[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 71190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28875]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13465-001]


Henry County, Iowa; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On October 3, 2012, Henry County, Iowa, 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 Oakland Mills Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (Oakland Project or project) to be located on the 
Skunk River, near Tippecanoe Township, section 24, Henry County, Iowa. 
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) A 
reservoir with a surface area of 28 acres and a storage capacity of 62-
acre-feet at normal pool elevation of 583.56 mean sea level; (2) a 460-
foot-long dam composed of a 258.58-foot-long concrete spillway section, 
a 7.5-foot-wide fish ladder, a 78.75-foot-long gated section containing 
three 24-foot-wide bays, and a 115.17-foot-long reserve turbine bay and 
powerhouse combination; (3) five turbine-generators with an installed 
capacity of 200 kilowatt (kW) each, submerged on the upstream side of 
the reserve turbine bay and receiving water via a concrete conduit 
structure equipped with trash racks; (4) a 50-foot-long transmission 
line connecting the project to a transmission line owned by the local 
utility; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have a total 
installed capacity of 1,000 kW and generate about 7,008,000 kilowatt-
hours. There are no lands of the United States enclosed within the 
project boundary.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. John Pullis, Director, Henry County, Iowa, 
Henry County Conservation Department, 2593 Nature Center Drive, Mt. 
Pleasant, Iowa 52641; phone: (319) 986-5067.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502-6211.
    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-13465-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 23, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-28875 Filed 11-28-12; 8:45 am]
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