[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26386]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15328-000]


SOLIA 1 Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On October 18, 2023, SOLIA 1 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 project located to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' (Corps) A.I. Selden Lock and Dam near the City of Eutaw, 
Greene County, Alabama. 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 A.I. Selden Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following: (1) a headrace channel and intake structure with four, 31-
foot-wide, 39-foot-high trash racks with 8.3-inch bar spacing; (2) a 
93-foot-long, 158-foot-wide, 83-foot-high concrete powerhouse located 
on the south west bank of the river at the existing Corps dam's right 
abutment containing four Kaplan bulb turbine-generator units with a 
total capacity of 22.4 megawatts; (3) four, 70-foot-long, 198-foot-
wide, 73-foot-high draft tubes that would convey water from the 
turbines to the tailrace; (4) a 495-foot-long, 495-foot-wide riprap 
lined tailrace; (5) a 100-foot-long, 100-foot-wide switchyard; and (6) 
a 2.2-mile-long, 115 kilovolt transmission line. The proposed project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 145.5 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Douglas Spaulding, Nelson Energy, 1030 Tyrol 
Trail, Suite 101, Minneapolis, MN 55416; phone: (612) 599-8493.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer; phone: (202) 502-6093, 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 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-15328-000.
    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-15328) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-26386 Filed 11-30-23; 8:45 am]
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