[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16179]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14212-000]


Albion Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On June 13, 2011, Albion Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Albion Hydropower 
Project (Albion Dam Project or project) to be located on the Blackstone 
River, in the Town of Cumberland, in Providence County, Rhode Island. 
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.
    The proposed run-of-the-river project would consist of: (1) The 
existing 400-foot-long, 25-foot-high Albion Dam, which is owned by the 
Rhode Island Department of Transportation and includes a 300-foot-long 
overflow spillway and a two-gated outlet structure; (2) an existing 55 
acre reservoir having a normal storage capacity of about 235 acre-feet 
(ac-ft) at elevation of 87.5 feet and a maximum storage capacity of 
about 347 ac-ft; (3) a new intake on the upstream face of the existing 
dam; (4) a new powerhouse that would be integrated into the existing 
dam at the existing outlet structure containing a single 1.2 megawatt 
bulb turbine-generating unit; (5) a new 600-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt 
transmission line extending from the new switchyard/substation to the 
existing Bell Atlantic utility pole number 31-1 in Cumberland, Rhode 
Island; and (6) fish passage/protection measures. The estimated annual 
generation of the project would be 4.0 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Bruce DiGennaro, Managing Partner, Essex 
Energy Partners, LLC, 27 Vaughan Ave., Newport, Rhode Island 02840; 
phone: (401) 619-4872.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: (202) 502-8969.
    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] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14212-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 21, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-16179 Filed 6-27-11; 8:45 am]
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