[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 54889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21668]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13519-003]


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

    On April 2, 2013, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XIX, 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 a 
hydropower project to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
(Corps) Claiborne Lock & Dam on the Alabama River near the town of 
Monroeville in Monroe County, Alabama. 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 concrete 
lined intake channel with a trash rack system; (2) a 166.5-foot-long, 
165.2-foot-wide powerhouse containing two generating units with a total 
capacity of 22 megawatts; (3) a 250-foot-long, 165-foot-wide tailrace; 
(4) a 13.8/115 kilo-Volt (kV) substation; and (5) a 5.5-mile-long, 69kV 
transmission line. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 145,850 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the 
Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund, LLC, 
4900 Woodway, Suite 745 Houston, TX 77056; Phone: (877) 556-6566 ext. 
709
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, [email protected], (202) 
502-8577.
    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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13519) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 29, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21668 Filed 9-5-13; 8:45 am]
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