[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78231-78232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31411]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

December 8, 2010

 
 
 
Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI.  Project No. 13733-000
FFP Missouri 8, LLC................  Project No. 13752-000
Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC.........  Project No. 13768-000
Montgomery Hydro, LLC..............  Project No. 13792-000
 

    On May 18, 2010, Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI, FFP Missouri 
8, LLC, and Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC, filed applications, and on May 
19, 2010, Montgomery Hydro, LLC, filed an application, 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 
Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near the town of Industry, 
in Beaver 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.
    Descriptions of the proposed Montgomery Locks and Dam Projects: 
Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI's proposed project (Project No. 
13733-000) would consist of: (1) Two lock frame modules 170 feet long, 
40 feet high, and weighing 1.16 million pounds each, and containing 15 
generating units with a total combined capacity of 54 megawatts (MW); 
(2) a 67-foot-high, 75-foot-long prefabricated concrete wall attached 
to pilings in the river to support each lock frame module; (3) a 25-
foot-long, 50-foot-wide switchyard containing a transformer; and (4) a 
2,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an existing 
substation. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 236.68 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 
x709.
    FFP Missouri 8, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13752-000) 
would consist of: (1) An excavated intake and

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tailrace channel slightly longer and wider than the powerhouse; (2) a 
200-foot-long, 250-foot-wide, 50-foot-high powerhouse containing three 
generating units having a total installed capacity of 50 MW; and (3) a 
1,500-foot-long, ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV, transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 220 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 6 Hydroelectric, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13768-
000) would consist of: (1) A 300-foot-long, 160-foot-wide excavated 
intake channel; (2) a 200-foot-long, 160-foot-wide excavated tailrace; 
(3) a 200-foot-long, 250-foot-wide, 50-foot-high concrete powerhouse 
containing three generating units with a combined capacity of 50 MW; 
and (4) a 1,600-foot-long transmission line. The proposed project would 
have an average annual generation of 220 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.
    Montgomery Hydro, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13792-000) 
would consist of: (1) A 240-foot-long, excavated power canal; (2) a 
165-foot-long excavated tailrace; (3) a powerhouse containing four 10-
MW generating units having an estimated total capacity of 39.9 MW; (4) 
a switchyard; and (5) a 0.4-mile-long, 69.0-kV transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 156 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: Gaylord Hoisington, (202) 502-6032. 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-13733-000, 13752-000, 13768-000, or 13792-
000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31411 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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