[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43840-43841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15719]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15277-000]


Rye Bailey Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On June 6, 2022, Rye Bailey Hydroelectric, LLC, 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' (Corps) R.D. 
Bailey Dam located 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 R.D. Bailey Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following: (1) a new 40-foot-wide, 60-foot-long powerhouse to be 
located downstream of the Corps dam along the northern bank; (2) a new 
concrete bifurcation chamber at the end of an existing conduit to 
divide flows between the stilling basin and the powerhouse; (3) a new 
15-foot-diameter penstock approximately 50 feet long; (4) two turbine-
generator units with a total generating capacity of 8 megawatts; (5) a 
new 100-foot-wide by 400-foot-long tailrace; (6) a new substation with 
a step-up transformer; (7) a new 2.5-mile-long, 46-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 30,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Michael Rooney, Rye Development, LLC, 100 S. 
Olive Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401; phone: (412) 400-4186; Erik 
Steimle, Rye Development, LLC, 100 S Olive Street, West Palm Beach, FL 
33401; phone: (503) 998-0230.
    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-15277) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: July 18, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15719 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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