[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28100]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 14162-000; 14173-000; 14182-000; 14192-000]
Solia 9 Hydroelectric LLC Riverbank Hydro No. 17 LLC Lock Hydro
Friends Fund XLI FFP Project 54 LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary
Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On May 2, 2011, Solia 9 Hydroelectric LLC (Solia), and Riverbank
Hydro No. 17 LLC (Riverbank), and on May 3, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends
Fund XLI (Lock Hydro), and FFP Project 54 LLC (FFP 54) filed
preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower
project at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Tom Bevill Lock &
Dam, located on the Tombigbee River in Pickens County, Alabama. 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.
Solia's Project No. 14162-000 would consist of: (1) A 150-foot-long
headrace intake channel; (2) a powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total capacity of 16.0 megawatt (MW); (3) a 179-foot-long
tailrace; (4) a 2.0-mile-long, 34.5 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line.
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 75.0
gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water
from the Tom Bevill Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, Nelson Energy LLC, 8441
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426. (952) 544-8133.
Riverbank's Project No. 14173-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay;
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating
units with a total capacity of 20.2 MW; (4) a tailrace structure; and
(5) a 17.3-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The project would have
an estimated average annual generation of 72.6 GWh, and operate run-of-
river utilizing surplus water from the Tom Bevill Lock & Dam, as
directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Kuo-Bao Tong, Riverbank Power Corporation,
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, P.O. Box 166, 200 Bay Street, Suite
3230, Toronto, ON, Canada M5J2J4. (416) 861-0092 x 154.
Lock Hydro's Project No. 14182-000 would consist of: (1) One lock
frame modules, the frame module will be 109-feet long, 40-feet-high and
contain ten generating units with a total combined capacity of 15.0 MW;
(2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) a proposed 10.0-
mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to an existing distribution line.
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 92.043
GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Tom
Bevill Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Hydro Green Energy, 5090
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056. (877) 556-6566 x 709.
FFP 54's Project No. 14192-000 would consist of: (1) A 350-foot-
long, 150-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the
west side of the dam, containing two generating units with a total
capacity of 18.0 MW; (3) a 300-foot-long, 165-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a
7.2/69 KV substation; and (5) a 1.0-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line.
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 72.0
GWh, which would be sold to a local utility. The project would operate
run-of-river and utilize flows released from the Tom Bevill Lock & Dam
and operate as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corp.,
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 283-2822.
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. 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.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14162-000, P-14173-000, 14182-000, or P-
14192-000) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 25, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28100 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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