[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23321-23322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9996]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14126-000]
New Sweden Irrigation District, ID; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On March 29, 2011, New Sweden Irrigation District 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 New
Sweden Hydroelectric Project to be located on the Snake River, in
Jefferson and Bonneville counties, Idaho. 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 will consist of the following: (1) An existing
80-foot-wide diversion structure with four 13-foot-wide by 5-foot-high
steel radial head gates; (2) a 3.5-mile-long existing canal varying
from 75 to 100-foot-wide and 10 to 12-foot-deep; (3) a new powerhouse
equipped with a single 0.9 megawatt Kaplan turbine; (4) a new 500-foot-
long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission line connecting to the utility
distribution system owned by Rocky Mountain Power; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the New Sweden
Irrigation Project would be 5.6 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicolas E. Josten, GeoSense; 2742 Saint
Charles Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404; phone: (208) 528-6152.
FERC Contact: Ian Smith; phone: (202) 502-8943.
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.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 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 [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy
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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, 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-14126-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 20, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9996 Filed 4-25-11; 8:45 am]
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