[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 77138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21487]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15352-000]


Kram Hydro 5, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On April 26, 2024, Kram Hydro 5, LLC filed an application for a 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project proposed to 
be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Mississippi 
River Lock and Dam 5A near Winona County, MN, and Buffalo County, WI. 
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 Mississippi River Lock and Dam 5A Hydroelectric 
Project would consist of the following: (1) a proposed intake channel 
approximately 200 to 350 feet long and 90 feet wide located near the 
west bank of the existing Corps' dam; (2) a proposed 100-foot-long, 
180-foot-wide reinforced concrete powerhouse, located downstream of the 
existing Corps' dam, containing two Kaplan pit turbine-generators with 
a total capacity of 14.0 megawatts; (4) a new 200-foot-long, 100-foot-
wide unlined tailrace channel with stone riprap and a new 300-foot-long 
concrete retaining wall downstream of the powerhouse; and (5) a 
proposed transmission line approximately 1,000 foot from the project 
site connecting the substation to the grid. The proposed project would 
have an estimated annual generation of 73,500 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Kristen Fan, Kram Hydro 5, LLC, 3120 Southwest 
Fwy., Suite 101, PMB 50808, Houston, TX 77098; phone: (772) 418-2705.
    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 days from the issuance of this notice, 
November 12, 2024. 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: 
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-15352-000.
    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-15352) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 13, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21487 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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