[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19168-19169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07531]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14750-000]


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 Lake Tuscaloosa Dam Hydroelectric Project (Lake Tuscaloosa Project 
or project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lake 
Tuscaloosa Dam on the North River in Tuscaloosa 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

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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, 98-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 1.65 megawatts; (6) a 1000-foot-long, 220-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a 
substation; and (8) a 2.5-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 
5,200 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-14750-000.
    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-14750) 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. 2016-07531 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am]
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