[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12304-12305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04080]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13739-002]
Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLII, LLC; Notice of Application Ready
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major Original License.
b. Project No.: 13739-002.
c. Date filed: September 17, 2012.
d. Applicant: Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLII, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Braddock Locks and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: At the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Braddock
Locks and Dam on the Monongahela River, in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania. The project would occupy about 0.19 acre of federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark R. Stover, Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends
Fund XLII, LLC, c/o Hydro Green Energy, LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite
310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566 ext. 711; email_
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre at (202) 502-8902; or email at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 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 and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' Braddock Locks and Dam and the Braddock Pool, and would
consist of the following new facilities: (1) A new powerhouse with five
turbine-generators having a total installed capacity of 3,750
kilowatts; (2) a new approximately 2,585-foot-long, 23-kilovolt
electric distribution line; (3) a switchyard and control room; and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation is estimated to
be 25,020 megawatt-hours.
The proposed project would deploy hydropower turbines within a
patented ``Large Frame Module'' (LFM) that would be deployed on the
south (river left) side of the dam, opposite the location of the
existing navigational locks and at the upstream face of the existing
left closure weir. The proposed modular, low environmental impact
powerhouse would be approximately 60.4 feet long, 16.6 feet wide, and
40 feet high, and constructed of structural-grade steel. The powerhouse
will bear on a concrete foundation on rock that is anchored to the
existing left closure weir. A trash rack with 6-inch openings would be
placed at the powerhouse intake to increase safety and protect the
turbines from large debris.
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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (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 submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of
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the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the
certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of
water quality certification.
Dated: February 15, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-04080 Filed 2-21-13; 8:45 am]
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