[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78354-78355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30831]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14560-000]


 Borough of Weatherly; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On November 4, 2013, the Borough of Weatherly (Borough) 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 
Francis E. Walter Dam and Reservoir (Francis Walter Project or project) 
to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Francis E. 
Walter Dam on the Lehigh River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 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 Borough's permit application is filed in competition with Mid-
Atlantic Hydro, LLC's proposed Francis E. Walter Hydroelectric Project 
No. 14549-000, which was publicly noticed September 25, 2013. The 
deadline for filing competing applications was November 24, 2013. The 
Borough's competing permit application is timely filed.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A concrete 
reinforced powerhouse to be located near the outlet structure of the 
existing penstock; (2) a substation to be located outside the 
powerhouse on the west side; (3) two unequal-sized turbine-generators 
for a total installed capacity of between 9.0 megawatts (MW) and 11.5 
MW; (4) a proposed 0.5-mile-long, 12.47-kilovolt transmission line 
interconnecting with an existing Pennsylvania Power and Light 
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the project would range between 13 gigawatt-hours (GWh) 
and 26 GWh.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Harold Pudliner, Borough of Weatherly, 10 
Wilbur Street, Weatherly, PA 18225; phone: (570) 427-8640.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
    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-14560-000.
    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-14560) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: December 19, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-30831 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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