[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55212-55213]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22051]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14399-000]

North Star Hydro Services CA, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 30, 2012, North Star Hydro Services CA, LLC, Oklahoma,
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 Boca Dam Hydropower Project (project) to be located on Little
Truckee River, a tributary of the Truckee River, near the town of
Truckee, Nevada County, California. The project would affect federal
lands and facilities administered by the Bureau of Reclamation
(Bureau). 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 existing facilities that
include: the Bureau's 93-foot-high, earthfill, Boca dam; and double 50
inch, 530-feet-long steel pipes, serving as the primary outlet
structure. No modifications would be made to the existing intake
structure.
    The proposed project would include: (1) One Kaplan turbine
generating 1.7 megawatts; (2) an 86-foot-wide by 80-foot-long by 30-
foot-high powerhouse with an attached 22-foot-wide by 80-foot-long
control/office room; (3) an 80- to 125- foot-long tailrace; and (4) a
69-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting to an existing
transmission line 0.25 mile southeast from the project site. The annual
energy output would be approximately 4.6 gigawatthours.
    Applicant Contact: David Holland, North Star Hydro Services CA,
LLC, 1110 West 131st Street South, Jenks, Oklahoma 74037; phone (918)
398-0233.
    FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton; 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-14399) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 31, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-22051 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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