[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75999-76000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30599]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13734-000; Project No. 13754-000; Project No. 13765-000; 
Project No. 13783-000; Project No. 13790-000]


Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XlVI; FFP Missouri 17, LLC; Solia 3 
Hydroelectric, LLC; Three Rivers Hydro, LLC; Hildebrand Hydro, LLC; 
Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Comments, and Motions To Intervene

NOVEMBER 30, 2010.
    On May 18, 2010, Lock + Hydro Friends Fund XLVI, FFP Missouri 17, 
LLC, Solia 3 Hydro, LLC, and Three Rivers Hydro LLC, and on May 19 
Hildebrand Hydro, 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) Hildebrand Lock & Dam located 
on the Monongahela River in Monongahela County, West Virginia. 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.
    Descriptions of the proposed Hildebrand Lock & Dam Projects:
    Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVI's project (Project No. 13734-000) 
would consist of: (1) Two 69-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 20.0 megawatts (MW); (3) a new switchyard 
containing a transformer; and (4) a proposed 1,000-foot-long, 69-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting to an existing substation. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 87.660 
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 17, LLC's project (Project No. 13754-000) would 
consist of: (1) An excavated intake channel slightly longer and wider 
than the powerhouse; (2) a 60-foot-long, 110-foot-wide, 40-foot-high 
proposed powerhouse containing two generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 10.0 MW; (3) an excavated tailrace channel 
slightly longer and wider than the powerhouse; and (4) a proposed 
1,600-foot-long, ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 40.0 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.
    Solia 3 Hydroelectric, LLC's project (Project No. 13765-000) would 
consist of: (1) A proposed 300-foot-long excavated power canal; (2) a 
60-foot-long, 110-foot-wide, 40-foot-high proposed powerhouse 
containing two generating units having a total installed capacity of 
10.0 MW; (3) a 200-foot-long excavated tailrace; and (4) a proposed 
1,600-foot-long, ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV, transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 40.0 GWh, 
which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, P.E., Nelson Energy, 8441 
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; phone (952) 544-
8133.
    Three Rivers Hydro, LLC's project (Project No. 13783-000) would 
consist of: (1) a proposed 75-foot-long excavated power canal; (2) a 
45-foot-long, 110-foot-wide, 40-foot-high proposed powerhouse 
containing two generating units having a total installed capacity of 
4.5 MW; (3) a 55-foot-long excavated tailrace; and (4) a proposed 
1,600-foot-long, 138-kV transmission line. The proposed project would 
have an average annual generation of 24.0 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.
    Hildebrand Hydro LLC's project (Project No. 13790-000) would 
consist of: (1) A proposed 70-foot-long excavated power canal; (2) a 
proposed powerhouse containing one generating unit having a total 
installed capacity of 4.3 MW; (3) a 70-foot-long excavated tailrace; 
and (4) a proposed 0.2-mile-long, 69.0-kV transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 13.6 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.
    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

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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-13734-000, 13754-000, 13765-000, 13783-000 
or 13790-000) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-30599 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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