[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73619-73620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30693]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14314-000]
Francis Walter Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On November 1, 2011, Francis Walter Hydro, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of
hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Francis E.
Walter Dam located on the Lehigh River, in Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania. 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 Francis E. Walter Hydroelectric Project would consist
of the following: (1) A 600-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter steel penstock
attached to the existing outlet; (2) a concrete powerhouse 50 feet long
by 75 feet wide; (3) two 4.5-megawatt (MW)
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generators for a total installed capacity of 9.0 MW; (4) a tailrace
channel to direct flow back to the Lehigh River; (5) a proposed 0.5-
mile-long, 12.4-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting with an
existing Pennsylvania Power and Light Corporation distribution line;
and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the
project would be 26.0 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics LLC, 975 South
State Highway 89/91, Logan, Utah 84321; phone: (435) 752-2580.
FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
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 the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14314-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: November 14, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30693 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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