[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71959-71960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29930]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-14249-000]


KC Hydro LLC of New Hampshire; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 8, 2011, KC Hydro LLC of New Hampshire, 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 
Lebanon Mascoma River Hydropower Project (project) to be located on the 
Mascoma River, near the Town of Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire. 
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 two developments with an 
installed capacity of 1.2 megawatts (MW) and an average annual 
generation of 5,000 megawatt-hours which would be sold to Public 
Service of New Hampshire. The two developments include:

Mascoma Lake Dam Development

    The proposed Mascoma Lake Dam Development consists of: (1) The 
existing 575-foot-long, 18-foot-high, concrete gravity Mascoma Lake Dam 
equipped with a 125-foot-long spillway, four 6-foot-wide outlet gates, 
and seven 35-foot-wide stoplog bays; (2) an existing 1,155-acre 
impoundment with a normal maximum pool elevation of 750 feet National 
Geodetic Vertical Datum; (3) a new 80-foot-long, 20 to 30-foot-wide 
power canal located below the existing outlet works; (4) a minimum flow 
turbine generator and a new 2,000-square-foot powerhouse containing one 
or two submersible or tubular-type turbine generators with a total 
installed capacity of 0.36 MW; (5) a new 150-foot-long tailrace; (6) a 
new 700-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities.

Riverside Dam Development

    The proposed Riverside Dam Development consists of: (1) 
Reconstructing a 125-foot-long, 7-foot-high dam with 2-foot-high 
flashboards and impounding; (2) a new 0.25-acre impoundment with a 
normal maximum pool elevation of 541.5 feet mean sea level; (3) a new 
470-foot-long, 7.5-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a new 1,800-
square-foot powerhouse containing a single inclined shaft Kaplan 
turbine-generating unit with a total installed capacity of 0.84 MW; (5) 
a new 135-foot-long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly Sackheim, Principal, KC Hydro LLC of 
New Hampshire, 5096 Cocoa Palm Way, Fair Oaks, California 95628; phone: 
(301) 401-5978.

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    FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502-6123.
    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-14249-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29930 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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