[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68757-68759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27961]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. P-13404-002, P-13405-002, P-13406-002, P-13407-002, P-
13408-002, P-13411-002, and P-13412-002]
Clean River Power MR-1, LLC; Clean River Power MR-2, LLC; Clean
River Power MR-3, LLC; Clean River Power MR-5, LLC; Clean River Power
MR-6, LLC; Clean River Power MR-7, LLC; Clean River Power MR-8, LLC;
Notice of Applications Tendered for Filing With the Commission and
Soliciting Additional Study Requests
a. Type of Applications: Original Major Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 13404-002, 13405-002, 13406-002, 13407-002, 13408-
002, 13411-002, and 13412-002.
c. Dated Filed: October 31, 2012.
d. Applicants: Clean River Power MR-1, LLC; Clean River Power MR-2,
LLC; Clean River Power MR-3, LLC; Clean River Power MR-5, LLC; Clean
River Power MR-6, LLC; Clean River Power MR-7, LLC; and Clean River
Power MR-8, LLC (Clean River Power), subsidiaries of Free Flow Power
Corporation.
e. Names of Projects: Beverly Lock and Dam Project, P-13404-002;
Devola Lock and Dam Project, P-13405-002; Malta/McConnelsville Lock and
Dam Project, P-13406-002; Lowell Lock and Dam Project, P-13407-002;
Philo Lock and Dam Project, P-13408-002; Rokeby Lock and Dam Project,
P-13411-002; and Zanesville Lock and Dam Project, P-13412-002.
f. Location: At existing locks and dams formally owned and operated
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers but now owned and operated by the
State of
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Ohio on the Muskingum River in Washington, Morgan, and Muskingum
counties, Ohio (see table below for specific project locations).
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Project No. Projects County(s) City/town
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P-13404.............. Beverly Lock Washington..... Upstream of the
and Dam. city of
Beverly.
P-13405.............. Devola Lock and Washington..... Near the city
Dam. of Devola.
P-13406.............. Malta/ Morgan......... Southern shore
McConnelsville of the town of
Lock and Dam. McConnelsville
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P-13407.............. Lowell Lock and Washington..... West of the
Dam. city of
Lowell.
P-13408.............. Philo Lock and Muskingum...... North of the
Dam. city of Philo.
P-13411.............. Rokeby Lock and Morgan......... Near the city
Dam. of Rokeby.
P-13412.............. Zanesville Lock Muskingum...... Near the center
and Dam. of the city of
Zanesville.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contacts: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer,
Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA
02114; or at (978) 283-2822.
Daniel Lissner, General Counsel, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239
Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or at (978) 283-2822.
Alan Topalian, Regulatory Attorney, Free Flow Power Corporation,
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or at (978) 283-2822.
i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862; or email at
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: December 31, 2012.
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.
m. The applications are not ready for environmental analysis at
this time.
n. The proposed Beverly Lock and Dam Water Power Project would be
located on the Muskingum River at river mile (RM) 24.6, and consist of
the following new facilities: (1) A 37-foot-long, 52-foot-high, 75-
foot-wide intake structure with 2-inch clear bar spacing trash racks;
(2) a 160-foot by 75-foot powerhouse located downstream of the dam on
the left bank of the Muskingum River; (3) two turbine-generator units
providing a combined installed capacity of 3.0 megawatts (MW); (4) a
65-foot-long, 75-foot-wide draft tube section; (5) a 40-foot by 40-foot
substation; (6) a 970-foot-long, three-phase, overhead 69-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line to connect the project substation to the local
utility distribution lines; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be about 17,853 megawatt-hours (MWh).
The proposed Devola Lock and Dam Water Power Project would be
located at RM 5.8, and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
160-foot-long, 66-foot-high, 80-foot-wide intake structure with 2-inch
clear bar spacing trash racks; (2) a 160-foot by 80-foot powerhouse
located on the bank of the Muskingum River opposite the existing lock;
(3) two turbine-generator units providing a combined installed capacity
of 4.0 MW; (4) a 65-foot-long, 80-foot-wide draft tube section; (5) a
40-foot by 40-foot substation; (6) a 3,600-foot-long, three-phase,
overhead 69-kV transmission line to connect the project substation to
the local utility distribution lines; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The average annual generation would be about 20,760 MWh.
The proposed Malta Lock and Dam Water Power Project would be
located at RM 49.4, and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
37-foot-long, 52-foot-high, 80-foot-wide intake structure with 2-inch
clear bar spacing trash racks; (2) a 160-foot by 80-foot powerhouse
located adjacent to the right bank of the dam; (3) two turbine-
generator units providing a combined installed capacity of 4.0 MW; (4)
a 65-foot-long, 80-foot-wide draft tube section; (5) a 40-foot by 40-
foot substation; (6) a 1,500-foot-long, three-phase, overhead 69-kV
transmission line to connect the project substation to the local
utility distribution lines; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be about 21,895 MWh.
The proposed Lowell Lock and Dam Water Power Project would be
located at RM 13.6, and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
37-foot-long, 52-foot-high, 80-foot-wide intake structure with 2-inch
clear bar spacing trash racks; (2) a 160-foot by 75-foot powerhouse
located adjacent to the left bank of the dam; (3) two turbine-generator
units providing a combined installed capacity of 5 MW; (4) a 65-foot-
long, 75-foot-wide draft tube section; (5) a 40-foot by 40-foot
substation; (6) a 1,200-foot-long, three-phase, overhead 69-kV
transmission line to connect the project substation to the local
utility distribution lines; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be about 30,996 MWh.
The proposed Philo Lock and Dam Water Power Project would be
located at RM 68.6, and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
40-foot-long, 20-foot-high flap gate bay; (2) a 37-foot-long, 52-foot-
high, 80-foot-wide intake structure with 2-inch clear bar spacing trash
racks; (3) a 160-foot by 75-foot
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powerhouse located on the bank of the Muskingum River opposite the
existing lock; (4) two turbine-generator units providing a combined
installed capacity of 3 MW; (5) a 65-foot-long, 80-foot-wide draft tube
section; (6) a 40-foot by 40-foot substation; (7) a 1,600-foot-long,
three-phase, overhead 69-kV transmission line to connect the project
substation to the local utility distribution lines; and (8) appurtenant
facilities. The average annual generation would be about 15,957 MWh.
The proposed Rokeby Lock and Dam Water Power Project would be
located at RM 57.4, and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
37-foot-long, 52-foot-high, 80-foot-wide intake structure with 2-inch
clear bar spacing trash racks; (2) a 160-foot by 75-foot powerhouse
located on the bank of the Muskingum River opposite the existing lock;
(3) two turbine-generator units providing a combined installed capacity
of 4 MW; (4) a 65-foot-long, 75-foot-wide draft tube section; (5) a 40-
foot by 40-foot substation; (6) a 490-foot-long, three-phase, overhead
69-kV transmission line to connect the project substation to the local
utility distribution lines; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be about 17,182 MWh.
The proposed Zanesville Lock and Dam Water Power Project would be
located at RM 77.4, and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
135-foot-long, 16-foot-high, 30-foot-wide intake structure with 2-inch
clear bar spacing trash racks; (2) two 10-foot diameter, 62-foot-long
buried steel penstocks; (3) a 45-foot by 37-foot powerhouse located
approximately 2,750 feet downstream of the dam; (4) two turbine-
generator units providing a combined installed capacity of 2 MW; (5) a
31-foot-long, 37-foot-wide draft tube; (6) a 40-foot by 40-foot
substation; (7) a 400-foot-long, three-phase, overhead 69-kV
transmission line to connect the project substation to the local
utility distribution lines; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be about 12,295 MWh.
The applicant proposes to operate all seven projects in a run-of-
river mode, such that the water surface elevations within each project
impoundment would be maintained at the crest of each respective dam
spillway.
o. A copy of the applications are 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. Copies are 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.
p. Procedural schedule: The applications will be processed
according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule.
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Issue Notice of Acceptance............. January 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments.. February 2013.
Comments on Scoping Document 1......... April 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 2............... April 2013.
Issue notice of ready for environmental July 2013.
analysis.
Commission staff issues EA............. January 2014.
Comments due on EA..................... February 2014.
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Final amendments to the applications must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: November 9, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-27961 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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