[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71590-71591]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29082]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13500-002]

Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On October 1, 2012, Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, 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 Lock and Dam No. 12 Project (project) to be located at the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12
on the Mississippi River, near Bellevue, 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 project would be integrated into the Corps' existing
dam spillway and consist of the following: (1) A yet undetermined size
concrete pad to be built just upstream of the spillway, supporting a
frame module containing 10 turbines; (2) a 120-foot-long, 50-foot-deep
frame module fitted with a trash rack and containing 10 low-head bulb
turbines each having a capacity of 500 kilowatts (kW) for a total
installed capacity of 5,000 kW; (3) a 200-foot-long, 120-foot-wide
tailrace; (4) a yet undetermined number of draft tubes that would be
incorporated into the spillway; (5) a switchyard constructed adjacent
to the modular system; (6) a 1.3-mile-long, 36.7-kilovolt transmission
line conveying the generated power to the local power grid; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Lock and
Dam No. 12 Project would be 28,470 megawatt hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mark R. Stover, Vice President of Corporate
Affairs, Hydro Green Energy, LLC, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 301,
Westmont, IL 60559; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> x 711.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13500-002) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 26, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-29082 Filed 11-30-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57731-57732]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23739]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14205-000]

Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications;
McKay Dam Hydropower, LLC

    On May 31, 2011, McKay Dam Hydropower, 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 McKay Dam
Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located at the McKay dam near
Pendleton in Umatilla County,

Oregon. The existing McKay dam was built and operated by the U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). The project would occupy land
within the McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge. 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 utilize flows at the existing McKay
reservoir, and would consist of the following new features: (1) A 48-
inch diameter, 250-foot-long steel-reinforced plastic pipe penstock;
(2) a 40-foot by 30-foot concrete powerhouse containing a 3-megawatt
turbine/generator; (3) an approximately 2,000-foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt
transmission line interconnecting to a local utility line; and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the project
would be 7.4 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Carl Spetzler, McKay Dam Hydropower, LLC, 745
Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301, phone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14205-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-23739 Filed 9-15-11; 8:45 am]
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