Qualified Hydro 33, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 71429 [2010-29444]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2010 / Notices link of Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13865–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–29441 Filed 11–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13868–000] Qualified Hydro 33, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES November 16, 2010. On October 15, 2010, Qualified Hydro 33, 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 Crooked Creek Dam Hydroelectric Project to be located on Crooked Creek near Ford City, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 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 will consist of the following: (1) One vertical Kaplan turbine-generator with a capacity of 2 megawatts; (2) a 100-foot-long steel liner and a bifurcated penstock leading to the powerhouse; (3) a 40-foot by 50-foot concrete powerhouse; (4) a new 2 MVA substation adjacent to the powerhouse; (5) a 2,750-foot-long transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Crooked Creek Dam Hydroelectric Project would be 10,000 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Qualified Hydro 33, LLC, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283–2822. FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502–6082. 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:02 Nov 22, 2010 Jkt 223001 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; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13868–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–29444 Filed 11–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Project No. 13874–000 Clean River Power 15, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications November 16, 2010. On October 22, 2010, Clean River Power 15, 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 Wailua River Hydroelectric Project (Wailua project) to be located in Kauai County, Hawaii. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 71429 any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project will consist of the following: (1) A 503-foot-long, 23foot-high earth-filled, roller-compactedconcrete dam creating a 35-acre reservoir with a storage capacity of approximately 430 acre-feet; (2) a 40foot-wide, 20-foot-high intake structure constructed on the left side of the dam, with a trash rack, fish screens, and a closure gate; (3) a 4,800-foot-long, 7foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) a 60foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse containing one 1.8-megawatt (MW) and one 4.8–MW Francis-type turbine; (5) a 50-foot-long, concrete and rip rap-lined tailrace channel to return flows from the powerhouse to the Wailua River; (6) a switchyard containing a three-phase step-up transformer; (7) an approximately 1.92-mile-long, 25kilovolt transmission line extending from the switchyard to the Lydgate substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Wailua project would be 20.7 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Clean River Power 15, LLC, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283–2822. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, (202) 502–6136. 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. 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’’ E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13868-000]


Qualified Hydro 33, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

November 16, 2010.
    On October 15, 2010, Qualified Hydro 33, 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 Crooked Creek Dam 
Hydroelectric Project to be located on Crooked Creek near Ford City, in 
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 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 will consist of the following: (1) One 
vertical Kaplan turbine-generator with a capacity of 2 megawatts; (2) a 
100-foot-long steel liner and a bifurcated penstock leading to the 
powerhouse; (3) a 40-foot by 50-foot concrete powerhouse; (4) a new 2 
MVA substation adjacent to the powerhouse; (5) a 2,750-foot-long 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Crooked Creek Dam Hydroelectric Project would be 
10,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Qualified Hydro 33, LLC, 33 
Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Allyson Conner, (202) 502-6082.
    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; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13868-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29444 Filed 11-22-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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