
[Federal Register: July 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 138)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13528-000]

 
Soule Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

July 13, 2009.
    On July 1, 2009, Soule Hydro LLC filed an application pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act to study the feasibility of the 
proposed Soule River Hydroelectric Project No. 13528 located on the 
Soule River, within the Ketchikan Recording District, First Judicial 
District, near Hyder, Alaska. The project would occupy federal lands 
within the Tongass National Forest. 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 would consist of: (1) A proposed concrete dam 
with a maximum height of 160 feet; (2) a proposed storage reservoir 
with a normal water surface area of 950 acres, an active storage 
capacity of approximately 60,000 acre-feet, and a gross storage 
capacity of approximately 74,000 acre-feet; (3) a proposed 12-foot-
diameter, 12,000-foot-long penstock; (4) a proposed powerhouse 
containing 2 generating units with a total installed capacity of 75 
megawatts; (5) an open channel tailrace; (6) a 138-kilovolt, 9.72 mile-
long submarine cable transmission line connecting to the existing 
interconnection transmission system in Hyder, and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed Soule River Hydroelectric Project would have 
an average annual generation of 270 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Norman Gross, Director, Soule Hydro LLC, 
11978 Artery Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030; phone: (703) 751-2200. Mr. Bob 
Grimm, Alaska Power and Telephone Company, P.O. Box 3222, 193 Otto 
Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368; phone: (360) 385-1733 x120.
    FERC Contact: Gina Krump, (202) 502-6704, gina.krump@ferc.gov.
    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, including a copy of 
the application, 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-13528) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-17237 Filed 7-20-09; 8:45 am]

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