[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 16182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06014]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15262-000]


CW Bill Young Hydropower Group, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On February 9, 2022, CW Bill Young Hydropower Group, 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 
hydropower at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' C.W. Bill 
Young Lock and Dam located on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County, 
Pennsylvania. 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 CW Bill Young Lock and Dam Hydropower Project would 
consist of the following: (1) A new 90-foot-wide, 150-foot-long 
reinforced concrete powerhouse to be located downstream along the 
northern bank; (2) a new 90-foot-wide, 100- to 200-foot-long forebay 
intake area enclosed by reinforced concrete walls; (3) two 5-megawatt 
(MW) turbine-generator units with a total generating capacity of 10 MW; 
(4) a new 90-foot-wide by 150-foot-long tailrace; (5) a new 60-foot-
long by 50-foot-wide substation with a three-phase step-up transformer; 
(6) a new 6,200-foot-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated 
annual generation of 52,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Alan W. Skelly, CW Bill Young Hydropower Group, 
Inc., 127 Longwood Blvd., Mount Orab, Ohio 45154; phone: (937) 802-
8866.
    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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15262) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 16, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-06014 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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