[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66910-66911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26653]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13687-002, 14554-000]


Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications; American Municipal Power, Inc.; FFP Project 3, LLC

    On September 4, 2013, American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) and Free 
Flow Power Project 3, LLC (FFP) filed preliminary permit applications, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of a hydropower project at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' (Corps) Pike Island Lock and Dam, located on the Ohio River 
near the City of Yorkville, Ohio, in Belmont County, Ohio, and Ohio 
County, West Virginia. 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.
    AMP's proposed Pike Island Hydro Project No. 13687-002 would be 
located at the west end of the existing Pike Island dam structure and 
consist of: (1) A 155-foot-wide, 71-foot-tall water intake structure; 
(2) a 155-foot-wide, 189-foot-long concrete powerhouse containing two 
turbine-generators each rated at 25 megawatts (MW) for a total 
installed capacity of 50 MW; (3) a 160-foot-wide, 350-foot-long 
tailrace channel; (4) a 8.75-mile-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) overhead 
transmission line conveying the project power to a substation belonging 
to American Electric Power Corporation and located in Brillant, Ohio; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would occupy several acres 
of federal lands, would operate run-of-river and generate about 256,000 
megawatt-hours (MWh) annually.
    Applicant Contact: Philip E. Meier, Vice President Hydro Electric 
Development and Operations, American Municipal Power, Inc., 1111 
Schrock Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43229, phone 614-540-0913.
    FFP's Pike Island Hydroelectric Project No. 14554-000 would also be 
located at the west end of the existing Pike Island dam structure and 
consist of: (1) A 225-foot-wide, 50-foot-long water intake structure; 
(2) a 160-foot-wide, 140-foot-long concrete powerhouse containing three 
turbine-generators each rated at 15 MW for a total installed capacity 
of 45 MW; (3) a 200-foot-wide, 500-foot-long tailrace channel; (4) a 
7,800-foot-long, 138-kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line conveying 
the project power to a substation belonging to Ohio Power and located 
in Tiltonsville, Ohio; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would occupy several acres of federal lands, would operate run-of-river 
and generate about 225,000 MWh annually.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114, phone 978-283-2822, 
extension 105.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, email [email protected], phone 
202-502-6211.

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    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-13687-002 or P-14554-000.
    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-13687-002, or P-14554-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: October 31, 2013..
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-26653 Filed 11-6-13; 8:45 am]
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