[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 62324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24465]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14557-000]


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

    On September 25, 2013, Mid-Atlantic 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 
Button Rock Hydroelectric Project (or project) to be located near the 
town of Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado. 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 
reservoir having a surface area of 248 acres and a storage capacity of 
16,084 acre-feet; (2) a 925-foot-long, 210-foot-high concrete-face 
earthen dam, with a crest width of 30 feet and a maximum base width of 
1,030 feet; (3) an existing 54-inch outlet valve situated near the 
right abutment and passing through the dam near the valley floor; (4) a 
steel penstock connecting the outlet valve to the existing conduit and 
extending downstream for 100 feet; (5) a reinforced concrete 
powerhouse; (6) one 1.5-MW Francis turbine generating unit; and (7) a 
2.3-kilovolt transmission line extending 1.75 miles from the proposed 
substation to an existing distribution line located at the Longmont 
Dam. The estimated annual generation of the Button Rock Hydroelectric 
Project would be 5,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Kristina Johnson or Mr. John Collins, Mid-
Atlantic Hydro, LLC, 5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste. 600, Chevy Chase, MD 
20815; phone (301) 718-4432 or (301) 718-4431.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams; phone: (202) 502-8087.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14557-000.
    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-14557) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 7, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24465 Filed 10-15-13; 8:45 am]
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