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Home My WebLink AboutREF VI Appendix F P14066_LicenseApplicationInitialStatementDISTRIBUTION LIST (P-14066) Name Agency/Organization Email1 Office of the Governor State of Alaska P.O. Box 110001 Juneau AK 99811-0001 Sean.parnell@alaska.gov Judith Bittner Alaska Department of Natural Resources SHPO Office of History & Archaeology 550 West 7th Ave Suite 1310 Anchorage AK 99501-3565 Judith.bittner@alaska.gov Peter Bibb* Inside Passage Electric Cooperation PO Box 210149 Auke, Bay, AK 99821 pbibb@ak.net Bureau of Land Management State Director Alaska State Office 222 West 7th Avenue Anchorage AK 99513-7599 Honor Carpenter Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Specialist Division of Water - Compliance Program 410 Willoughby Avenue Suite 105 Juneau AK 99801-1795 Honor.carpenter@alaska.gov Dawn Collinsworth* US. Dept. of Agriculture PO Box 21628 Juneau, AK 99802 Dawn.collinsworth@ogc.usda.gov Daniel Bussard ADNR Division of Mining – Land and Water 410 Willoughby Avenue Suite 105 Juneau AK 99801-1795 daniel.bussard@alaska.gov Theodore Deats ADNR Division of Mining – Land and Water 410 Willoughby Avenue Suite 105 Juneau AK 99801-1795 ted.deats@alaska.gov Angel Drobnica* SEACC 419 Sixth Street, Suite 200 Juneau, AK 99801 angel@seacc.org Marlene Duvall City Administrator City of Hoonah P.O. Box 360 Hoonah, AK 99829 mduvall@cityofhoonah.org Richard Enriquez USFWS 3000 Vintage Blvd., Suite 201 Juneau, Alaska 99801 Richard_Enriquez@fws.gov 1 If no email is provided, a CD with application materials was mailed via USPS. Name Agency/Organization Email1 Lawrence Gaffaney Huna Totem Corporation 9301 Glacier Highway, Suite 200 Juneau, AK 99801 shareholders@hunatotem.com Mary Goode* NOAA Fisheries P.O. Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 Mary.goode@noaa.gov Richard Harris Sealaska Corporation One Sealaska Plaza, Suite 400 Juneau, AK 99801 Richard.harris@sealaska.com Hoonah Indian Association 254 Roosevelt Street Hoonah, AK 99829 Mayor – City of Hoonah P.O. Box 360 Hoonah, AK 99829 Richard Jennings* USDS Forest Service – Region 10 rdjennings@fs.fed.us Shawn Johnson Alaska Department of Fish and Game PO Box 110024 Douglas, AK 99824-0020 shawn.johnson@alaska.gov David Lockard Alaska Energy Authority DLockard@aieda.org Monte Miller Alaska Department of Fish and Game State Hydropower Coordinator 333 Raspberry Road Anchorage AK 99518-1565 Monte.miller@alaska.gov Thomas Meyer General Counsel NOAA Fisheries PO Box 21109 Juneau, AK 99801 Tom.gcak.meyer@noaa.gov Phil North U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 514 Funny River Road Soldotna, AK 99669 North.phil@epa.gov Doug Ott Alaska Energy Authority 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard Anchorage, AK 99503 dott@aieda.org Gary Prokosch ANDR Division of Mining – Land and Water 550 W 7th Ave Suite 1020 Anchorage AK 99501-3577 Gary.prokosch@alaska.gov Eric Rothwell* NOAA Fisheries – Hydrologist 222 W. Seventh Ave, 5th Floor Anchorage, AK 99513 Eric.rothwell@noaa.gov Barbara Stanley* USDA Forest Service – Region 10 648 Mission Street Ketchikan, AK 99901 bstanley@fs.fed.us Jackie Timothy SE Regional Supervisor Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Habitat PO Box 110024 Jackie.timothy@alaska.gov Name Agency/Organization Email1 Juneau, AK 99811 Linda Speerstra Corps of Engineers - Regulatory Division Sitka Field Office P.O. Box 16 Sitka, AK 99835 Linda.Speerstra@usace.army.mil Susan Walker* NOAA Fisheries P.O. Box 21668 Juneau AK 99802-1668 Susan.walker@noaa.gov Johnny Zutz Alaska Department of Fish and Game – Habitat PO Box 110024 Juneau, AK 99811 Johnny.zutz@alaska.gov * Indicates parties that are on FERC’s Service List for P-14066. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon each person designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding. Dated at 11 AM (Alaska Time) this day of May 25, 2012. /s/ Jenna S. Borovansky Jenna Borovansky HDR Engineering 601 Union Street, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98101-2341 jenna.borovansky@hdrinc.com Telephone No.206-826-4675 INITIAL STATEMENT BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Application for License for a Minor Water Power Project (18 C.F.R. 4.6.1) (1) Inside Passage Electric Cooperative applies to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for new license for the Gartina Falls Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 14066-000) as described hereinafter. (2) The location of the project is: State or territory: Alaska County (Borough): N/A. Alaska is divided by boroughs and recording districts. The project area is not located within a borough, but is within the Sitka Recording District. Township or nearby town: Hoonah Stream or other body of water: Gartina Creek (3) The exact name, address, and telephone number of the applicant are: Inside Passage Electric Cooperative P.O. Box 210149 12480 Mendenhall Loop Road Auke Bay, AK 99821 (907) 789-3196 (4) The exact name, address, and telephone number of each person authorized to act as agent for the applicant in this application, if applicable, are: Mr. Peter A. Bibb Jenna Borovansky Operations Manager Senior Regulatory Specialist Inside Passage Electric Cooperative HDR Engineering P.O. Box 210149 601 Union Street 12480 Mendenhall Loop Road Suite 700 Auke Bay, AK 99821 Seattle, WA 98101-2341 (907) 789-3196 (main) (206) 826-4675 (907) 321-0461 (cell) jenna.borovansky@hdrinc.com pbibb@ak.net (5) The applicant is a domestic corporation and is not claiming preference under section 7(a) of the Federal Power Act. See 16 U.S.C. 796. (6)(i) The statutory or regulatory requirements of the State of Alaska in which the project would be located that affect the project as proposed with respect to bed and banks and the appropriation, diversion, and use of water for power purposes, and with respect to the right to engage in the business of developing, transmitting, and distributing power and in any other business necessary to accomplish the purposes of the license under the Federal Power Act, are presented in Table I-1. Table I-1 also lists approvals not required under the Federal Power Act, but which the Applicant will seek if such actions are helpful for efficient and timely project development. It is the intent of the Applicant to continue to consult with permitting agencies and comply fully with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. TABLE I-1 Applicable Permits and Approvals Required by the State of Alaska and Federal Agencies Permit or Approval Agency Statute or Regulation Status Permit to appropriate public waters Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources AS 46.15 Application #LAS283000 submitted October 21, 2011 Section 404 Permit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Federal Clean Water Act; Rivers and Harbors Act USCOE Wetland delineation forms completed. Will submit Section 404 permit application for review (summer 2012). Fish Habitat Permit Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game AS 16.05.871-.901 Consultation with ADF&G initiated during license application development. Permit application to be submitted to ADF&G (summer 2012). Cultural Resources Preservation State Historic Preservation Office AS 41.35 Cultural Resources Report and determination of eligibility to be submitted to Alaska SHPO for review and comment (summer 2012). (ii) The steps which the applicant has taken or plans to take to comply with each of the laws cited above are:  A Water Rights permit application (#LAS283000) was submitted to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources in October 2011.  A Fish Habitat Permit will be obtained from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for instream work. IPEC has consulted with ADF&G during development of the license application, and ADF&G has actively participated in agency meetings and site visits to review the project.  A Section 404 permit will be obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discharge of dredge or fill materials into waters of the U.S. and wetlands. Any necessary construction conditions or wetland mitigation requirements will be determined during the permitting process.  An evaluation of potential project affects on historical, archeological and cultural resources has been prepared. This evaluation will be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office and potentially affected tribes for their review and comment on findings in the cultural resources report. (7) Brief project description (i) Proposed installed generating capacity 0.455 MW. (ii) Check appropriate box: existing dam  unconstructed dam existing dam, major modified project (8) No lands of the United States will be affected by the proposed project. (9) Construction of the project is planned to start within 24 months, and is planned to be completed within 48 months, from the date of issuance of license.