[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 41980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17320]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14425-000]


Liberty University, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On June 15, 2012, Liberty University, Inc., filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Scott's Mill 
Hydropower Project (project) to be located on the James River, in the 
City of Lynchburg, Virginia. The proposed project would be located in 
Amherst and Bedford Counties, Virginia. The project would not occupy 
any federal land. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) The 
existing 15-foot-high, 925-foot-long Scott's Mill dam, impounding a 
316-acre reservoir with a normal maximum water surface elevation of 511 
feet mean sea level; (2) a new powerhouse containing four generating 
units with a total installed capacity of 4.8 megawatts; (3) a new 500-
foot-long underground transmission line; and (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 
10,500 megawatt-hours, and would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Lee Beaumont, Assistant to the Chancellor, 
Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, Virginia 24502; 
phone: (434) 592-3315; email: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14425) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 9, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-17320 Filed 7-16-12; 8:45 am]
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