[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15588-15590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06116]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 13753-002; 13762-002; 13771-002; 13763-002; 13766-002;
13767-002]
Notice of Applications Tendered for Filing With the Commission
and Soliciting Additional Study Requests: FFP Missouri 16, LLC; FFP
Missouri 15, LLC; Solia 8 Hydroelectric, LLC; FFP Missouri 13, LLC;
Solia 5 Hydroelectric, LLC; Solia 4 Hydroelectric, LLC
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
a. Type of Applications: Original Major Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 13753-002; 13762-002; 13771-002; 13763-002; 13766-
002; 13767-002.
c. Date Filed: February 27, 2014.
d. Applicants: FFP Missouri 16, LLC; FFP Missouri 15, LLC; Solia 8
Hydroelectric, LLC; FFP Missouri 13, LLC; Solia 5 Hydroelectric, LLC;
Solia 4 Hydroelectric, LLC. All applicants are subsidiaries of Free
Flow Power Corporation.
e. Names of Projects: Opekiska Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project,
13753-002; Morgantown Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project, 13762-002;
Point Marion Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project, 13771-002; Grays
Landing Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project, 13763-002; Maxwell Lock and
Dam Hydroelectric Project, 13766-002; and Monongahela Lock and Dam
Number Four Hydroelectric Project, 13767-002. These projects are
collectively referred to as the ``Monongahela River projects.''
f. Locations: The proposed projects would be located at U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) dams on the Monongahela River in Monongalia
County, West Virginia and Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties,
Pennsylvania (see table below for specific locations). The projects
would occupy 39.75 acres of federal land managed by the Corps.
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Project No. Projects County and State City/town
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P-13753........... Opekiska Lock Monongalia, WV.. Between Fairmont
and Dam. and Morgantown.
P-13762........... Morgantown Lock Monongalia, WV.. Morgantown.
and Dam.
P-13771........... Point Marion Fayette, PA..... Point Marion.
Lock and Dam.
P-13763........... Grays Landing Greene, PA...... Near Masontown.
Lock and Dam.
P-13766........... Maxwell Lock and Washington, PA.. Downstream of
Dam. Fredericktown.
P-13767........... Monongahela Lock Washington, PA.. Charleroi.
and Dam Number
Four.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas Feldman, Vice President, Free Flow
Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or
at (978) 283-2822.
Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or at
(978) 238-2822.
Daniel Lissner, General Counsel, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239
Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or at (978) 283-2822.
i. FERC Contact: Nicholas Ettema, (202) 502-6565 or
[email protected].
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian tribe, or person believes
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian tribe, or person
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of
the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: April, 28 2014.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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
the docket number(s) for the project(s) (e.g., P-13753-002).
m. The applications are not ready for environmental analysis at
this time.
n. The proposed Opekiska Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would
be the most upstream project at river mile (RM) 115.4 and would consist
of the following new facilities: (1) A 180-foot-long, 95-foot-wide
intake channel containing a 30-foot-long, 50-foot-high, 70-foot-wide
intake structure with 3-inch bar spacing trashracks; (2) a 120-foot-
long, 60-foot-high, 70-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse on the
west bank of the river; (3) two turbine-generator units with a combined
capacity of 6.0 megawatts (MW); (4) a 280-foot-long, 64-foot-wide
tailrace; (5) a 40-foot-long by 40-foot-wide substation; (6) a 3,511-
foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt (kV), overhead transmission line to connect
the project substation to an existing distribution line; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation would be 25,300
megawatt-hours (MWh).
The proposed Morgantown Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would be
located at RM 102.0 and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
280-foot-long, 80-foot-wide intake channel containing a 30-foot-long,
50-foot-high, 70-foot-wide intake structure with 3-inch bar spacing
trashracks; (2) a 120-foot-long, 60-foot-high, 70-foot-wide reinforced
concrete powerhouse on the east bank of the river; (3) two turbine-
generator units with a combined capacity of 5.0 MW; (4) a 200-foot-
long, 70-foot-wide tailrace; (5) a 40-foot-long by 40-foot-wide
substation; (6) a 2,600-foot-long, 12.5-kV, overhead transmission line
to connect the project substation to an existing distribution line; and
(7) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation would be
18,900 MWh.
The proposed Point Marion Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would
be located at RM 90.8 and consist of the following new facilities: (1)
A 280-foot-long, 90-foot-wide intake channel containing a 30-foot-long,
50-foot-high, 70-foot-wide intake structure with 3-inch bar spacing
trashracks; (2) a 120-foot-long, 60-foot-high, 70-foot-wide reinforced
concrete powerhouse on the east bank of the river; (3) two turbine-
generator units with a combined capacity of 5.0 MW; (4) a 215-foot-
long, 90-foot-wide tailrace; (5) a 40-foot-long by 40-foot-wide
substation; (6) a 3,320-foot-long, 69-kV, overhead transmission line to
connect the project substation to an existing substation; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation would be 16,500
MWh.
The proposed Grays Landing Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would
be located at RM 82.0 and consist of the following new facilities: (1)
A 300-foot-long, 130-foot-wide intake channel containing a 100-foot-
long, 84-foot-wide intake structure with 3-inch bar spacing trashracks;
(2) a 576-foot-long, 2.5-foot-high adjustable crest gate on top of the
existing dam crest; (3) a 150-foot-long, 75-foot-high, 90-foot-wide
reinforced concrete powerhouse on the west bank of the river; (4) two
turbine-generator units with a combined capacity of 12.0 MW; (5) a 250-
foot-long, 84-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 40-foot-long by 40-foot-wide
substation; (7) a 9,965-foot-long, 69-kV, overhead transmission line to
connect the project substation to an existing distribution line; and
(8) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation would be
47,300 MWh.
The proposed Maxwell Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would be
located at RM 61.2 and consist of the following new facilities: (1) A
130-foot-long, 85-foot-wide intake channel located immediately
downstream of the Corps' 5th spillway gate on the east side of the
river; (2) a pair of spill gates totaling 84 feet wide located within
the proposed intake channel; (3) a 100-foot-long, 70-foot-high, 85-
foot-wide intake structure with 3-inch bar spacing trashracks; (4) a
150-foot-long, 70-foot-high, 90-foot-wide reinforced concrete
powerhouse; (5) two turbine-generator units with a combined capacity of
13.0 MW; (6) a 160-foot-long, 120-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 40-foot-
long by 40-foot-wide substation; (8) a 350-
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foot-long, 69/138 kV, overhead transmission line to connect the project
substation to an existing distribution line; and (9) appurtenant
facilities. The average annual generation would be 56,800 MWh.
The proposed Monongahela Lock and Dam Number Four Hydroelectric
Project would be located at RM 41.5 and consist of the following new
facilities: (1) A 140-foot-long, 90-foot-wide intake channel located
immediately downstream of the Corps' 5th spillway gate on the west side
of the river; (2) a pair of spill gates totaling 84 feet wide located
within the proposed intake channel; (3) a 100-foot-long, 64-foot-high,
90-foot-wide intake structure with 3-inch bar spacing trashracks; (4) a
150-foot-long, 70-foot-high, 90-foot-wide reinforced concrete
powerhouse; (5) two turbine-generator units with a combined capacity of
12.0 MW; (6) a 210-foot-long, 130-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 40-foot-
long by 40-foot-wide substation; (8) a 45-foot-long, 69-kV, overhead
transmission line to connect the project substation to an existing
distribution line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The average annual
generation would be 48,500 MWh.
Free Flow Power proposes to operate all six projects in a ``run-of-
river'' mode using flows made available by the Corps. The proposed
projects would not change existing flow releases or water surface
elevations upstream or downstream of the proposed projects.
o. Location of the Applications: A copy of each application is
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected]
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Copies are
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule will be made as appropriate.
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Milestone Date
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Issue Notice of Acceptance............. April 2014.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for Comments.. May 2014.
Hold Scoping Meeting................... June 2014.
Comments Due on Scoping Document 1..... July 2014.
Issue Scoping Document 2............... August 2014.
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental August 2014.
Analysis.
Commission Issues EA................... February 2015.
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Dated: March 13, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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