[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58261-58262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24018]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14258-000]


American River Power I, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 22, 2011, American River Power I, LLC (American River) 
filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) 
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), to study the feasibility of the 
proposed Luke Chute, Ohio--Water Power No. 14258 to be located at the 
existing Luke Chute Lock and Dam on the Muskingum River, in the town of 
Beckett, in Washington County, Ohio. The Luke Chute Lock and Dam is 
owned by the State of Ohio. There are no federal lands associated with 
the project.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing Luke Chute 
Dam and reservoir; (2) a new 30-foot by 40-foot powerhouse housing 
controls, switchgear, and related equipment; (3) new intake structure 
and trash rack containing five 150-foot-long bays and ten vertical 
slide gates; (4) a new 200-foot-long by 120-foot-wide power canal; (5) 
three new 927-kilowatt and two new 632-kilowatt turbine-generator units 
with a combined capacity of 3.9 megawatts; (6) a new 150-foot-long by 
120 to 200-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a new 1,500-foot-long, 12.5 to 34.5-
kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 15,600 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. John P. Henry, 726 Eldridge Avenue, 
Collingswood, NJ 08107-1708, (856) 240-0707.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    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 the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

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elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-1258-000) in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.

    Dated: September 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-24018 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
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