[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50682-50683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20595]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14423-000]


 KC Scoby Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On June 11, 2012, KC Scoby Hydro, 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 existing 
Scoby Dam located on Cattaraugus Creek in Erie County, New York. 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 Scoby Dam Hydroelectric Project would redevelop an 
abandoned project and would consist of the following: (1) An existing 
338-foot-long and 40-foot-high ogee-shaped concrete gravity dam with a 
183-foot-long spillway; (2) an existing impoundment having a surface 
area of 22 acres and a storage capacity of 52 acre-feet at an elevation 
of 1,080 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a new powerhouse with two new 
identical turbine-generator units with an installed capacity of 500 
kilowatts each; (4) a new 480-volt, approximately 1-mile-long 
transmission line extending from the powerhouse to an existing three-
phase line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would 
have an annual generation of 6.5 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Kelly Sackheim, KC Scoby Hydro, LLC, 5096 Cocoa 
Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628; phone: (301) 401-5978.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.

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    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-14423-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 15, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20595 Filed 8-21-12; 8:45 am]
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