[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74779-74780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30867]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14298-000; 14299-000; 14301-000; 14302-000]


 SV Hydro LLC; Coffeeville LLC; FFP Project 99 LLC; Lock Hydro 
Friends Fund XIV; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On October 3, 2011, SV Hydro LLC (SV Hydro), Coffeeville LLC 
(Coffeeville), FFP Project 99 LLC (FFP 99), and Lock Hydro Friends Fund 
XIV (Lock Hydro) 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) Coffeeville Lock & Dam, located on the Tombigbee 
River in Choctaw and Clarke 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

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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.
    SV Hydro's Project No. 14298-000 would consist of: (1) A 200-foot-
long, 100-foot-wide intake channel; (2) a powerhouse containing one 
generating unit with a total capacity of 36.0 megawatts (MW); (3) a 
250-foot-long, 100-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 2.7-mile-long, 69.0 kilo-
volt (kV) transmission line. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 87.0 gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-
river utilizing surplus water from the Coffeeville Lock & Dam, as 
directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, Nelson Energy, 8441 
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426. (952) 544-8133.
    Coffeeville's Project No. 14299-000 would consist of: (1) A 
forebay; (2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two 
generating units with a total capacity of 19.0 MW; (4) a tailrace 
structure; and (5) a 1.0-mile-long, 38 KV transmission line. The 
project would have an estimated average annual generation of 78.0 GWh, 
and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Coffeeville 
Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics LLC, 975 South 
State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
    FFP 99's Project No. 14301-000 would consist of: (1) An 250-foot-
long, 120-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
north side of the dam, containing two generating units with a total 
capacity of 10.0 MW; (3) a 275-foot-long, 120-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
4.16/46 KV substation; (5) a 1.0-mile-long, 46 kV transmission line; 
and (6) a 2,100-foot-long new access road to the powerhouse. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 50.0 GWh, 
and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Coffeeville 
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.
    Lock Hydro's Project No. 14302-000 would consist of: (1) One lock 
frame module, the frame module will be placed in a new conduit and 
contain twelve generating units with a total combined capacity of 27.0 
MW; (2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) a proposed 
1.0-mile-long, 34.5 kV transmission line to an existing power line. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 153.738 
GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
Coffeeville 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.
    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-14298-000, P-14299-000, 14301-000, or P-
14302-000) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30867 Filed 11-30-11; 8:45 am]
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