[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78234-78235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31416]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13744-000; Project No. 13755-000]


Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XXXVIII, FFP Missouri 12, 
LLC, et al.; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, and Motions To Intervene

December 8, 2010.

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Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XXXVIII........  Project No. 13744-000
FFP Missouri 12, LLC......................  Project No. 13755-000
Allegheny 2 Hydro, LLC....................  Project No. 13774-000
Three Rivers Hydro, LLC...................  Project No. 13780-000
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    On May 18, 2010, Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XXXVIII, FFP 
Missouri 12, LLC, Allegheny 2 Hydro, LLC, and Three Rivers 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 Allegheny Lock and Dam 2 on the Allegheny River near 
the town of Sharpsburg, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The sole 
purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant

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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 Allegheny River Lock and Dam 2 
Projects:
    Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XXXVIII's proposed project 
(Project No. 13744-000) 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 with a total combined capacity of 10 
megawatts (MW); (2) a 63-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 9,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an 
existing substation. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 43.83 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 12, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13755-000) 
would consist of: (1) An excavated intake and tailrace channel slightly 
longer and wider than the powerhouse; (2) a 125-foot-long, 160-foot-
wide, 60-foot-high powerhouse containing three generating units having 
a total installed capacity of 12 MW; and (3) a 10,000-foot-long, 
ranging from 34.0 to 230-kV, transmission line. The proposed project 
would have an average annual generation of 66 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 2 Hydro, LLC's proposed project (Project No. 13774-000) 
would consist of: (1) A 200-foot-long, excavated power canal; (2) a 
200-foot-long tailrace; (3) a powerhouse containing three 5.4-MW 
generating units having an estimated total capacity of 16.1 MW; (4) a 
switchyard; and (5) a 2-mile-long, 69.0-kV transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 64.7 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 proposed project (Project No. 13780-000) 
would consist of: (1) An 85-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, 14-foot-deep 
excavated power canal; (2) a 95-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep 
excavated tailrace; (3) a 100-foot-long, 90-foot-wide, 45-foot-high 
concrete powerhouse containing three generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 12 MW; and (4) a 5,000-foot-long, 23-kV 
transmission line. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 66 GWh, which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Cornelius J. Collins, Three Rivers Hydro, 
LLC, 316 South Clinton Street, Suite 4, Syracuse, NY 13202; phone (315) 
477-9914.
    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-13744-000, 13755-000, 13774, or 13780-000) 
in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31416 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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