[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 2989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00636]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14430-000]


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

    On July 2, 2012, Monroe 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 the Monroe Water Project 
to be located on the North Unit Irrigation District's Main Canal, near 
Culver, Jefferson County, Oregon. 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 North Unit Irrigation Project is operated by the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation 
purposes. The proposed project would study the hydropower potential of 
the existing Monroe Drop on the Main Canal, which consists of a 
concrete, uncontrolled fixed crest dam about 15 feet long. The proposed 
project would consist of a new powerhouse and an associated intake 
channel and tailrace channel on the northwestern side of the canal. A 
concrete powerhouse would enclose a single turbine-generating unit with 
a capacity of 300 kilowatts. The estimated annual generation of the 
project would be 1.0 gigawatt-hour.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Gia Schneider, Natel Energy, 2175 Monarch 
Street, Alameda, California 94501; phone: (510) 342-5269.
    FERC Contact: Mary Greene at [email protected]; phone: (202)502-
6095.
    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-14430) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 7, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00636 Filed 1-14-13; 8:45 am]
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