[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 145 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37994-37995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18151]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13432-000]


America Renewables, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

July 23, 2009.
    On April 14, 2009, America Renewables, LLC filed an application for 
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Lake Clementine 
Hydroelectric Project, which is located on the North Fork of American 
River, in Placer County, California. 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.
    The proposed project would consist of the following:
    (1) An existing 620-foot-long, 155-foot-high, concrete arch North 
Fork dam; and (2) an existing reservoir having a surface area of 280 
acres, a

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storage capacity of 14,700 acre-feet, and normal water surface 
elevation of 718 feet mean sea level. American Renewables proposes to 
study the following three options to develop the Lake Clementine 
Hydroelectric Project. Option 1: (1) A 9-foot-diameter, 600-foot-long, 
steel penstock to convey water to the powerhouse; (2) a penstock 
bifurcation in the powerhouse supplying water to two generating units; 
(3) a powerhouse containing two new generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 8 to10 megawatts (MW); (4) a 300-foot-long 
tailrace channel returning flow to the North Fork of the American 
River; (5) a proposed 8,400-foot-long, 60-kilovolt (kV) transmission 
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have 
an average annual generation of 25 to 30 gigawatt-hours (GWh). Option 
2: (1) A 9-foot-diameter, 600-foot-long, concrete-lined tunnel to 
convey water to the powerhouse, (2) outlet works that would bifurcate 
in the powerhouse supplying water to two generating units; (3) a 
powerhouse containing two new generating units having a total installed 
capacity of 8 to10 MW; (4) a 300-foot-long tailrace channel returning 
flow to the North Fork of the American River; (5) a proposed 8,400-
foot-long, 60-kV transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 25 to 30 
GWh. Option 3: (1) A 9-foot-diameter, 600-foot-long steel penstock 
through the dam to convey water to the powerhouse, (2) outlet works 
that would bifurcate in the powerhouse supplying water to two 
generating units; (3) a powerhouse containing two new generating units 
having a total installed capacity of 8 to10 MW; (4) a 300-foot-long 
tailrace channel returning flow to the North Fork of the American 
River; (5) a proposed 8,400-foot-long, 60-kV transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 25 to 30 GWh.
    Applicant Contact: Magnus Johannesson, CEO, America Renewables, 
LLC, 28605 Quailhill Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, phone: (310) 
699-6400.
    FERC Contact: J. Timothy Looney, 202-502-6096.
    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. 
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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may 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-13432) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-18151 Filed 7-29-09; 8:45 am]
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