[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28098]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 14158-000; 14191-000]
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.; FFP Project 1 LLC; Notice of
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On May 2, 2011, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (Arkansas
Electric), and on May 3, 2011, FFP Project 1 LLC (FFP 1) filed
preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower
project at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Col. Charles D.
Maynard Lock & Dam, located on the Arkansas River in Jefferson County,
Arkansas. 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.
Arkansas Electric's Project No. 14158-000 would consist of: (1) An
750-foot-long, 400-foot-wide headrace channel; (2) a powerhouse,
located on the right abutment of the dam, containing four generating
units with a total capacity of 36.0 megawatt (MW); (3) a 1,200-foot-
long, 450-foot-wide tailrace; and (4) a proposed 4.0-mile-long, 115
kilo-volt (kV) transmission line to an existing switchyard. The
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 140.0 GWh,
and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Col. Charles
D. Maynard Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Jonathan Oliver, Arkansas Electric
Cooperative Corp., One Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209. (501)
570-2488.
FFP 1's Project No. 14191-000 would consist of: (1) An 500-foot-
long, 450-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the
west side of the dam, containing four generating units with a total
capacity of 42.0 MW; (3) a 1,785-foot-long, 315-foot-wide tailrace; (4)
a 7.2/115 KV substation; and (5) a 2.0-mile-long, 115 kV transmission
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of
168.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the
Col. Charles D. Maynard Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corp.,
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 283-2822.
FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], (202) 502-
6093.
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-14158-000, or P-14191-000) in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: October 25, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28098 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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