[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73613-73614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30672]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13005-002; 14278-000]


Oliver Hydro LLC; FFP Project 97 LLC; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 1, 2011, Oliver Hydro LLC (Oliver Hydro), and FFP 
Project 97 LLC (FFP 97) 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) William Bacon Oliver Lock & Dam, located on the 
Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. 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.
    Oliver Hydro's Project No. 13005-002 would consist of: (1) A 
forebay; (2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two 
generating units with a total capacity of 11.72 megawatts (MW); (4) a 
195-foot-long, 72-foot-wide tailrace; and (5) a proposed 1.6-mile-long, 
25 kilo-volt (KV) transmission line to an existing transmission 
facility. The proposed project would have an average annual generation 
of 47.8 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
William Bacon Oliver Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics LLC, 371 Upper 
Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702. (541) 330-8779.
    FFP 97's Project No. 14278-000 would consist of: (1) An 320-foot-
long, 120-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
south side of the dam, containing four generating units with a total 
capacity of 16.4 MW; (3) a 320-foot-long, 140-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
4.16/115 KV substation; and (5) a 1.0-mile-long, 115 KV transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
65.8.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
William Bacon Oliver 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://

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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-13005-002, or P-14278-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: November 22, 2011.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30672 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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