[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55205-55206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22047]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13022-003]
Barren River Lake Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
b. Project No.: 13022-003.
c. Date filed: December 9, 2011, and amended on June 12, 2012.
d. Applicant: Barren River Lake Hydro LLC (Barren River Hydro)
e. Name of Project: Barren River Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Barren
River Lake Dam on the Barren River, in Barren and Allen counties,
Kentucky. The project would occupy 29.4 acres of United States lands
administered by the Corps' Louisville District.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Brent Smith, Symbiotics LLC, 371 Upper
Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; (541) 330-8779; or email at
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or via email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
All documents 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.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed project would utilize the Corps' existing Barren
River Lake Dam, and would consist of the following new facilities: (1)
An upper intake structure with a center elevation of 533 feet mean sea
level (msl) and a lower intake structure with a center elevation of
507.5 feet msl, each equipped with trashracks having 2-inch clear
spacing; (2) two 220-foot-long penstocks, connecting the intakes to a
50-foot-diameter, 100-foot-long gate shaft; (3) a 50-by-60-foot gate
house; (4) a 850-foot-long power tunnel and a 14-foot-diameter, 950-
foot-long penstock, leading to; (5) a 100-foot-long, 65-foot-wide
powerhouse containing one vertical Kaplan turbine unit with a total
capacity of 6.8 megawatts (MW); (6) a 12-foot-diameter regulating
bypass valve connected to the west side of the powerhouse; (7) a 110-
foot-long, 80-foot-wide tailrace; (8) a tailwater aeration system; (9)
a proposed 0.6-mile-long, 12.5 kilovolt (kV) transmission line; (10) a
switchyard; (11) two access roads leading to the gatehouse and
powerhouse; and (12) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would
have an average annual generation of 25.8 GWh, and operate in a run-of-
release mode utilizing surplus water from the Barren River Lake Dam, as
directed by the Corps.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests
or motions to intervene must be received on, or before, the specified
deadline date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application.
o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Scoping Document 1.................. August 2012
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)... October 2012
Notice of application is ready for February 2013
environmental analysis.
Notice of availability of the EA.......... October 2013
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
p. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
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deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-22047 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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