[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76281-76282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30850]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14715-000]


Lock\+TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XII; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 14, 2015, Lock\+TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XII 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 
Hepburn Street Dam Hydroelectric Project (Hepburn Project or project) 
to be located on West Branch of the Susquehanna River, near 
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The Hepburn Street Dam is 
owned by the state of 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

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upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express 
permission.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing 1,015-foot-
long and approximately 14.5-foot-high dam discharging into the West 
Branch of the Susquehanna River; (2) one 150-foot-wide, 25-foot-deep 
Large Frame Module (LFM) containing ten 900-kilowatt (kW) hydropower 
turbines for a total installed capacity of 9,000 kW; (3) a 150-foot-
wide, 150-foot-long tailrace; (4) a 25-foot by 50-foot switchyard 
containing a new transformer and control room; (5) a 1,000-foot-long, 
69-kilovolt transmission line connecting the generating power to the 
local grid using an existing substation; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The LFM would be installed either adjacent to the dam in 
the existing levee north of the dam or on the upper poolside of the 
dam. The estimated annual generation of the Hepburn Project would be 
51,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Chairman, Hydro Green 
Energy, LLC, Managing Partner, Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XII, PO Box 
43796, Birmingham, AL 35243; phone: 877-556-6566, extension 709.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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-14715-000.
    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-14715) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 2, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-30850 Filed 12-7-15; 8:45 am]
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