[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 72668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28899]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13728-002]


Goodwin Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On November 8, 2013, Goodwin Power, LLC filed an application for a 
successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Goodwin Dam Project, located on the Stanislaus 
River in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, 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 be located at the existing Goodwin Dam 
\1\ and would harness water that currently flows over the spillway of 
the Goodwin Dam. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A 15-foot-
wide by 7-foot-high siphon intake and guard; (2) four 150-foot-long, 48 
inch diameter penstocks; (3) four inline turbines and associated 
generators, each having an installed capacity of 1.24 megawatts; (4) 
four 48-inch-wide draft tube tunnels; (5) a 33-foot-long by 25-foot-
wide concrete foundation; (6) a 50-foot-long by 20-foot-wide tailrace 
canal extending from the powerhouse to the river bed; (7) a new 
switchyard and 400-foot-long, 17 kV transmission overhead line or a 
buried cable connecting to PG&E[acute]s transmission lines at Goodwin 
Dam; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
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    \1\ The existing Goodwin Dam is owned by the Oakdale Irrigation 
District and San Joaquin Irrigation District.
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    Applicant Contact: Magn[uacute]s J[oacute]hannesson, America 
Renewables, LLC; 46-E Peninsula Center, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274; 
[email protected].
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams, (202) 502-8087; 
[email protected].
    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-13728) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 26, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-28899 Filed 12-2-13; 8:45 am]
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