
[Federal Register: September 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 189)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13833-000]

 
Northern Wasco People's Utility District; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

September 22, 2010.
    On August 23, 2010, Northern Wasco People's Utility District 
(Northern Wasco PUD) 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 White River Falls Hydroelectric project 
near Maupin, Wasco County, Oregon. 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 calls for redevelopment of a hydroelectric 
project constructed in 1902 and decommissioned in 1963. Northern Wasco 
PUD proposes to reconstruct, replace, and repair some existing 
features, as well as build new features at the site.
    The proposed project will consist of the following: (1) New head 
works; (2) anchors placed throughout the existing weir; (3) a new 600-
foot-long, 6-foot-diameter penstock to be constructed at the site of 
the old structure; (4) a new powerhouse with two turbine/generator 
units with an installed capacity of 3.4 to 4.0-megawatts; (5) a 4.15-
kilovolt, 1,800-foot-long, underground transmission line connecting to 
an existing substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 
annual generation of the White River Falls project is 16,000 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Bob Guidinger, Hydro Dept Manager, Northern 
Wasco PUD, 2345 River Road, The Dalles, OR 97058; phone: (541) 298-
3325.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy (202) 502-8755.
    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. 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 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-13833-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24513 Filed 9-29-10; 8:45 am]
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