[Federal Register: September 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 188)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12532-002]

 
Pine Creek Mine LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

September 19, 2008.
    On March 3, 2008, Pine Creek Mine, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), to study the 
feasibility of the Pine Creek Mine Project to be located on Morgan and 
Pine Creeks, in Inyo County, California. The project would be located 
within the Inyo National Forest on lands of the U.S. Forest Service.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing Pine Creek 
Mine site and 12,000 foot-long, 12 feet by 12 feet access tunnel; (2) 
an existing 12' x 12' by 30' thick reinforced concrete plug in the Pine 
Creek Mine; (3) a proposed 24'' or 18'' -diameter steel penstock; (4) a 
proposed 1,500-kw generating unit; (5) a proposed 2.4 kV 2,500-foot-
long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an annual generation of 5.6 gigawatt-hours that would be 
sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Fred Springer, Hydropower Policy Advisor, 
Troutman Sanders LLP, 401 Ninth Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 
20004-2134, (202) 274-2836. FERC Contact: Henry Woo, (202) 502-8872.
    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. 
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 
under the ``eFiling'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or 
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
12532) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-22618 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]

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