City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 75397 [2016-26189]

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[FR Doc. 2016–26185 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14790–000] sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On June 29, 2016, the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama 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 Lake Tuscaloosa Dam Hydroelectric Project (Lake Tuscaloosa Project or project) to be located on the North River, near the City of Tuscaloosa 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 or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Oct 28, 2016 Jkt 241001 The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) The City of Tuscaloosa’s existing 1,280-foot-long, 36-foot-wide earth filled embankment dam; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 5,885 acres and a storage capacity of 122,755-acre-feet; (3) a 20-foot-long, 96foot-wide intake channel; (4) a 200-footlong, 66-inch-diameter penstock with a 66-inch-diameter butterfly valve at the junction of the existing outlet; (5) a powerhouse containing one generating unit with a total capacity of 3.0 megawatts; (6) a 540-foot-long, 20-footwide tailrace; and (7) a 3.9-mile-long, 15 kV transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 18,207 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott B. Holmes, City of Tuscaloosa., 2201 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401; Phone (205) 248–5140; Email: sholmes@tuscaloosa.com FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 8577. Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 14750–000 filed December 22, 2015. Competing applications had to be filed on or before June 30, 2016. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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. 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–14790) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75397 Dated: October 25, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–26189 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER17–168–000] Applied Energy LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Applied Energy LLC‘s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability is November 14, 2016. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the Commission’s E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26189]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14790-000]


City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To 
Intervene

    On June 29, 2016, the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama 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 Lake 
Tuscaloosa Dam Hydroelectric Project (Lake Tuscaloosa Project or 
project) to be located on the North River, near the City of Tuscaloosa 
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 or waters owned by others 
without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) The City 
of Tuscaloosa's existing 1,280-foot-long, 36-foot-wide earth filled 
embankment dam; (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 5,885 acres and 
a storage capacity of 122,755-acre-feet; (3) a 20-foot-long, 96-foot-
wide intake channel; (4) a 200-foot-long, 66-inch-diameter penstock 
with a 66-inch-diameter butterfly valve at the junction of the existing 
outlet; (5) a powerhouse containing one generating unit with a total 
capacity of 3.0 megawatts; (6) a 540-foot-long, 20-foot-wide tailrace; 
and (7) a 3.9-mile-long, 15 kV transmission line. The proposed project 
would have an estimated average annual generation of 18,207 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott B. Holmes, City of Tuscaloosa., 2201 
University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401; Phone (205) 248-5140; 
Email: sholmes@tuscaloosa.com
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 
502-8577.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
14750-000 filed December 22, 2015. Competing applications had to be 
filed on or before June 30, 2016.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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.
    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-14790) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 25, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26189 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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