[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 19169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07528]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No., 14745-000]


Energy Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To 
Intervene

    On December 22, 2015, Energy Resources USA, Inc. (Energy Resources) 
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 Rough River Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project (Rough River Project or 
project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Rough River 
Lake Dam on the Rough River in Breckinridge and Grayson Counties, 
Kentucky. 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 proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A control 
structure with three 9.5-foot-wide, 25-foot-long spill gates; (2) one 
9.5-foot-diameter, 130-foot-long penstock with a butterfly valve; (3) a 
bifurcation structure; (4) two 6.5-foot-diameter, 32-foot-long 
penstocks; (5) a powerhouse containing two generating units with a 
total capacity of 10 megawatts; (6) a 1000-foot-long, 220-foot-wide 
tailrace; (7) a substation; and (8) a 0.3-mile-long, 69 kV transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of 8,700 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the 
Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, Energy Resources USA Inc., 
2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 804, Coral Gables, Florida 33134; Phone: 
(954) 248-8425; E-mail: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey; phone: (202) 502-8577.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments and motions to intervene 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-14745-000.
    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-14745) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07528 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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