[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51024-51025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20975]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Project No. 14219-000]


 Gay & Robinson, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On July 1, 2011, Gay & Robinson, Inc., 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 Olokele River 
Hydroelectric Project (Olokele River Project or project) to be located 
on the Olokele River, near Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) A new 100-
foot-long, 20-foot-wide forebay; (2) a new intake; (3) a new 4,175-
foot-long, 42-inch-diameter ductile iron penstock; (4) a new 40-foot-
long, 40-foot-wide, 25-foot-

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high pre-fabricated steel powerhouse housing a 6.0-megawatt (MW) Pelton 
turbine/generator unit; (5) a new 5-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission 
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation 
of the Olokele River Project would be 20.5 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles Okamoto, President, Gay & Robinson, 
Inc., P.O. Box 156, Kaumakani, Hawaii 96747; phone: (808) 335-3133.
    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6480.
    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-14219-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 11, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20975 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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