[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73616-73617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30677]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13214-002; 14274-000]


Lock 12 Hydro Partners; FFP Project 107 LLC; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 1, 2011, Lock 12 Hydro Partners (Lock 12), and FFP 
Project 107 LLC (FFP 107) 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) Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 12, located on the 
Kentucky River in Estill County, Kentucky. The sole purpose of a

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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.
    Lock 12's Project No. 13214-002 would consist of: (1) A powerhouse 
constructed in an abandoned lock, containing four generating units with 
a total capacity of 2.64 megawatts (MW); and (2) a 1,500-foot-long, 
12.47 kilo-volt (KV) transmission line. The project would have an 
estimated average annual generation of 11.0 gigawatt-hours (GWh), and 
operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Kentucky River 
Lock and Dam No. 12, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. David Brown Kinloch, Soft Energy Associates, 
414 S. Wenzel Street, Louisville KY 40204. (502) 589-0975.
    FFP 107's Project No. 14274-000 would consist of: a 400-foot-long, 
50-foot-wide approach channel; (1) A powerhouse, located on the west 
side of the dam, containing one generating unit with a total capacity 
of 4.2 MW; (2) a 250-foot-long, 60-foot-wide tailrace; (3) a 4.16/69 KV 
substation; and (4) a 0.15-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 16.8 GWh, 
and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Kentucky 
River Lock and Dam No. 12, 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://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-13214-002, or P-14274-000) 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. 2011-30677 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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