[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 9180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03828]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14749-000]
Energy Resources USA Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On December 22, 2015, the Energy Resources USA Inc. filed an
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Caesar
Creek Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14749-000, to be located at
the existing Caesar Creek Dam on the Caesar Creek River, near the City
of Waynesville, in Warren County, Ohio. The Caesar Creek Lake Dam is
owned by the United States government and operated by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 12-foot by 7.5-
foot by 9-foot concrete conduit fitted with a 7-foot by 8-foot
discharge gate; (2) a new 90-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter steel penstock
fitted with a butterfly valve; (3) a new 65-foot by 45-foot reinforced
concrete powerhouse containing two 1.4-megawatt (MW) horizontal Francis
turbine-generators having a total combined generating capacity of 2.8
MW; (4) a new 200-foot-long by 60-foot-wide tailrace; (5) a new 45-
foot-long by 30-foot-wide substation; (6) a new 2-mile-long, 69-
kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated annual generation of 8.24 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, 350 Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor,
Miami, FL 33139; telephone (954) 248-8425.
FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing.
Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14749-000.
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-14749) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: February 18, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-03828 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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