[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.
[FR Doc. 2014-06116 Filed 3-19-14; 8:45 am]
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