[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 157 (Monday, August 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 41421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19620]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13502-000]


Lock + TM Hydro Friends Fund XII, LLC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

August 7, 2009.
    On June 5, 2009, Lock + TM Hydro Friends Fund XII, LLC, filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Super Panda Hydroelectric 
Project, to be located on the Monongahela River, in Allegheny County, 
Pennsylvania.
    The proposed Super Panda Project would be located at the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers Monongahela River Lock and Dam No. 3, in Elizabeth, 
Pennsylvania.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new approximately 110-
foot-wide steel lock frame module containing nine turbines with a total 
installed capacity of 4.96 megawatts which would be installed in the 
northwest portion of the existing dam; (2) a new concrete-lined conduit 
which would direct flow to the turbine module; (3) a new switchyard, 
transformer, and control room which would be located in the northwest 
portion of the dam; (4) a new 69 kilovolt, approximately 1,000-foot-
long transmission line, which would tie-in to the local electric grid; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The Super Panda Project would have an 
estimated average annual generation of 41,330 megawatts-hours, which 
would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Managing Partner, Lock + 
Hydro Friends Fund X, 5090 Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 
77056, 877-556-6566 x709.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969.
    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:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/
filing-comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed 
or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of Commission's Web site at 
http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 
number (P-13502) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-19620 Filed 8-14-09; 8:45 am]
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