[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 47414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16594]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15276-000]


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

    On June 6, 2022, Rye Hildebrand 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 the 
Hildebrand Lock/Dam Hydroelectric Project to be located at the existing 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District Hildebrand Lock/Dam 
located on the Monongahela River at Hilderbrand, Monongalia County, 
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 405-acre 
impoundment with a normal volume of 7,600 acre-feet at a normal maximum 
surface elevation of 835.0 feet mean sea level; (2) an existing 649-
foot-long, 64-foot-high concrete gravity dam with a 600-foot-long, 84-
foot-wide lock and six 60-foot-wide, 21-foot-high tainter gates; (3) a 
new 100-foot-long, 70-foot-wide intake section with trashracks; (4) two 
new 3-megawatt horizontal Kaplan bulb turbine/generator units; (5) a 
new 90-foot-long, 60-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; (6) a new three-
phase, 36.7-kilovolt (kV), 1,000-foot-long transmission line; (7) a new 
50-foot-long, 50-foot-wide substation with a new 10-megavolt-amperes 
4.16/36.7-kV three-phase step-up transformer; (8) a new 150-foot-long, 
70-foot-wide tailrace; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 
project would have an annual generation of 28,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Michael Rooney, Rye Hildebrand Hydroelectric, 
LLC, 100 S Olive Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401; phone: (412) 400-
4186.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; email: [email protected]; phone: 
(202) 502-6336.
    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/eFiling.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. 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. 
The first page of any filing should include docket number P-15276-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-15276) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 28, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16594 Filed 8-2-22; 8:45 am]
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