[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 71961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29935]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14246-000]


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 
Manchester Goffs Falls Dam Hydropower Project (Goffs Falls Dam Project 
or project) to be located on Great Cohas Brook, near the City of 
Manchester, Hillsborough 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 150-foot-long, 19-foot-high Goffs Falls Dam, which is owned by 
the City of Manchester and includes a 75-foot-long spillway; (2) an 
existing 54 acre impoundment with 243 acre-feet of storage capacity at 
the spillway crest elevation; (3) a newly constructed powerhouse; (4) 
new electrical generating equipment with total hydraulic capacity of 
246 cubic feet per second (cfs) and total installed generating capacity 
of between 0.265 megawatts (MW) to .585 MW; (5) a 260-foot-long to 
1,060-foot-long penstock; (6) rehabilitated intake gate structure and 
trash racks; (7) a newly excavated 125-foot-long tailrace; (8) an 
approximately 150-foot-long to 750-foot-long transmission line; and (9) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Goffs 
Falls Dam Project would be between 0.85 gigawatt-hours (GWH) to 1.85 
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-14246-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 14, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29935 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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