[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26243]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13568-000]


Muskingum Valley Hydro; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

October 23, 2009.
    On August 12, 2009, Muskingum Valley Hydro filed an application for 
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Muskingum Valley 
Brookville Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13568, to be located at the 
existing Brookville Dam, on the East Fork Whitewater River, in Franklin 
County, Indiana. 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 existing Brookville Dam is owned and operated by the U.S. Corps 
of Engineers, and includes the existing reservoir, dam, outlet works, 
and tailrace. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 60-foot-
long by 30-foot-wide powerhouse to be located on the downstream side of 
Brookville dam below the outlet works; (2) three 100-foot-long, 36-
inch-diameter penstocks; (3) three new turbine generator units for a 
total installed capacity of 9.0 megawatts; (4) a new 400-foot-long, 
14.7-kilovolt transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would operate in run-of-river mode and generate an 
estimated average annual generation of 55,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Randall J. Smith, Muskingum Valley Hydro, 4950 
Frazeysburg Road, Zanesville, Ohio 43701, (740) 891-5424.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 502-6123.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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 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-
13568) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26243 Filed 10-30-09; 8:45 am]
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