[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 73612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30675]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 13022-002; 14265-000]
Barren River Lake Hydro LLC; FFP Project 94 LLC; Notice of
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On September 1, 2011, Barren River Lake Hydro LLC (Barren Hydro),
and FFP Project 94 LLC (FFP 94) 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) Barren River Lake Dam, located on the Barren River
in Allen County, Kentucky. 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.
Barren Hydro's Project No. 13022-002 would consist of: (1) Lining
the existing outlet structure with a 280-foot-long, 14-foot-diameter
steel penstock; (2) a new gate and bifurcation where the penstock exits
the dam; (3) a powerhouse containing one generating unit with a total
capacity of 6.8 megawatts (MW); (4) a 110-foot-long, 80-foot-wide
tailrace; and (5) a proposed 0.8-mile-long, 12.5 kilo-volt (KV)
transmission line to an existing transmission line. The proposed
project would have an average annual generation of 24.2 gigawatt-hours
(GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Barren
River Lake Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics LLC, 371 Upper
Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702. (541) 330-8779.
FFP 94's Project No. 14265-000 would consist of: (1) A 50-foot by
30-foot reinforced concrete bifurcation structure containing three
vertical slide gates will be constructed at the end of the existing
outlet conduit; (2) a 420-foot-long, 10.5-foot-diameter penstock will
be connected to the new bifurcation structure; (3) a powerhouse,
located on the east side of the dam, containing one generating unit
with a total capacity of 4.8 MW; (4) a 50-foot-long, 130-foot-wide
tailrace; (5) a 4.16/69 KV substation; (6) a 9.12-mile-long, 69 kV
transmission line and (7) a new 330-foot-long access road. The proposed
project would have an average annual generation of 16.80 GWh, and
operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Barren River Lake
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-13022-002, or P-14265-000) in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: November 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30675 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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