[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47487-47488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15603]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15313-000]


Lock 9 Hydro Partners, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 26, 2023, Lock 9 Hydro Partners, 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 a hydropower project 
located on the Kentucky River, in Jessamine and Madison Counties, 
Kentucky. 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 Valley View Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following: (1) an existing 242-foot-long, 35-foot-high concrete lock 
and dam; (2) an existing 18.9-mile-long, 343-acre reservoir having a 
total capacity of 6,550-acre-feet; (3) a proposed 28.33-foot-wide, 52-
foot-long, 48.8-foot-high powerhouse built into the abandoned lock 
containing six Voith Stream Diver submersible turbine/generating units 
for a total installed capacity of 3.012 megawatts; (4) a proposed 20-
foot-wide, 42-foot- long control building on the adjacent shore; and 
(5) a proposed 2,000-foot-long, 12.47 kilovolt transmission line which 
interconnects to a Blue Grass Energy Cooperative distribution line. The 
project is estimated to generate an average of 14,000 megawatt- hours 
annually. The existing lock and dam are owned by the Kentucky River 
Authority.
    Applicant Contact: David Brown Kinloch, Appalachian Hydro 
Associates, 414 S Wenzel Street, Louisville, KY 40204; Phone: (502) 
589-0975, or by email at [email protected].

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    FERC Contact: Prabharanjani Madduri; phone: (202) 502-8017, or by 
email at [email protected].
    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's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502 6595 or [email protected].
    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 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. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15313-000.
    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 https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15313) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

     Dated: July 18, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15603 Filed 7-21-23; 8:45 am]
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