[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 3892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00903]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14451-000]


Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On August 30, 2012, Archon Energy 1, Inc., 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 Crocker-Huffman 
Diversion Dam Hydroelectric Project (Crocker-Huffman Project or 
project) to be located on the Merced River, near the town of Merced, in 
Merced County, California. 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 located at the existing Crocker-
Huffman diversion dam and would consist of the following: (1) A 70-
foot-long, 55-foot-wide, and 35-foot-high, turbine structure containing 
a powerhouse with 5 screw turbine generating units; (2) a gated water 
intake canal, located upstream of the dam; and (3) a 75-foot-wide and 
150-foot-long concrete diversion trough structure. The estimated annual 
generation of the Crocker-Huffman Project would be 10 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, President, Archon Energy 1, 
Inc., 101 E. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 2800, Tampa, FL 33602; phone: (415) 
377-2460.
    FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff; phone: (202) 502-6824.
    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-14451) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 11, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00903 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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