[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 20382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8019]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14365-000]


FFP Project 108, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On February 17, 2012, FFP Project 108, LLC, filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) R. D. Bailey Dam located on the 
Guyandotte River in Mingo and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia. 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 R. D. Bailey Water Power Project would consist of the 
following: (1) A new 60-foot-long by 40-foot-wide by 25-foot-high 
powerhouse to be located downstream on the tailrace side of R. D. 
Bailey Dam; (2) a new bifurcating steel structure to be built on the 
existing outlet tunnel and consisting of a gated bypassed outlet and a 
10-foot-diameter steel penstock; (3) two new turbine generator units 
for a total installed capacity of 7.8 megawatts; (4) a new 6.5-mile-
long, 14.7-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; (5) a 4.16/46-kV 
substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would 
have an annual generation of 30,000 megawatt-hours, and operate on a 
modified run-of-river mode as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, FFP Project 108, LLC, 239 
Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; phone: (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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 the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14365-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 28, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-8019 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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