[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44665-44666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11148]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15344-000]


Kram Hydro 4, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On February 15, 2024, Kram Hydro 4, 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 
proposed to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) 
Saylorville Locks and Dam near the City of Des Moines, Polk County, 
Iowa. 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 Saylorville Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following: (1) a proposed 90-foot-long, 30-foot-wide intake channel 
near the west bank of the existing Corps' dam; (2) a proposed 2,100-
foot-long and 20-foot-diameter steel penstock extending from the intake 
to a proposed powerhouse; (3) a proposed 70-foot-long, 120-foot-wide 
reinforced concrete powerhouse, located downstream of the existing 
Corps' dam, containing two Kaplan pit turbine-generators with a total 
capacity of 10.0 megawatts; (4) an existing tailrace channel used to 
convey flows back to the Des Moines River downstream of the Corps dam's 
discharge channel; (5) a proposed 13.8 kilovolt-ampere substation 
located adjacent to the proposed powerhouse; and (6) a proposed 13.8 
kilovolt, 7,000-foot-long 3-phase overhead transmission line connecting 
the substation to the grid. The proposed project would have an 
estimated annual generation of 52,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Pamela Niditch, Kram Hydro 4 LLC, 12333 Sowden 
Rd., Ste. B, PMB 50808, Houston, Texas 77080-2059; phone: (570) 560-
0205.
    FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; phone: (212) 273-5917, 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

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days from the issuance of this notice.\1\ Competing applications and 
notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36.
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    \1\ The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provide 
that if a filing deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or 
other day when the Commission is closed for business, the filing 
deadline does not end until the close of business on the next 
business day. 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2). Because the 60-day filing 
deadline falls on a Sunday (i.e., July 14, 2024), the filing 
deadline is extended until the close of business on Monday, July 15, 
2024.
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    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: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number P-15334-000.
    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-15334) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 15, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11148 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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