[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41783-41784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17249]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14389-000]
American River Power VII, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On April 18, 2012, American River Power VII, LLC filed an
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Lower
Appleton Dam Hydroelectric Water Power Project No. 14389, to be located
at the existing Lower Appleton Dam on the Fox River, near the city of
Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The Lower Appleton Dam is
owned by the United States government and operated by the United States
Army Corps of Engineers.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) One new 80-foot-long by
30-foot-wide by 20-foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse, containing
two 2.5-megawatt (MW) turbine/generator units for a total capacity of 5
MW; (2) a new 50-foot-long by 18-foot-wide by 9-foot-high reinforced
concrete draft tube structure; (3) a new transformer and switchyard;
(4) a new 1,200-foot-long, 36.7-kilovolt transmission line; and (5)
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual
generation of 38.0 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Skelly, 726 Eldridge Avenue,
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Collingswood, NJ 08107-1708; (856) 240-0707.
FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 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-14389) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: July 10, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-17249 Filed 7-13-12; 8:45 am]
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