[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73064-73065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29853]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13740-000; Project No. 13749-000; Project No. 13775-000; 
Project No. 13781-000]


Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, and Motions To Intervene

November 19, 2010.

 
 
 
Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX...  Project No. 13740-000
FFP Missouri 3, LLC..............  Project No. 13749-000
Allegheny 3 Hydro, LLC...........  Project No. 13775-000
Three Rivers Hydro, LLC..........  Project No. 13781-000
 

    On May 18, 2010, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX, FFP Missouri 3, 
LLC, Allegheny 3 Hydro, LLC, and Three Rivers Hydro LLC filed 
applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers (Corps) C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam located on the 
Allegheny River in Allegheny 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

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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.
    Descriptions of the proposed C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam Projects:
    Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXIX's project (Project No. 13740-000) 
would consist of: (1) Two 41-foot-high, 75-foot-long prefabricated 
concrete walls attached to the downstream side of the Corps dam which 
would support one frame module; (2) each frame module would be 109 feet 
long and weigh 1.16 million pounds and contain 10 generating units with 
a total combined capacity of 12.5 megawatts (MW); (3) a new switchyard 
containing a transformer; and (4) a proposed 6,000-foot-long, 69-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting to an existing substation. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 54.787 
gigawatt-hours (GWh), which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark R. Stover, Hydro Green Energy LLC, 5090 
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056; phone (877) 556-6566 
x711.
    FFP Missouri 3, LLC's project (Project No. 13749-000) would consist 
of: (1) An excavated intake channel slightly longer and wider than the 
powerhouse; (2) a 125-foot-long, 160-foot-wide, 60-foot-high proposed 
powerhouse containing three generating units having a total installed 
capacity of 15.0 MW; (3) an excavated tailrace channel slightly longer 
and wider than the powerhouse; and (4) a proposed 6,500-foot-long, 
ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV transmission line. The proposed project 
would have an average annual generation of 93.0 GWh, which would be 
sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone (978) 
283-2822.
    Allegheny 3 Hydro, LLC's project (Project No. 13775-000) would 
consist of: (1) A proposed 170-foot-long excavated power canal; (2) a 
proposed powerhouse containing three generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 21.0 MW; (3) a 160-foot-long excavated tailrace; 
and (4) a proposed 1.6-mile-long, 69.0-kV transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 92.2 GWh, 
which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent Smith, Symbiotics, LLC., P.O. Box 535, 
Rigby, ID 83442; phone (208) 745-0834.
    Three Rivers Hydro, LLC's project (Project No. 13781-000) would 
consist of: (1) A proposed 85-foot-long excavated power canal; (2) a 
125-foot-long, 160-foot-wide, 60-foot-high proposed powerhouse 
containing three generating units having a total installed capacity of 
15.0 MW; (3) a 95-foot-long excavated tailrace; and (4) a proposed 500-
foot-long, 25-kV transmission line. The proposed project would have an 
average annual generation of 93.0 GWh, which would be sold to a local 
utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Joseph Watt, Esq., Three Rivers Hydro, LLC, 
316 South Clinton Street, Suite 4, Syracuse, NY 13202; phone (315) 477-
9914.
    FERC Contact: Tim Looney (202) 502-6096.
    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-13740-000, 13749-000, 13775-000, or 13781) 
in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29853 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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