Document ID: FERC-2011-0764-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Black Canyon Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2011-05-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28766-28767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12116]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14110-000]

Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On March 14, 2011, Black Canyon Hydro, LLC filed an application for 
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Black Canyon 
Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the North Fork of the 
Snoqualmie River, near North Bend, King County, Washington. The sole 
purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 
holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A 
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any 
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters 
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) An 
approximately 35-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall inflatable dam; (2) a 90-foot-
wide, 7-foot-tall diversion intake structure; (3) a 9-foot-wide, 7-
foot-tall fish ladder; (4) a 7,300-foot-long, 12-foot-diameter 
penstock; (5) a 60-foot-long, 100-foot-wide metal powerhouse with two 
Francis turbine units, one rated at 16-megawatts (MW), the other rated 
at 9 MW; (6) a 150-foot-long, 40-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 0.75-mile 
extension of the existing logging road; (8) a 4.2-mile-long, 115-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The 
estimated annual generation of the project would be 90,000 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris Spens, Licensing Manager, Black Canyon 
Hydro, LLC, 3633 Alderwood Avenue, Bellingham, Washington 98225; phone: 
(360) 738-9999.

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    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6480.
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 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.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14110-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 11, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-12116 Filed 5-17-11; 8:45 am]
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