[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71959-71960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29930]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-14249-000]
KC Hydro LLC of New Hampshire; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On August 8, 2011, KC Hydro LLC of New Hampshire, 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
Lebanon Mascoma River Hydropower Project (project) to be located on the
Mascoma River, near the Town of Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
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 two developments with an
installed capacity of 1.2 megawatts (MW) and an average annual
generation of 5,000 megawatt-hours which would be sold to Public
Service of New Hampshire. The two developments include:
Mascoma Lake Dam Development
The proposed Mascoma Lake Dam Development consists of: (1) The
existing 575-foot-long, 18-foot-high, concrete gravity Mascoma Lake Dam
equipped with a 125-foot-long spillway, four 6-foot-wide outlet gates,
and seven 35-foot-wide stoplog bays; (2) an existing 1,155-acre
impoundment with a normal maximum pool elevation of 750 feet National
Geodetic Vertical Datum; (3) a new 80-foot-long, 20 to 30-foot-wide
power canal located below the existing outlet works; (4) a minimum flow
turbine generator and a new 2,000-square-foot powerhouse containing one
or two submersible or tubular-type turbine generators with a total
installed capacity of 0.36 MW; (5) a new 150-foot-long tailrace; (6) a
new 700-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and (7)
appurtenant facilities.
Riverside Dam Development
The proposed Riverside Dam Development consists of: (1)
Reconstructing a 125-foot-long, 7-foot-high dam with 2-foot-high
flashboards and impounding; (2) a new 0.25-acre impoundment with a
normal maximum pool elevation of 541.5 feet mean sea level; (3) a new
470-foot-long, 7.5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a new 1,800-
square-foot powerhouse containing a single inclined shaft Kaplan
turbine-generating unit with a total installed capacity of 0.84 MW; (5)
a new 135-foot-long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly Sackheim, Principal, KC Hydro LLC of
New Hampshire, 5096 Cocoa Palm Way, Fair Oaks, California 95628; phone:
(301) 401-5978.
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FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502-6123.
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 [email protected] 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 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
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14249-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: November 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29930 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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