Document ID: FERC-2014-1296-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Glacial Energy, LLC
Posted Date: 2014-10-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61637-61638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24345]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14636-000]

Glacial Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On September 19, 2014, Glacial Energy, 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 Talkeetna River Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (Talkeetna River Project or project) to be 
located on the Talkeetna River, near Talkeetna in Matanuska-Susitna 
Borough, Alaska. 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) A 2,300-
foot-long, 370-foot-high dam located at an elevation of 970 feet mean 
sea level on the Talkeetna River; (2) a 2,700-foot-long, 12-foot-
diameter steel penstock; (3) a 1,500-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 20-foot-
tall concrete open channel spillway exiting downstream from the dam; 
(4) a 75-foot long, 125-foot-wide powerhouse with three Francis turbine 
units rated for 25 megawatts (MW) each or 75 MW total at 320 feet of 
net head; (5) a 100-foot-wide, 30-foot-deep, 35-foot-long concrete 
tailrace emptying into the Talkeetna River; (6) an 11-mile, 69-kilovolt 
transmission line; (7) a substation; ; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    The estimated annual generation of the Talkeetna River Project 
would be 311 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Manager, Northwest Power 
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 872316, Wasilla, AK 99687; phone: (907) 414-
8223.
    FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg; phone: (202) 502-8261.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of

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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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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, (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-14630-000.
    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-14636) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 7, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-24345 Filed 10-10-14; 8:45 am]
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