[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51021-51022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20889]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14204-000, 14231-000]


Percheron Power, LLC, FFP Project 85, LLC; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 31, 2011, Percheron Power, LLC (Percheron Power), 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 
Scooteney Reservoir Inlet Water Power Project, to be located on the 
Potholes East Canal, which is an inlet structure to the Scooteney 
Reservoir, near Othello, Franklin County, Washington. Another permit 
application for the Scooteney Water Power Project, located at the same 
site,

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was filed by FFP Project 85, LLC (FFP), on July 18, 2011. Both of the 
proposed projects would utilize the existing Potholes East Canal, which 
is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 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 Percheron Power project would consist of the 
following: (1) An approximately 500-foot-long intake structure 
installed on the Potholes East Canal to divert flow from the canal to 
the turbines, which would be 120 feet wide at the intersection with the 
canal and would narrow to 60 feet wide before entering the powerhouse, 
and would include a 120-foot-wide, 15-foot-high intake grate and a 60-
foot-wide, 15-foot-high trash rack; (2) a approximately 80-foot-long, 
30-foot-wide powerhouse containing four low-head turbine/generator 
units rated for approximately 350 kilowatts each (total capacity of 
1,420 kilowatts) at an average head of 14 feet; (3) a 600-foot-long, 
11-foot-high bypass weir, constructed in parallel to the west bank of 
the existing Potholes East Canal, to function as a project spillway; 
(4) a discharge canal returning flows from the powerhouse to the 
Potholes East Canal; (5) a 20-foot-long, 40-foot-wide substation at the 
powerhouse which will connect with the existing distribution line at 
the project site; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the project would be 4.23 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
    The proposed FFP project would consist of the following: (1) An 
approximately 40-foot-wide, 100-foot-long approach channel installed on 
the Potholes East Canal to divert flow from the canal to the turbines; 
(2) a approximately 125-foot-long, 40-foot-wide powerhouse containing 
one Kaplan turbine/generator unit rated at 2,500-kW at a hydraulic head 
of 13 feet; (3) a 120-foot-long, 50-foot-wide discharge canal returning 
flows from the powerhouse to the Potholes East Canal; (4) a 40-foot-
long, 50-foot-wide substation at the powerhouse which will connect with 
the existing distribution line at the project site; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 15 
GWh.
    Applicant Contact (Percheron Power): Mr. Jerry Straalsund, 
President, Percheron Power, LLC, 6855 W. Clearwater Ave., A101-260, 
Kennewick, WA 99336; e-mail: [email protected].
    Applicant Contact (FFP): Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; phone: 
(978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, (202) 502-6136.
    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 these projects, including copies of the 
applications, 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 numbers (P-14204-000 and P-14231-000) in the docket 
number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: August 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20889 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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