Belton Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 60463 [2014-23883]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 194 / Tuesday, October 7, 2014 / Notices Dated: October 1, 2014. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–23920 Filed 10–6–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14592–000] asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Belton Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On February 28, 2014, Belton Power, 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 Hydroelectric Project to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Belton Dam on the Leon River in Bell County, Texas. 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 consist of the following: (1) Five 300-foot-long, 48inch-diameter steel penstocks each housing an inline generating unit for a total capacity of 6 megawatts; (2) five 50-foot-long, 48-inch-wide tailraces on a 66-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete foundation downstream of the dam; (3) a switchyard on the surface of the south bank of the dam; and (4) a 1-mile-long, 12.5 kilovolt transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 20,000 megawatt-hours and operate as directed by the Corps. ´ Applicant Contact: Mr. Magnus ´ Johannesson, America renewables Power, LLC, 46 Peninsula Center, Ste. E, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274, phone 310–699–6400 FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, phone: (202) 502–8577, email christiane.casey@ferc.gov. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Oct 06, 2014 Jkt 235001 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:// 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 https://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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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–14592–000. 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 https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14592) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: October 1, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–23883 Filed 10–6–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14615–000] FFP Project 97, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On April 14, 2014, FFP Project 97, 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 to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River near the towns of Tuscaloosa and Northport in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60463 or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 320-foot-long, 120foot-wide intake channel; (2) a 90-footlong, 140-foot-wide powerhouse containing two generating units with a total capacity of 16.4 megawatts; (3) a 320-foot-long, 140-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 4.16/115 kilo-Volt (kV) substation; and (5) a 1-mile-long, 115kV transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 65,800 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps. Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel Lissner, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 283–2822. FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 8577. 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 https://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 https:// 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–14615–000. 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 https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14615) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. E:\FR\FM\07OCN1.SGM 07OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-23883]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14592-000]


Belton Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On February 28, 2014, Belton Power, 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 Hydroelectric Project to be 
located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Belton Dam on the 
Leon River in Bell County, Texas. 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 consist of the following: (1) Five 300-
foot-long, 48-inch-diameter steel penstocks each housing an inline 
generating unit for a total capacity of 6 megawatts; (2) five 50-foot-
long, 48-inch-wide tailraces on a 66-foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete 
foundation downstream of the dam; (3) a switchyard on the surface of 
the south bank of the dam; and (4) a 1-mile-long, 12.5 kilovolt 
transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average 
annual generation of 20,000 megawatt-hours and operate as directed by 
the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Magn[uacute]s J[oacute]hannesson, America 
renewables Power, LLC, 46 Peninsula Center, Ste. E, Rolling Hills 
Estates, CA 90274, phone 310-699-6400
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, phone: (202) 502-8577, email 
christiane.casey@ferc.gov.
    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 https://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 https://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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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-14592-000.
    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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14592) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 1, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-23883 Filed 10-6-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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