[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16562]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14524-000]


 FFP Project 133, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On May 20, 2013, FFP Project 133, 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 Dashields Lock and Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (Dashields Project or project) to be located at 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Dashields Lock and Dam on the 
Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 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 new 
forebay 200 feet wide by 200 feet long; (2) a new powerhouse 200 feet 
wide by 200 feet long; (3) a new tailrace 200 feet wide by 400 feet 
long; (4) new concrete retaining walls upstream of the dam spillway and 
downstream of the new powerhouse; (5) five horizontal bulb turbine-
generators each rated at 5 megawatts; (6) a 50-megavolt-ampere, 4.16-
kilovolt (kV)/69-kV three-phase step-up transformer; (7) a new 
substation 40 feet wide by 60 feet long; (8) a new 69-kV transmission 
line approximately 2 miles long from the new substation to an existing 
substation; and (9) a new access road 2,000 feet in length. The 
estimated annual generation of the Dashields Project would be 120 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel Lissner, FFP Project 133, LLC, 239 
Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; phone: (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
    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 five 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-14524) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 3, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-16562 Filed 7-9-13; 8:45 am]
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