[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 77862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31258]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 13825-000; 13827-000]
FFP Missouri 16, LLC, Solia 9 Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
December 7, 2010.
On August 6, 2010, FFP Missouri 16, LLC (FFP) and Solia 9
Hydroelectric, LLC 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) Mississippi River Lock and Dam 15
structure, located on the Mississippi River near Rock Island, Illinois.
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.
FFP's Mississippi Lock and Dam 15 Project (Project No.
13825-000) would consist of: (1) Four modular generation units placed
in nine of the existing gate bays of the Corps' lock and dam structure.
These 36 units would contain compact bulb turbines with individual unit
capacities of 835 KW each and have a combined capacity of 30 MW; (2) a
separate 50-foot x 60-foot control building; (3) a new 30 MVa
substation located on the north side of the river; (4) a new 5,500-
foot-long transmission line extending to an interconnection point with
the existing Mid American Energy substation on the southern edge of
Rock Island; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed operating
voltage would be 115-kilovolt (kV). FFP is also exploring an
alternative that would involve construction of a new 260-foot-long x
210-foot-wide x 70-foot-high conventional concrete powerhouse and
intake in the northern two roller gate bays. The new proposed
powerhouse would contain four horizontal bulb turbines rated at 7.5 MW
each. Each design would have a total energy generation of 200 gigawatt-
hours per year. The project would utilize Corps designated flows from
the Mississippi Lock and Dam 15 structure and operate as
directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; Telephone:
(978) 283-2822.
Solia 9 Hydroelectric's proposed Lock and Dam 15
Hydropower Project (Project No. 13827-000) would consist of: (1) One
245-foot-long x 160-foot-wide x 60-foot-high concrete powerhouse. The
proposed powerhouse would contain 6 turbine generator units with
individual unit capacities of 5.2 MW each and have a combined capacity
of 31 MW; (2) a new 26,400-foot-long 34 to 230-kV transmission line
extending from the switchyard near the proposed powerhouse to an
existing nearby distribution line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project design would have a total energy generation of 172
gigawatt-hours per year. The project would operate run-of-river and
utilize flows released from the dam.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, P.E., Nelson Energy, LLC,
8441 Wayzata Blvd., 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; Telephone:
(952) 544-8133.
FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, [email protected] or (202)
502-6331.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
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/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling''
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on
``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support
at FERCOnlineSupport.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly
recommends electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To
paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to
submit these types of filings please go to the Commission's Web site
located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp.
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-13795) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31258 Filed 12-13-10; 8:45 am]
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