[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73614-73615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30678]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14260-000; 14264-000; 14267-000; 14273-000]


Lock Hydro Friends Fund XII; BOST2 LLC; Riverbank Hydro No. 21 
LLC; FFP Project 96 LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit 
Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 1, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends Fund XII (Lock Hydro), 
BOST2 LLC (BOST2), Riverbank Hydro No. 21 LLC (Riverbank), and FFP 
Project 96 LLC (FFP 96) 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) A. I. Selden Lock & Dam, located on the Black 
Warrior River in Green and Hale Counties, 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.
    Lock Hydro's Project No. 14260-000 would consist of: (1) One lock 
frame module, the frame module will be placed in a new conduit and 
contain five generating units with a total combined capacity of 10.0 
megawatts (MW); (2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) 
a proposed 2.3-mile-long, 34.5 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line to an 
existing power line. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 52.560 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus 
water from the A. I. Selden Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Hydro Green Energy, 5090 
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056. (877) 556-6566.
    BOST2's Project No. 14264-000 would consist of: (1) A 250-foot-
long, 100-foot-wide headrace channel; (2) a

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powerhouse containing two generating units with a total capacity of 
18.0 MW; (3) a 275-foot-long, 100-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 3.0-mile-
long, 34.0 kV transmission line. The proposed project would have an 
average annual generation of 87.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river 
utilizing surplus water from the A. I. Selden Lock & Dam, as directed 
by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, Nelson Energy LLC, 8441 
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426. (952) 544-8133.
    Riverbank's Project No. 14267-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating 
units with a total capacity of 10.7 MW; (4) a tailrace structure; and 
(5) a 3.0-mile-long, 46 KV transmission line. The project would have an 
estimated average annual generation of 41.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh), and 
operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the A. I. Selden Lock 
& Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Riverbank Power USA, 975 
South State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
    FFP 96's Project No. 14273-000 would consist of: (1) An 380-foot-
long, 90-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
northwest side of the dam, containing two generating units with a total 
capacity of 15.2 MW; (3) a 340-foot-long, 130-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
4.16/115 KV substation; and (5) a 2.9-mile-long, 115 kV transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
60.7 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the A. 
I. Selden 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://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-14260-000, P-14264-000, 14267-000, or P-
14273-000) 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. 2011-30678 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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