[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67172-67173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28099]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[14160-000; 14179-000; 14194-000]
Riverbank Hydro No. 8 LLC Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLIV FFP
Project 51 LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On May 2, 2011, Riverbank Hydro No. 8 LLC (Riverbank), and on May
3, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLIV (Lock Hydro) and FFP Project 51
LLC (FFP 51) filed preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a
hydropower project at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Emmett
Sanders Lock & Dam, located on the Arkansas River in Jefferson County,
Arkansas. 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.
Riverbank's Project No. 14160-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay;
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing three generating
units with a total capacity of 50.1 megawatts (MW); (4) a tailrace
structure; and (5) a 3.3-mile-long, 69 kilo-volt (kV) transmission
line. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of
145.0 gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus
water from the Emmett Sanders Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Kuo-Bao Tong, Riverbank Power Corporation,
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, P.O. Box 166, 200 Bay Street, Suite
3230, Toronto, ON, Canada M5J2J4. (416) 861-0092 x 154.
Lock Hydro's Project No. 14179-000 would consist of: (1) Three lock
frame modules, each frame module will be 109-feet long, 40-feet-high
and contain ten generating units with a total combined capacity of 25.0
MW; (2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) a proposed
7.0-mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to
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an existing distribution line. The proposed project would have an
average annual generation of 164.362 GWh, and operate run-of-river
utilizing surplus water from the Emmett Sanders Lock & Dam, as directed
by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Hydro Green Energy, 5090
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056. (877) 556-6566 x 709.
FFP 51's Project No. 14194-000 would consist of: (1) An 840-foot-
long, 340-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the
east side of the dam, containing four generating units with a total
capacity of 36.0 MW; (3) a 425-foot-long, 260-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a
7.2/115 KV substation; and (5) a 2.6-mile-long, 69 kV transmission
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of
144.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the
Emmett Sanders Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corp.,
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 283-2822.
FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], (202) 502-
6093.
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. 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/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14160-000, P-14179-000, or P-14194-000) in
the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 25, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28099 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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