[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41782-41783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17250]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14391-000]


American River Power VIII, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 20, 2012, American River Power VIII, LLC filed an 
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Upper 
Appleton Dam Hydroelectric Water Power Project No. 14391, to be located 
at the existing Upper Appleton Dam on the Fox River, near the city of 
Appleton in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The Upper Appleton Dam is 
owned by the United States government and operated by the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) One new 80-foot-long by 
50-foot-wide by 20-foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse, containing 
two 2.5-megawatt (MW) turbine/generator

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units for a total capacity of 5 MW; (2) a new 75-foot-long by 36-foot-
wide by 24- to 39-foot-high reinforced concrete draft tube structure; 
(3) a new transformer and switchyard; (4) a new 850-foot-long, 69-
kilovolt transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 38.5 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Skelly, 726 Eldridge Avenue, 
Collingswood, NJ 08107-1708; (856) 240-0707.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14391) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 10, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-17250 Filed 7-13-12; 8:45 am]
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