Document ID: FERC-2014-1017-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Juneau Hydropower, Inc.
Posted Date: 2014-08-11T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46782-46783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18892]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13563-003]

Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Original License.
    b. Project No.: 13563-003.
    c. Date filed: May 29, 2014.
    d. Applicant: Juneau Hydropower, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek in the City 
and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. The project will occupy about 2,058 
acres of federal lands located in the Tongass National Forest 
administered by the United States Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Duff W. Mitchell, Business Manager, Juneau 
Hydropower, Inc., P.O. Box 22775, Juneau, AK 99802; (907) 789-2775.
    i. FERC Contact: John Matkowski at (202) 502-8576, 
john.matkowski@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
filing motions to intervene and protests using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, 
please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 
208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The 
first page of any filing should include docket number P-13563-003.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready 
for environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed Sweetheart Lake Project would consist of: (1) The 
existing Sweetheart Lake with a surface area of 1,702 acres and an 
active storage capacity of 94,069 acre-feet at normal maximum water 
elevation; (2) a 280-foot-long, 111-foot-high roller-compacted concrete 
dam, (3) an intake structure with a fish screen; (4) a 9,621-foot-long, 
15-foot-high, 15-foot-wide unlined power tunnel conveying flow from the 
project intake to the penstock; (5) a 1,056-foot-long, 7- to 9-foot-
diameter penstock, the initial 896 feet of which is located in the 
lower power tunnel; (6) a 160-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing three 6.6-megawatt Francis generating units; (7) a 541-foot-
long tailrace that will flow into Sweetheart Creek; (8) a 25-foot-long, 
5-foot-wide, 4-foot-deep salmon smolt re-entry pool located adjacent to 
the powerhouse and tailrace; (9) a switchyard adjacent to the 
powerhouse; (10) an 8.69-mile-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
consisting of buried, submarine, and overhead segments; (11) a 2.8-
mile-long, 12.47-kV service line; (12) a 4,400-foot-long access road; 
(13) marine access facilities including a dock, ramp, and landing site; 
(14) a caretaker facility near the powerhouse; (15) a shelter facility 
at the dam site; and (16) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 
Sweetheart Lake Project would have an average annual generation of 116 
gigawatt-hours.
    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

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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 email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests 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 protests or motions to 
intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for 
the particular application.
    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the 
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE 
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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 385.2001 
through 385.2005. 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.

    Dated: July 31, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-18892 Filed 8-8-14; 8:45 am]
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