[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18190-18191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8073]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13399-000]


New Jersey Water Supply Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

April 2, 2010.
    On March 17, 2009, the New Jersey Water Supply Authority (New 
Jersey WSA) filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Spruce Run & Round Valley

[[Page 18191]]

Hydroelectric Project (Spruce Run/Round Valley Project). The Spruce 
Run/Round Valley Project would be located on tributaries of the South 
Branch Raritan River in the town of Clinton, Hunterdon County, New 
Jersey.
    The Spruce Run development would consist of: (1) The existing 
5,950-foot-long, 90-foot-high Spruce Run Dam with a 550-foot-long 
spillway; (2) the 1,290-acre Spruce Run reservoir with a normal pool 
elevation of 273 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) an existing outlet 
tower consisting of 450-foot-long twin 84-inch-diameter penstocks; (4) 
a new powerhouse with two turbine generating units with a total 
capacity of 75 kilowatts (kW); and (5) a new 20-foot-long, 34.5 
kilovolt (kV) transmission line.
    The Round Valley development would consist of: (1) The existing 
1,460-foot-long, 135-foot-high North Dam; (2) the existing 1,400-foot-
long, 180-foot-high South Dam; (3) an existing 2,340-foot-long, 75-
foot-high dike; (4) the 2,350-acre Round Valley reservoir with a normal 
pool elevation of 385 feet msl; (5) a new powerhouse with a single 
turbine generating unit with a capacity of 1,128 kW; and (6) a new 20-
foot-long, 34.5 kV transmission line.
    The Round Valley Reservoir South Branch Hamden Pump Station 
development would use the 180-foot-high South Dam and would consist of: 
(1) A new powerhouse with two turbine generating units with a combined 
capacity of 420 kW; and (2) a new 80-foot-long, 34.5 kV transmission 
line. The project developments would produce an estimated average 
annual generation of about 628 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Edward Buss, P.E., New Jersey Water Supply 
Authority, 1851 State Hwy. 31, Clinton, NJ 08800, (908) 638-6121, ext. 
261.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, (202) 502-8755.
    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 the Commission's Web site at 
http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 
number (P-13399) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-8073 Filed 4-8-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P