[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67178-67179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28105]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14169-000]


Riverbank Hydro No. 15 LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2011, Riverbank Hydro No. 15 LLC (Riverbank) filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of a 
hydropower project at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Hugo 
Dam, located on the Kiamichi River, in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. The 
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 
holder

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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: (1) A bifurcation from the 
existing outlet structure; (2) a 16-foot-diameter, 165-foot-long 
penstock; (3) a powerhouse containing one generating unit with a total 
capacity of 8.6 megawatts (MW); (4) a tailrace structure; and (5) a 
2.8-mile-long, 25 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line. The project would 
have an estimated average annual generation of 21.8 gigawatt-hours 
(GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Hugo 
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.
    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 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-14169-000) 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. 2011-28105 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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