[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 55212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22048]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14379-000]


North Star Hydro Services CA, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 30, 2012, North Star Hydro Services CA, LLC, Oklahoma, 
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 Prosser Creek Dam Hydropower Project (project) to be located on 
Prosser Creek, a tributary of the Truckee River, near the town of 
Truckee, Nevada County, California. The project would affect federal 
lands and facilities administered by the Bureau of Reclamation 
(Bureau). 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 utilize the existing facilities that 
include: the Bureau's 163-foot-high, earthfill, Prosser Creek dam; and 
a double 95-foot-high by 530-foot-long concrete primary outlet 
structure. No modifications would be made to the existing intake 
structure.
    The proposed project would include: (1) Two Kaplan turbines 
generating 3.5 megawatts; (2) a 46-foot-wide by 120-foot-long by 30-
foot-high powerhouse with an attached 75-foot-long by 24-foot-wide 
control room/cable gallery; (3) a 50- to 75-foot-long tailrace; and (4) 
a 69-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting to an existing 
transmission line 0.5 mile from the project site. The annual energy 
output would be approximately 3.8 gigawatthours.
    Applicant Contact: David Holland, North Star Hydro Services CA, 
LLC, 1110 West 131st Street South, Jenks, Oklahoma 74037; phone (918) 
398-0233.
    FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton; phone: (202) 502-8785.
    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-14379) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 31, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-22048 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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