[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 19165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07530]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14748-000]
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 Cedar Creek Hydroelectric Project (Cedar Creek Project or project)
to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Cedar Creek Dam on
the Cedar Creek River in Franklin County, Alabama. 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
6-foot-diameter, 49-foot-long penstock with a butterfly valve; (3) a
bifurcation structure; (4) two 4-foot-diameter, 32-foot-long penstocks;
(5) a powerhouse containing two generating units with a total capacity
of 1.5 megawatts; (6) a 1000-foot-long, 220-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a
substation; and (8) a 4.5-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The
proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of
5,500 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; Email: [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-14748-000.
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-14748) 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. 2016-07530 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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