[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 71960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29934]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14244-000]


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

    On August 5, 2011, KC Hydo 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 
Alton Dam Hydropower Project (Alton Dam Project or project) to be 
located on Merrymeeting River, near the Town of Alton, Belknap 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 the following: (1) The 
existing 190-foot-long, 16-foot-high Alton dam, which is owned by the 
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and includes a 85-foot-long 
concrete spillway; (2) an existing 720 square acre impoundment; (3) a 
newly constructed powerhouse; (4) new electrical generating equipment 
with total hydraulic capacity of 160 cubic feet per second (cfs) and 
total installed generating capacity of 0.16 megawatts connected to a 
rehabilitated 60-inch-diameter penstock; (5) rehabilitated intake gate 
structure and trash racks; (6) a newly excavated 200-foot-long 
tailrace; (7) an approximately 500-foot-long transmission line; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Alton 
Dam Project would be 0.650 gigawatt-hours (GWH).
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Kelly Sackheim, Principal, KC Hydro LLC of 
New Hampshire, 5096 Cocoa Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628; phone: (301) 
401-5978.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: (202) 502-8969.
    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-14244-000) 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. 2011-29934 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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