[Federal Register: May 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13423-000]
Willwood Irrigation District; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
April 24, 2009.
On April 6, 2009, Willwood Irrigation District filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
proposing to study the feasibility of the Willwood Dam Hydroelectric
Project. The project would be located on Federal lands in Park County
in Wyoming, approximately nine miles southwest of Powell, Wyoming and
would utilize the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Willwood Diversion Dam.
The proposed project using the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's
Willwood Diversion Dam would consist of: (1) A short proposed penstock
from the existing seven-foot-diameter opening in the dam to the
proposed powerhouse; (2) a proposed powerhouse at the base of the
existing dam containing one Kaplan turbine, a generator, and control
systems with a total installed capacity of 2,000 kilowatts, (3) a
proposed 34.5-kV, two-mile-long transmission line. The project would
have an annual generation of approximately 7.8
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gigawatt-hours that would be sold to a local utility.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Tom Walker, Willwood Irrigation District,
1306 Road 9, Powell, Wyoming 82435; phone: (307) 754-3831. FERC
Contact: Gina Krump, (202) 502-6704.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications, 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 ``e-Filing'' 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
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13423-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10106 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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