
[Federal Register: April 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 65)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13648-000]

 
Twin Valleys Public Power District; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

March 31, 2010.
    On January 4, 2010, and revised March 4, 2010 and March 30, 2010, 
Twin Valleys Public Power District filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Medicine Creek Dam 
Hydroelectric Project located on the Medicine Creek in Frontier County, 
Nebraska. The Medicine Creek dam is owned and operated by the U.S. 
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). 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 the following: (1) A 100-
foot-long, 6-foot-diameter steel penstock directing flows from the 
existing low-level outlets of Medicine Creek Dam; (2) a powerhouse 
containing one Kaplan generating unit having an installed capacity of 
800 kilowatts, discharging flows into Medicine Creek; (3) 2-mile-long, 
12.5-kilovolt transmission line connecting to an existing transmission 
line owned and operated by Twin Valleys Public Power District; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 2.0 gigawatt-hours. Since the dam is operated 
primarily for irrigation and flood control by Reclamation, the project 
would operate seasonally using seasonal flows released for irrigation, 
as well as spring runoffs. The project will be located on 18.3 acres of 
federal land managed by the Reclamation.
    Applicant Contact: James P. Dietz, General Manager, Twin Valleys 
Public Power District, P.O. Box 160, Cambridge, NE 69022; phone: (308) 
697-3315.
    FERC Contact: Joseph C. Adamson, 202-502-8085.
    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 
website (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.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13648-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-7701 Filed 4-5-10; 8:45 am]
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