[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 78233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31412]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 13738-000; Project No. 13761-000; Project No. 13770-000]


Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVII; FFP Missouri 6, LLC; Solia 1 
Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, and Motions To Intervene

December 8, 2010.
    On May 18, 2010, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXXVII, FFP Missouri 6, 
LLC, and Solia 1 Hydroelectric, 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 Emsworth 
Back Channel Dam on the Ohio 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 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 Emsworth Back Channel Dam Projects: 
Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XXXVII's proposed project 
(Project No. 13738-000) would consist of: (1) Two lock frame modules 
109 feet long, 40 feet high, and weighing 1.16 million pounds each, and 
containing 10 generating units each with a total combined capacity of 
36 megawatts (MW); (2) each lock frame module would be housed between 
two 30-foot-high and 75-foot-long prefabricated concrete walls; (3) a 
25-foot-long, 50-foot-wide switchyard containing a transformer; and (4) 
a 4,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an existing 
substation. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 157.78 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 6, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13761-000) 
would consist of: (1) An excavated intake and tailrace channel slightly 
longer and wider than the powerhouse; (2) a 200-foot-long, 200-foot-
wide, 50-foot-high powerhouse containing five turbine generator units 
having a total installed capacity of 32.7 MW; and (3) a 13,300-foot-
long, transmission line ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV. The proposed 
project would have an average annual generation of 141.3 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 1 Hydroelectric, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13770-
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, 200-foot-wide, 50-foot-high concrete powerhouse 
containing two generating units with a combined capacity of 32 MW; and 
(4) a 2.47-mile-long transmission line ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 141.3 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.
    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-13738-000, 13761-000, or 13770-000) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31412 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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