[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 90835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30067]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14757-000]


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

    On February 19, 2016, 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 New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project (project) to 
be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Savannah Bluff Lock 
and Dam on the Savannah River in Aiken County, South Carolina. 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 300-
foot-long, 90-foot-wide intake area; (2) a 98-foot-long, 45-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units with 
a total capacity of 8 megawatts; (3) a 350-foot-long, 120-foot-wide 
tailrace; (4) a 60-foot-long, 50-foot-wide substation; and (5) a 6.54-
mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The estimated annual generation of 
the project would be 68.5 gigawatt-hours, and would operate as directed 
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, Business Development 
Manager, Energy Resources USA, Inc., 350 Lincoln Road, 2nd floor, 
Miami, Florida 22139; phone: (954) 248-8425.
    FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502-6304.
    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-14757-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14757-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 7, 2016.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-30067 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am]
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