[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22870-22871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09011]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13346-003]
Free Flow Power Corporation; 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.: P-13346-003.
c. Date filed: December 3, 2012.
d. Applicant: Free Flow Power Corporation (Free Flow Power), on
behalf of its subsidiary PayneBridge, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Williams Dam Water Power Project.
f. Location: At the existing Williams dam owned by the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources on the East Fork White River in
Lawrence County, Indiana. No federal lands are occupied by the project
works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: 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 by 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 five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures 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 for filing, but is not ready
for environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed Williams Dam Water Power Project would be located
in Lawrence County, Indiana at the existing Williams dam on the East
Fork White River. The 21.3-foot-high, 294-foot-long Williams dam is
currently owned by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and
impounds a 553-acre reservoir at a normal pool elevation of 472.2 North
American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). In addition to the dam,
proposed project facilities would include: (1) An 80-foot-long, 21.5-
foot-high, 100-foot-wide intake structure with trashracks having 3-inch
clear bar spacing; (2) a 126-foot-long, 81-foot-wide powerhouse
integral to the dam; (3) four turbine-generator units with a combined
installed capacity of 4.0 megawatts; (4) a 40-foot by 40-foot
substation; (5) a 265-foot-long, three-phase, 12.5-kilovolt overhead
transmission line connecting the project's substation to local utility
distribution lines; and (6) other appurtenant facilities.
The proposed project would operate in a run-of-river mode and the
water surface elevation of the impoundment would be maintained at the
existing normal pool elevation (crest of the dam spillway) or above.
The average annual generation would be about 17,850 megawatt-hours.
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. 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
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.
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.
When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION;'' (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
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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.
Dated: April 11, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-09011 Filed 4-16-13; 8:45 am]
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