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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12478-003]

 
Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission

 September 4, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Major Project--Existing Dam.
    b. Project No.: P-12478-003.
    c. Date Filed: August 28, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Company, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Sun River, near the towns of Augusta and 
Fairfield, Lewis and Clark and Teton Counties, Montana. The project 
would occupy 95.34 acres of Federal land administered by the U.S. 
Forest Service and 19.39 acres of Federal land administered by the U.S. 
Bureau of Land Management for a total of 114.73 acres of Federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steve C. Marmon, GDHC, and Thom A. Fischer, 
P.E., Whitewater Engineering Corporation, 3633 Alderwood Ave., 
Bellingham, WA 98225, (360) 738-9999.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, phone: (503) 552-2762, e-mail: 
matt.cutlip@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item 1 below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Deadline for filing requests for cooperating agency status: 
October 27, 2009.
    All documents 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/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    l. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    m. The proposed project would utilize the existing facilities of 
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Gibson Dam including the reservoir, 
existing valve house, and two existing dam outlet pipes; and would 
consist of the following new facilities: (1) Two new 72-inch-diameter 
penstocks extending 40 feet from the existing outlet pipes to the 
powerhouse; (2) a new powerhouse located near the toe of the dam with 
four turbine/generating units with total installed capacity of 15 
megawatts; (3) a new 25.8-mile, 34.5/69 kV overhead and underground 
transmission line from the powerhouse to an interconnection point with 
Sun River Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s existing 69 kV transmission line 
at Jackson's Corner; (4) a new 34.5/69 kV step-up substation; (5) a new 
maintenance building located approximately 1,400 feet downstream of the 
powerhouse adjacent to existing Gibson Dam operations facilities; and 
(6) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is estimated 
to be 40 gigawatt-hours.
    n. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Deficiency Letter (if needed): October 2009.
    Issue Acceptance Letter: January 2010.
    Notice soliciting final terms and conditions: February 2010.
    Notice of the availability of the draft EA: September 2010.
    Notice of the availability of the final EA: February 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-22089 Filed 9-14-09; 8:45 am]

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