[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36384-36385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15389]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13234-001]
City and Borough of Sitka; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments for
an Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment Using the Alternative
Licensing Process
June 17, 2010.
a. Type of Application: Alternative Licensing Process
b. Project No.: 13234-001
c. Applicant: City and Borough of Sitka
d. Name of Project: Takatz Lake Hydroelectric Project
e. Location: On the Takatz Lake and Takatz Creek, approximately 20
miles east of the City of Sitka, Alaska, on the east side of Baranof
Island. The project would occupy lands of the Tongass National Forest,
administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
g. Applicant Contact: Christopher Brewton, Utility Manager, City
and Borough of Sitka, Electric Department, 105 Jarvis Street, Sitka,
Alaska 99835; (907) 747-1870, e-mail: [email protected].
h. FERC Contact: Joseph Adamson, at (202) 502-2085; or e-mail
[email protected].
i. Deadline for filing scoping comments: July 19, 2010
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
interveners 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 intervener 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.
Scoping comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the
``e-filing'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
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j. The Takatz Lake project would consist of: (1) A newly
constructed concrete arch dam with a crest elevation of 1,052 feet mean
sea level (msl), a spillway elevation of 1,040 feet msl, and a
structural height of 200 feet; (2) a 30-foot-high secondary saddle dam;
(3) an increase in the Takatz Lake impoundment with a 740-acre surface
area and a 124,000 acre-feet storage capacity at spillway elevation of
1,040 feet msl; (4) an intake structure for a 2,800-foot-long, 6.5-foot
by 7-foot modified unlined horseshoe tunnel, leading to a 72-inch-
diameter 1,000-foot-long steel penstock; (5) a 4,000 square foot
powerhouse: (6) two Francis-type generating units, having a total
installed capacity of 27.6 megawatts; (7) an approximately 4-mile-long
access road; (8) an approximately 21-mile-long, 115 kilovolt (kv) or
138 kv transmission line that consists of either a combination of a
submerged marine and lake, overhead, and underground segments (Marine
Alternative Segment), or a combination of a submerged lake, overhead,
and underground segments (Overland Alternative Segment); and (9) other
appurtenant equipment.
k. Scoping Process: The City and Borough of Sitka (City) is using
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) alternative
licensing process (ALP). Under the ALP, the City will prepare an
Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessment (APEA) and license
application for the Takatz Lake Hydroelectric Project.
Although it is our intent to prepare an EA, there is a possibility
the Commission will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the project.
The project as proposed in Scoping Document 2 (SD2) differs from
the City's proposal described in their Pre-application document and
Scoping Document 1, filed March, 20, 2009, and August 27, 2009,
respectfully. Therefore, to support and assist our environmental
review, we are conducting additional paper scoping on the current
proposal to ensure that all pertinent issues and alternatives are
identified and analyzed, and that the EA is thorough and balanced.
Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
issued on June 16, 2010.
Copies of the SD2 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in
the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list
and the applicant's distribution list. Copies of the SD2 may be viewed
on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or
for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-15389 Filed 6-24-10; 8:45 am]
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