[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52936-52937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21471]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13721-000]


Energy Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

August 23, 2010.
    On May 5, 2010, and amended on July 19, 2010, Energy Exchange, Inc. 
filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Geren Island 
Hydroelectric Project (Geren Island Project). The Geren Island Project 
would be located within the city of Salem, Marion County, Oregon.
    The Geren Island Project would consist of: (1) The city of Salem's 
existing water delivery system consisting of two reservoirs (Frazen and 
Fairmont) and two existing, 36- and 54- inch diameter steel pipelines; 
(2) three proposed powerhouses, each to contain a 0.37-megawatt-(MW) 
turbine-generating unit, with a total capacity of 1.11 MW, and (3) a 
new three-phase transmission line (voltage to be determined) to connect 
with the nearest tie-in point of a local power company grid system. The 
project would produce an estimated average annual generation of about 
8,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Duane Pratt, Energy Exchange, Inc., 2711 
Centerville Rd., Suite 120--PMB 7023, Wilmington, DE 19808; phone (208) 
371-1285.
    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. 
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

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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. 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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13721-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-21471 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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