[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78232-78233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31413]


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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 XLII..  Project No. 13739-000
FFP Missouri 10, LLC...............  Project No. 13751-000
Braddock Hydro, LLC................  Project No. 13778-000
 

    On May 18, 2010, Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XLII, FFP Missouri 
10, LLC, and Braddock 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 Braddock 
Lock and Dam located on the Monongahela River in Alleghany 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 Braddock Lock & Dam Projects: 
Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XLII's proposed project (Project No. 
13739-000) would consist of: (1) One lock frame module 109 feet long, 
40 feet high, and weighing 1.16 million pounds each, and containing 10 
generating units a total combined capacity of 10 megawatts (MW); (2) a 
38-foot-high, 75-foot-long prefabricated concrete wall attached to 
pilings in the river to support the lock frame module; (3) a 25-foot-
long, 50-foot-wide switchyard containing a transformer; and (4) a 
3,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kv) transmission line to an existing 
substation. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 43.83 gigawatts-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 10, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13751-000) 
would consist of: (1) An excavated intake and tailrace channel slightly 
longer and wider than the powerhouse; (2) an 85-foot-long, 160-foot-
wide, 60-foot-high powerhouse containing two generating units having a 
total installed capacity of 6.6 MW; and (3) a proposed 3,300-foot-long, 
ranging from 34.0 to 230-kv transmission line. The proposed project 
would have an average annual generation of 39.0 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.
    Braddock Hydro, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13778-000) 
would consist of: (1) A 460-foot-long, excavated power canal; (2) a 
230-foot-long excavated tailrace; (3) a powerhouse containing three 
generating units having a total installed capacity of 13.2 MW; and (4) 
a 0.5-mile-long, 69.0-kv transmission line. The proposed project would 
have an average annual generation of 33.3 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

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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-13739-000, 13751-000, or 13778-000) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31413 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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