[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29438-29439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11866]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos., 14590-000; 14611-000]


Pike Island Energy, LLC,

    Bedford Energy Associates, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary 
Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
    On February 24, 2014, Pike Island Energy, LLC and on March 26, 
2014, Bedford Energy Associates, LLC filed preliminary permit 
applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Pike Island Hydroelectric 
Project (Pike Island Project or project) to be located at the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Pike Island Lock and Dam on the Ohio River, 
near Wheeling, West Virginia, and Yorkville, Ohio. 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.
    Pike Island Energy, LLC's proposed project would be located at 
existing overflow weir and west abutment of the existing Pike Island 
Lock and Dam and consist of the following: (1) A new 225-foot-wide by 
50-foot-long concrete intake containing trash racks, sluice gates, and 
intake gates; (2) a new160-foot-wide by 140-foot-long concrete 
powerhouse containing two Kaplan pit turbines rated at 15 megawatts 
(MW) each and one Kaplan pit turbine rated at 10 MW for a total 40 MW 
capacity; (3) a 200-foot-wide by 500-foot-long tailrace channel; (4) a 
new substation to be located near the west abutment; (5) a 7,800-foot-
long, 138-kilovolt three phase overhead transmission line connecting 
the project's substation with an existing substation in Tiltonsville, 
OH; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of 
Pike Island Energy, LLC's project would be 200 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: A. W. Skelly, Managing Member; Pike Island 
Energy, LLC; 1 Longwood Blvd., Mt. Orab, OH 45154-8731; email: 
[email protected]; phone: (513) 375-9242.
    Bedford Energy Associates, LLC's proposed project would be located 
at existing overflow weir and west abutment of the existing Pike Island 
Lock and Dam and consist of the following: (1) A new 265-foot-wide by 
50-foot-long concrete intake containing trash racks, sluice gates, and 
intake gates; (2) a new 265-foot-wide by 128-foot-long concrete 
powerhouse containing eight Kaplan pit turbines rated at 6 megawatts 
(MW) each for a total of 48 MW capacity; (3) a 300-foot-long tailrace 
channel; (4) a new substation to be located at the west abutment; (5) a 
7,800-foot-long, 138-kilovolt three phase overhead transmission line 
connecting the project's substation with an existing substation in 
Tiltonsville, Ohio; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 
annual generation of Bedford Energy Associates, LLC's project would be 
250 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Eugene J. Garceau; 214 North Amherst Road; 
Bedford, New Hampshire 03110; phone: (603) 474-5731.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; [email protected]; phone: (202) 
502-6211.
    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

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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-14590-000, or P-15611-000.
    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-14590-000, or P-15611-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: May 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-11866 Filed 5-21-14; 8:45 am]
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