[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52656-52657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21495]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14243-000]


Lock+Hydro Friends Fund VII; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 4, 2011, Lock+Hydro Friends Fund VII, filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of 
hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Shamokin Dam. 
The Shamokin Dam Project (project) would be located on the Susquehanna 
River, near the town of Shamokin Dam, in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. 
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) Two 
prefabricated concrete walls attached to the downstream side of the 
Corps' dam which would support one frame module; (2) the frame module 
would be 40 feet wide and weigh 0.65 million pounds and contain 6 
generating units with a total combined capacity of 4.5 megawatts (MW); 
(3) a tailrace approximately 175 feet long, lined with riprap; (4) a 
new switchyard containing a transformer; and (5) a proposed 1.3-mile-
long, 34.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting to an existing 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
25.64 gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to a local utility or the 
Regional Independent System Operator.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, Lock + Hydro Friends Fund VII, 
5090 Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056; phone (877) 556-
6566 x709.
    FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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.

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    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14243-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 17, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-21495 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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