flow reduction diffuser, (4) 6 anchor pins that extend 
into the bedrock approximately 1 meter below the gravel riverbed; (5) 
anchor cables attached to a bulldozer onshore; (6) a marine cable to 
connect the hydrokinetic device to the distribution grid at the mining 
facility; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The hydrokinetic device would 
convert mechanical power from the river flow into electrical power 
without constructing a dam, reservoir, penstock, or powerhouse.
    l. Petition for Declaration of Intention: Clark-Wiltz Mining asks 
that it be allowed, without a license under Part I of the Federal Power 
Act, to deploy, test, and study the type of facilities listed above, 
and use the power from the test device to supplement the diesel 
generators currently supplying the dozen buildings and shops at the 
Ganes Creek Mine. The Ganes Creek Mine is not connected to the 
interstate grid. Clark-Wiltz Mining would initially test the 
hydrokinetic device on a short-term basis during the initial 40 days 
after deployment, and continuously for 60 days before extracting the 
turbine from the creek before winter in Alaska. The deployment would 
provide the opportunity to evaluate turbine performance and determine 
the suitability of operating a hydrokinetic system in the harsh Alaskan 
mountain environment.
    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.
    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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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