[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71590-71591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29082]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13500-002]


Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, LLC; Notice of 
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On October 1, 2012, Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, 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 
the Lock and Dam No. 12 Project (project) to be located at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12 
on the Mississippi River, near Bellevue, 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 be integrated into the Corps' existing 
dam spillway and consist of the following: (1) A yet undetermined size 
concrete pad to be built just upstream of the spillway, supporting a 
frame module containing 10 turbines; (2) a 120-foot-long, 50-foot-deep 
frame module fitted with a trash rack and containing 10 low-head bulb 
turbines each having a capacity of 500 kilowatts (kW) for a total 
installed capacity of 5,000 kW; (3) a 200-foot-long, 120-foot-wide 
tailrace; (4) a yet undetermined number of draft tubes that would be 
incorporated into the spillway; (5) a switchyard constructed adjacent 
to the modular system; (6) a 1.3-mile-long, 36.7-kilovolt transmission 
line conveying the generated power to the local power grid; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Lock and 
Dam No. 12 Project would be 28,470 megawatt hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mark R. Stover, Vice President of Corporate 
Affairs, Hydro Green Energy, LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 301, 
Westmont, IL 60559; phone: (877) 556-6566 x 711.
    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

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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-13500-002) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 26, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-29082 Filed 11-30-12; 8:45 am]
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