
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37217-37218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14731]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14519-000]


Ted P. Sorenson; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On May 1, 2013, Ted P. Sorenson 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 St. Mary Drops 
Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the St. Mary Canal 
System, 27 miles north Browning in Glacier County, Montana. The St. 
Mary Canal System is part of the Milk River Project, which is managed 
by the Bureau of 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 new facilities: 
(1) A 1.5-mile-long canal to replace the existing drop structure on the 
St. Mary Canal; (2) a 0.25-mile-long, 9.5-foot-diameter penstock; (3) a 
powerhouse containing two Francis turbines with a total installed 
capacity of 3.5 megawatts discharging project flows directly into the 
St. Mary Canal; (4) a 3.5-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission line 
extending from the project powerhouse to an existing transmission line; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated

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annual generation of the project would be 21 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ted P. Sorenson, Sorenson Engineering, Inc., 
5203 South 11th East, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404; phone: (208) 522-8069.
    FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone: (202) 502-6105.
    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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and five 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 Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14519) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 14, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-14731 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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