[Federal Register: February 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 27)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13318-000]
Swan Lake North Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene and Competing Applications
February 4, 2009.
On November 5, 2008, Swan Lake North Hydro, LLC filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the Swan Lake North Pumped
Storage Project to be located in Klamath County, Oregon on federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The proposed project would be
closed loop and would not be built on an existing body of water.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) An upper earthen dam
with a height of 70 feet and a length of 11,850 feet; (2) an upper
reservoir with a surface area of 260 acres, a capacity of 8,300 acre-
feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 5,500 feet msl; (3) a lower
earthen dam with a height of 80 feet and a length of 8,415 feet; (4) a
lower reservoir with a surface area of 215 acres, a capacity of 8,820
acre-feet, and a maximum pool elevation of 4,200 feet msl; (5) a 29
foot diameter, 5,860 foot long, steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse
containing 10 pump/turbine units with a total installed capacity of
1,144 MW; ( 7) a 12.5 mile long, 500 kV transmission line and; (8)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual
production of 3,340 GWh which would be sold to a local utility.
Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, P.O. Box 535, Rigby, Idaho,
83442 (208) 745-0834.
FERC Contact: Steven Sachs (202) 502-8666.
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 ``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 the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13318) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2872 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]
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