[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 73066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29842]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13869-000]


Qualified Hydro 35, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

November 18, 2010.
    On October 15, 2010, Qualified Hydro 35, 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 Tionesta Dam 
Hydroelectric Project to be located on Tionesta Creek near Tionesta, in 
Forest County, Pennsylvania. 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 would consist of the following: (1) Two 
vertical Kaplan turbine-generators with a combined capacity of 5 
megawatts; (2) a 150-foot-long steel liner with a bifurcated 75-foot-
long penstock leading to the powerhouse; (3) a 40-foot by 80-foot 
concrete powerhouse; (4) a new 5 MVA substation adjacent to the 
powerhouse; (5) a 9,800-foot-long transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Tionesta 
Dam Hydroelectric Project would be 22,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Qualified Hydro 35, LLC, 33 
Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Allyson Conner (202) 502-6082.
    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 at [email protected]; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. 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 the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13869-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29842 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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