[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11911]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12958-001; Project No. 12962-001]


Uniontown Hydro, LLC, Newburgh Hydro, LLC; Notice of Applications 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural 
Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Applications: New Major License.
    b. Project Nos.: 12958-001 and 12962-001.
    c. Date Filed: April 29, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Uniontown Hydro, LLC and Newburgh Hydro, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Uniontown Hydroelectric Project and Newburgh 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The projects would be located on the Ohio River at 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers locks and dams. The Uniontown 
Project would be located at the John T. Myers Lock and Dam, in Union 
County, Kentucky and Posey County, Indiana. The Newburgh Project would 
be located at the Newburgh Lock and Dam, in Henderson County, Kentucky 
and Warrick County, Indiana.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, COO, Symbiotics, P.O. Box 
535, Rigby, Idaho 83442.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams; (202) 502-8087, or 
[email protected].
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The existing John T. Myers Lock and Dam 
is a 3,504-foot-long, 119-foot-high dam containing ten Taintor gates 
and a concrete fixed weir. Each gate is 110-foot-wide by 32-foot-high. 
The main and auxiliary locks are on the Indiana side of the river. The 
main lock is 110-foot-wide by 1,200-foot-long and the auxiliary lock is 
110-foot-wide by 600-foot-long. The impoundment above the John T. Myers 
Lock and Dam has a surface area of 19,350 acres and a storage capacity 
of 543,862 acre-feet. Because the purpose of the storage is 
navigational only, the storage would not be used for power generation.
    The proposed Uniontown Project (at the John T. Myers Lock and Dam) 
would consist of: (1) A 340-foot-long by 75-foot-wide powerhouse and 
inlet containing four Kaplan turbine-generators, with an installed 
capacity of 24.0 MW each for a total plant capacity of 96.0 MW; (2) a 
520-foot-wide by 38-foot-high trash rack, with 4-inch openings; (3) a 
300-foot-wide by 57-foot-high concrete draft tube outlet; (4) a 14.47-
mile-long, 138-kV transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The existing Newburgh Lock and Dam is a 2,275.5-foot-long by 122-
foot-high dam containing nine Taintor gates and a concrete fixed weir. 
Each gate is 110-foot-wide by 32-feet-high. The main and auxiliary 
locks are on the Indiana side of the river. The main lock is 110-foot-
wide by 1,200-foot-long and the auxiliary lock is 110-foot-wide by 600-
foot-long. The impoundment above the Newburgh Lock and Dam has a 
surface area of 16,390 acres and a storage capacity of 455,800 acre-
feet. Because the purpose of the storage is navigational only, the 
storage would not be used for power generation.
    The proposed Newburgh Project (at the Newburgh Lock and Dam) would 
consist of: (1) A 375-foot-long by 110-foot-wide powerhouse and inlet 
containing five Kaplan turbine-generators, with an installed capacity 
of 13.0 MW each for a total plant capacity of 65.0 MW; (2) a 400-foot-
wide by 44-foot-high trash rack, with 4-inch openings; (3) a 375-foot-
wide by 57-foot-high concrete draft tube outlet; (4) a 4.7-mile-long, 
138-kV transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    l. Locations of the Applications: Copies of the applications are 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 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. 
For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected], or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
    m. 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, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydropower Licensing Schedule. Revisions 
to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for    June 28, 2011.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary      August 27, 2011.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Draft EA................  February 23, 2012.
Comments on Draft EA......................  March 24, 2012.
Modified terms and conditions.............  May 23, 2012.
Commission Issues Final EA or EIS.........  August 21, 2012.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: May 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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