[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 37191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13648]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14782-000]


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

    On May 4, 2016, Energy Resources USA Inc. 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 R.D. Bailey Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (R.D. Bailey Project or project) to be located at 
the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' R.D. Bailey Dam on the 
Guyandotte River in Mingo and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia. 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 new 90-
foot-long by 45-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse to be located 
downstream on the tailrace side of R.D. Bailey Dam; (2) a new 12-foot 
by 9-foot by 250-foot-long concrete conduit connecting the existing 
outlet tunnel with the powerhouse; (3) two 5-megawatt (MW) vertical 
Kaplan turbine-generator units with a total generating capacity of 10 
MW; (4) a new 120-foot-long by 80-foot-wide tailrace; (5) a new 60-
foot-long by 50-foot-wide substation with a 10-mega-volt-ampere 4.16/
69-kilovolt (kV) three-phase step-up transformer; (6) a new 0.6-mile-
long, 69-kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The R.D. 
Bailey Project would have an estimated annual generation of 38.5 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, Energy Resources USA Inc., 
350 Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33139; telephone (954) 248-8425.
    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-14782-000.
    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-14782) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 2, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13648 Filed 6-8-16; 8:45 am]
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