[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73615-73616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30681]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 14275-000; 14279-000; 14282-000]
FFP Project 91 LLC; Riverbank Hydro No. 23 LLC; Lock Hydro
Friends Fund III; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On September 1, 2011, FFP Project 91 LLC (FFP 91), Riverbank Hydro
No. 23 LLC (Riverbank), and Lock Hydro Friends Fund III (Lock Hydro),
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) Kentucky River
Lock & Dam No. 10, located on the Kentucky River in Clark and Madison
Counties, 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.
FFP 91's Project No. 14275-000 would consist of: (1) An 360-foot-
long, 50-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the
west side of the dam, containing one generating units with a total
capacity of 6.3 MW; (3) a 230-foot-long, 55-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a
4.16/69 KV substation; and (5) a 0.5-mile-long, 69 KV transmission
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of
25.1 GWh, KV operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from Kentucky
River Lock & Dam No. 10, 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.
Riverbank's Project No. 14279-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay;
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total capacity of 4.2 MW; (4) a tailrace structure; and
(5) a 0.16-mile-long, 25 KV transmission line. The project would have
an estimated average annual generation of 21.0 gigawatt-hours (GWh),
and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Kentucky
River Lock & Dam No. 10, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Riverbank Power USA, 975
South State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
Lock Hydro's Project No. 14282-000 would consist of: (1) Increasing
the existing dam height by four feet to increase the reservoir level;
(2) a powerhouse constructed in an abandoned lock containing four
generating units with a total combined capacity of 4.0 megawatts (MW);
(3) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (4) a proposed 0.8-
mile-long, 34.5 kilo-volt (KV) transmission line to an existing power
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of
22.776 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the
Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 10, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Hydro Green Energy, 5090
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056. (877) 556-6566.
FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected]v, (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
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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-14275-000, 14279-000, or P-14282-000) 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. 2011-30681 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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