
[Federal Register: July 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 145)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13222-000]

 
Delaware County Electric Cooperative; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

July 21, 2008.
    On May 9, 2008, Delaware County Electric Cooperative filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Catskills Hydro Project, 
which comprises four development sites, Schoharie Cannonsville, 
Pepacton and Neversink, located on the Schoharie Creek, West Branch 
Delaware River, East Branch Delaware River, and the Neversink River, in 
Schoharie, Delaware and Sullivan Counties, New York.
    The proposed project would consist of the following developments:

Schoharie Development

    (1) An existing 2,273-feet-long, 183-feet-high earthen Gilboa Dam; 
(2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 1,150 acres and a 
storage capacity of 95,575 acre-feet and normal water surface elevation 
of 1,130 feet mean sea level; (3) four penstocks; (4) a powerhouse 
containing four new generating units having an installed capacity of 
23.5-megawatts; (5) a tailrace; (6) a proposed 13,000-feet-long, 34.5-
kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed Schoharie Development would have an average annual generation 
of 23.9 gigawatt-hours.

Cannonsville Development

    (1) An existing 2,800-feet-long, 175-feet-high earthen Cannonsville 
Dam; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 4,800 acres and 
a storage capacity of 300,000 acre-feet and normal water surface 
elevation of 1,150 feet mean sea level; (3) four proposed penstocks; 
(4) a proposed powerhouse containing four new generating units having 
an installed capacity of 20.5-megawatts; (5) a proposed tailrace; (6) 
an existing 100-feet-long, 46-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Cannonsville Development would 
have an average annual generation of 46.5 gigawatt-hours.

Pepacton Development

    (1) An existing 2,450-feet-long, 254-feet-high earthen Downsville 
Dam; (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 6,400 acres and 
a storage capacity of 430,000 acre-feet and normal water surface 
elevation of 1,280 feet mean sea level; (3) two proposed penstocks; (4) 
a proposed powerhouse containing two new generating units having an 
installed capacity of 12.5-megawatts; (5) a proposed tailrace; (6) an 
existing 800-feet-long, 46-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Pepacton Development would have an 
average annual generation of 16.7 gigawatt-hours.

Neversink Development

    (1) An existing 600-feet-long, 254-feet-high earthen Neversink Dam; 
(2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 1,500 acres and a 
storage capacity of 107,000 acre-feet and normal water surface 
elevation of 1,440 feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed penstock; (4) a 
proposed powerhouse containing one new generating unit having an 
installed capacity of 6.5-megawatts; (5) a proposed tailrace; (6) an 
existing 300-feet-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Neversink Development would have 
an average annual generation of 4 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Gregory J. Starheim, CEO and General Manager, 
Delaware County Electric Cooperative, 39 Elm Street, P.O. Box 471, 
Delhi, NY 13753; phone: (607) 746-9281.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, 202-502-8735.
    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

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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-13222) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-17155 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]

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