[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65620-65621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26990]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. P-12783-003]
Inglis Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
October 19, 2010.
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-12783-003.
c. Date filed: July 22, 2009.
d. Applicant: Inglis Hydropower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Inglis Hydropower Project.
f. Location: The project would be located at the existing Inglis
bypass channel and spillway on the Withlacoochee River, west of Lake
Rousseau and Inglis Dam, within the town of Inglis and Levy, Citrus,
and Marion counties, Florida. No federal lands would be occupied by the
proposed project.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)--825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Dean Edwards, P.O. Box 1565, Dover, FL
33527; Mr. Kevin Edwards, P.O. Box 143, Mayodan, NC 27027.
i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams at (202) 502-8087, or
[email protected].
j. The deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this
notice and 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 ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The proposed 2.0-megawatt Inglis Hydropower Project would
operate using flows released by the Southwest Water Management District
from Lake Rousseau which is typically operated to maintain the water
surface elevation of Lake Rousseau at 27.5 feet mean sea level. The
proposed project would consist of: (1) A 45-foot-long, 100-foot-wide
intake conveying water from the bypass channel located downstream of
Lake Rousseau; (2) a 130-foot-long penstock consisting of two 14-foot
by 14-foot reinforced concrete conduits; (3) a 60-foot-long, 80-foot-
wide, 30-foot-high concrete powerhouse containing three vertical shaft
turbines, two 0.8 megawatt (MW) turbines and one 0.4 MW turbine for a
total installed capacity of 2.0 MW; (4) a 100-foot-long concrete
discharge channel; (5) a new substation adjacent to the powerhouse; (6)
a 120-foot-long, 24.5-kilovolt transmission line connecting the project
substation to the local utility; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The
Inglis Project would annually generate approximately 12,300 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
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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,'' ``RECOMMENDA- TIONS,'' ``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 e-mail 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 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-26990 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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