[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71428-71429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29441]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13865-000]


Clean River Power 14, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

November 16, 2010.
    On October 15, 2010, Clean River Power 14, LLC filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Martin Creek 
Hydroelectric Project (Martin Creek project) to be located on Martin 
and Kelley Creeks in the vicinity of Grotto, in King County, 
Washington. 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 will consist of the following: (1) A 40-foot-
long, 8-foot-high, reinforced concrete diversion weir on Martin Creek; 
(2) a 45-foot-long, 15-foot-wide, 12-foot-high reinforced concrete 
intake structure adjacent to the Martin Creek weir with a trash rack, 
fish screen, and closure gate; (3) a 0.15-acre impoundment created by 
the Martin Creek weir; (4) a 1,100-foot-long, 3.5-foot-diameter steel 
penstock from the Martin Creek intake structure; (5) a 30-foot-long, 6-
foot-high reinforced concrete diversion weir on Kelley Creek; (6) a 30-
foot-long, 10-foot-wide, 12-foot-high reinforced concrete intake 
structure adjacent to the Kelley Creek weir with a trash rack, fish 
screen, and closure gate; (7) an approximately 0.1-acre impoundment 
created by the Kelley Creek weir; (8) a 800-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter 
steel penstock from the Kelley Creek intake structure; (9) a 9,900-
foot-long, 4-foot-diameter steel penstock from the connection of the 
Martin and Kelley Creek penstocks to the powerhouse; (10) a 60-foot-
long, 40-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse containing one 
vertical impulse turbine with a capacity of 6.3 megawatts (MW); (11) a 
40-foot-long, concrete and rip rap-lined tailrace channel to return 
flows from the powerhouse to Martin Creek; (12) a 7.2/115 kilovolt (kV) 
three stage step up transformer; (13) an approximately 7.3-mile-long, 
115 kV transmission line which will tie into an undetermined 
interconnection; and (14) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Martin Creek project would be 25.0 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminthan, Clean River Power 14, LLC, 33 
Commercial St., Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, (202) 502-8074.
    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 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''

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link of Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13865-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29441 Filed 11-22-10; 8:45 am]
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