[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78231-78232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31411]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene
December 8, 2010
Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI. Project No. 13733-000
FFP Missouri 8, LLC................ Project No. 13752-000
Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC......... Project No. 13768-000
Montgomery Hydro, LLC.............. Project No. 13792-000
On May 18, 2010, Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI, FFP Missouri
8, LLC, and Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC, filed applications, and on May
19, 2010, Montgomery Hydro, LLC, filed an application, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the
feasibility of hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near the town of Industry,
in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. 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.
Descriptions of the proposed Montgomery Locks and Dam Projects:
Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI's proposed project (Project No.
13733-000) would consist of: (1) Two lock frame modules 170 feet long,
40 feet high, and weighing 1.16 million pounds each, and containing 15
generating units with a total combined capacity of 54 megawatts (MW);
(2) a 67-foot-high, 75-foot-long prefabricated concrete wall attached
to pilings in the river to support each lock frame module; (3) a 25-
foot-long, 50-foot-wide switchyard containing a transformer; and (4) a
2,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an existing
substation. The proposed project would have an average annual
generation of 236.68 gigawatt-hours (GWh), which would be sold to a
local utility.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark R. Stover, Hydro Green Energy LLC, 5090
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056; phone (877) 556-6566
x709.
FFP Missouri 8, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13752-000)
would consist of: (1) An excavated intake and
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tailrace channel slightly longer and wider than the powerhouse; (2) a
200-foot-long, 250-foot-wide, 50-foot-high powerhouse containing three
generating units having a total installed capacity of 50 MW; and (3) a
1,500-foot-long, ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV, transmission line. The
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 220 GWh,
which would be sold to a local utility.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978)
283-2822.
Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13768-
000) would consist of: (1) A 300-foot-long, 160-foot-wide excavated
intake channel; (2) a 200-foot-long, 160-foot-wide excavated tailrace;
(3) a 200-foot-long, 250-foot-wide, 50-foot-high concrete powerhouse
containing three generating units with a combined capacity of 50 MW;
and (4) a 1,600-foot-long transmission line. The proposed project would
have an average annual generation of 220 GWh, which would be sold to a
local utility.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, P.E., Nelson Energy, 8441
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN, 55426; phone (952) 544-
8133.
Montgomery Hydro, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13792-000)
would consist of: (1) A 240-foot-long, excavated power canal; (2) a
165-foot-long excavated tailrace; (3) a powerhouse containing four 10-
MW generating units having an estimated total capacity of 39.9 MW; (4)
a switchyard; and (5) a 0.4-mile-long, 69.0-kV transmission line. The
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 156 GWh,
which would be sold to a local utility.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent Smith, Symbiotics LLC., P.O. Box 535,
Rigby, ID 83442; phone (208) 745-0834.
FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032. 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]; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (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.
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-13733-000, 13752-000, 13768-000, or 13792-
000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31411 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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