Lock Hydro Friends Fund I; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 34071-34072 [2011-14384]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 112 / Friday, June 10, 2011 / Notices Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to allow Subcommittee members to hear directly from natural gas stakeholders. Tentative Agenda: The meeting will start at 10 a.m. and will conclude at 4 p.m. on June 28, 2011. The tentative meeting agenda includes presentations from shale gas stakeholders and experts. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Individuals who would like to attend must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2011, by e-mail to: shalegas@hq.doe.gov. An early confirmation of attendance will help facilitate access to the building more quickly. Please provide your name, organization, citizenship and contact information. Space is limited. Anyone attending the meeting will be required to present government-issued identification. 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Anyone attending the meeting will be required to present government-issued identification. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions may do so at the end of the meeting on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34071 Approximately 30 minutes will be reserved for public comments. Time allotted per speaker will depend on the number of individuals who wish to speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. The Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Those wishing to speak should register to do so beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 13, 2011. 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[FR Doc. 2011–14439 Filed 6–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14107–000] Lock Hydro Friends Fund I; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 4, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends Fund I, filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower at the City of Austin’s Longhorn Dam located on the Lower Colorado River in Travis 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) The existing 506-footlong, 36-foot-high Longhorn dam; (2) the existing reservoir with a surface area of 525.0 acres and a storage capacity of 6,000 acre-feet; (3) two prefabricated concrete walls attached to the downstream side of the dam which would support one power stack, also known as, a frame module; (4) the frame E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 34072 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 112 / Friday, June 10, 2011 / Notices module would contain 2 generating units with a total combined capacity of 2.2 megawatts (MW); (5) a new switchyard containing a transformer; (6) a proposed 300-feet-long, 13-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an existing distribution line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 10.6 megawatt-hours (MWh), which would be sold to a local utility. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, Hydro Green Energy LLC, 5090 Richmond Avenue #390, Houston, TX 77056; phone (877) 556–6566 x709. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502–6093. 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 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–14107–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: May 31, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–14384 Filed 6–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:33 Jun 09, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–489–000] Midwestern Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on May 19, 2011, Midwestern Gas Transmission Company (Midwestern) filed a prior notice request for authorization, in accordance with 18 CFR 157.205 and 157.208 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for the authority to construct, own and operate approximately 1.2 miles of new 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, abandon in place approximately 1.1 miles of existing 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, and remove approximately 100 feet of 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline in Will County, Illinois. Midwestern also seeks to install a new stopple fitting located adjacent to its existing REXALL meter station. Midwestern estimates the total cost of the proposed project to be $10,194,000, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is open to the public for inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this prior notice should be directed to Joseph Miller, Midwestern Gas Transmission Company, 100 West 5th Street, ONEOK Plaza, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, or telephone (918) 588–7057, or by fax (918) 588–7890, or by e-mail jwmiller@oneok.com. Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission’s staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter’s will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with he Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenter’s will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and ill not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Dated: June 3, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–14385 Filed 6–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8997–4] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–1399 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 05/30/2011 Through 06/03/2011 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9 Notice In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies public. Historically, EPA met this mandate by publishing weekly notices of availability E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2011)]
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[Pages 34071-34072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14384]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14107-000]


 Lock Hydro Friends Fund I; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 4, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends Fund I, filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of hydropower at the City of Austin's Longhorn Dam 
located on the Lower Colorado River in Travis 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) The 
existing 506-foot-long, 36-foot-high Longhorn dam; (2) the existing 
reservoir with a surface area of 525.0 acres and a storage capacity of 
6,000 acre-feet; (3) two prefabricated concrete walls attached to the 
downstream side of the dam which would support one power stack, also 
known as, a frame module; (4) the frame

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module would contain 2 generating units with a total combined capacity 
of 2.2 megawatts (MW); (5) a new switchyard containing a transformer; 
(6) a proposed 300-feet-long, 13-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an 
existing distribution line. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 10.6 megawatt-hours (MWh), which would be sold to 
a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, Hydro Green Energy LLC, 5090 
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056; phone (877) 556-6566 
x709.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
    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-14107-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 31, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14384 Filed 6-9-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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