[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71601-71602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28719]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 14521-001, 14561-000]
KC Small Hydro LLC; Advanced Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On May 13, 2013, KC Scoby LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), and on October 30, 2013 filed for amendment of the application,
changing the applicant to KC Small Hydro LLC. (KCS Hydro). On November
5, 2013, Advanced Hydropower, Inc. (Advanced Hydro) filed a competing
application for a preliminary permit. Both applicants propose to study
the feasibility of a hydropower project to be located at the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Falls Lake Dam on the Neuse River near the
town of Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by
others without the owners' express permission.
KCS Hydro's proposed project would consist of the following: (1)
Two turbine/generator units, with a total capacity of 1,700 kilowatts
(kW), installed within the existing intake tower; (2) an electrical
control booth constructed on top of the intake tower; and (3) a 700-
foot-long, 13.2 kilo-Volt (kV) underground transmission line. The
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 5,000
megawatt-hours (MWh), and operate as directed by the Corps.
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Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly Sackheim, KC Small Hydro LLC, 5096
Cocoa Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. (310) 401-5978.
Advanced Hydro's proposed project consists of two alternatives:
Alternative One: (1) A 17.4-foot-diameter extension of the existing
outlet conduit; (2) a double wye connection with trashracks and butter-
fly valves to route flow; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total capacity of 3,320 kW; (4) the existing stilling
basin at the end of the outlet conduit would be enlarged; (5) a
substation; and (6) a 180-foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line. The
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 9,800
megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps.
Alternative two: (1) A new intake structure with trashracks located
in the reservoir to the south of the dam; (2) a 500-foot-long, 10-foot-
diameter penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating units
with a total capacity of 3,320 kW; (4) the existing stilling basin at
the end of the outlet conduit would be enlarged; (5) a substation; and
(6) a 180-foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line. The proposed project
would have an average annual generation of 9,800 megawatt-hours, and
operate as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Colin M. Gaines, Advanced Hydropower, Inc.,
3774 Chessa Lane, Clovis, CA 93619. (772) 321-6243.
FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], (202) 502-
6093.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, 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,
please send a paper copy to: 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-14521 or P-14561) in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: November 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-28719 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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