[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 471]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33237]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14739-000]

Energy Resources USA Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On November 27, 2015, the Energy Resources USA Inc. filed an
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Coralville
Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14739-000, to be located at the existing
Coralville Dam on the Iowa River, near the City of Coralville, in
Johnson County, Iowa. The Coralville Dam is owned by the United States
government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 90-foot by 13-foot
by 18-foot concrete conduit; (2) a new 70-foot by 50-foot reinforced
concrete powerhouse containing two 3.5-megawatt Kaplan hydropower
turbine-generators having a total combined generating capacity of 7.0
megawatts; (3) one new 100-foot-long by 65-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a
new 50-foot-long by 45-foot-wide substation; (5) a new 2-mile-long, 69-
kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project
would have an estimated annual generation of 34 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite
804, Coral Gables, Florida 33134; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams,<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. 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 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>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-14739-000.
    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-14739) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 30, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33237 Filed 1-5-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P