[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7834-7835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3153]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. DI11-2-000]


Goshen Powerhouse, LLC; Notice of Declaration of Intention and 
Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No: DI11-2-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 20, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Goshen Powerhouse, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Goshen Powerhouse Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Goshen Powerhouse Hydroelectric Project 
will be located on the Millrace Canal, Elkhart River in Goshen, Elkhart 
County, Indiana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Timothy P. Braun, Registered Agent, Goshen 
Powerhouse, LLC, 118 East Washington Street, Suite 2, Goshen, IN 46528; 
Telephone: (574) 537-7300; Fax: (574) 537-7305; e-mail: http://[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton, (202) 502-8768, or E-mail address: [email protected] 
.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions: March 4, 
2011.

    All documents should be filed electronically via the Internet. See 
18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be 
filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 
original and seven copies should be filed with: Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    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. Please include the docket number 
(DI11-2-000) on any comments, protests, and/or motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Goshen Powerhouse 
Hydroelectric Project will consist of: (1) An existing mill pond with 
approximately 3,100-acre-feet of storage; (2) an existing 12.5 foot 
high concrete dam with a 200-foot-long ogee spillway; (3) an existing 
2-mile-long, 4-to-6-foot-deep, 50-to-200-foot-wide headrace canal; (4) 
an existing 25-foot-long, 49-foot wide powerhouse, containing a 
prototype system in which an in-conduit power generating system in a 
48-inch steel pipe will be rated at 50-kW, while a second in-conduit 
power generating system in a 36-inch steel pipe will be rated at 30-kW; 
(5) a 100-foot-long, 50-foot-wide tailrace discharging water back into 
the Elkhart River; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The power will be 
transmitted from the generators to a load base.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the proposed project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, 
or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection 
and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, and/or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may 
submit comments, a protest, and a motion to intervene in accordance 
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.210, .211,

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.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, and/or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

    Dated: February 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-3153 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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