[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66914-66915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26660]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14543-000]


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

    On August 5, 2013, Hydro Green Energy, 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 Fort Ross Project 
to be located near the town of Jenner, Sonoma 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 consist of the following: (1) A 30-foot-
high, 3,881-foot-long upper earthen embankment constructed with rubber 
sheet and asphalt lining; (2) an upper reservoir having a total/usable 
storage capacity of 5,399 acre-feet at normal maximum operation 
elevation of 1,700 feet above mean sea level; (3) four 19,000-foot-long 
by 10-foot-diameter steel lined penstocks connecting the upper 
reservoir to the Pacific Ocean; (4) a 500-foot-long, 250-foot-diameter 
concrete lined tailrace; (5) a concrete and steel lined pressure shaft; 
(6) five 254-megawatt, reversible variable-speed pump-turbines; (7) a 
new powerhouse and substation located approximately 100 feet below 
ground and approximately 250 feet long by 75 feet wide by 100 feet 
high; (8) a vertical access tunnel approximately 400 feet high and 30 
feet in diameter; (9) a breakwater constructed from precast concrete 
tetrapods; and (10) a new single-circuit 230-kilovolt transmission line 
approximately 24.7 miles in length. The estimated annual generation of 
the Fort Ross Project would be 3,714.4 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Stover, Hydro Green, LLC, 900 Oakmont 
Lane, Suite 310, Westmont, IL 60559; phone: (877) 556-6566 ext. 709.
    FERC Contact: Mary Greene; phone: (202) 502-8865.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of

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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-14543-000.
    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-14543) 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. 2013-26660 Filed 11-6-13; 8:45 am]
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