American River Power IX, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 34033 [2012-13877]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2012 / Notices 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 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 https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14375) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: June 1, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–13876 Filed 6–7–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14398–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES American River Power IX, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On April 30, 2012, American River Power IX, 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 Peoria Dam, Illinois— Hydroelectric Water Power Project (Peoria Dam Project or project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Peoria Lock and Dam on the Illinois River, near Bartonsville, Peoria County, Illinois. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:23 Jun 07, 2012 Jkt 226001 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) A concrete intake located on the Peoria County side of the Illinois River upstream of an existing retaining wall and facing 45 degrees to the existing dam; (2) a 120-foot-long, 50foot-wide, 55-foot-high powerhouse containing two horizontal Kaplan pit turbines each with a rated capacity of 3.75 megawatts, and each coupled to a speed increaser and then coupled to a high speed generator; (3) a concrete tailrace releasing water into the river downstream of the dam; (4) a switchyard with a step-up transformer increasing the 4.16 kilovolts (kV) produced by the generators to 36.7 kV; (5) a 1,500-foot-long, 36.7-kV transmission line conveying the power from the switchyard to a point of interconnection with the local utility; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would occupy lands owned and administered by the Corps. The estimated annual generation of the Peoria Dam Project would be 32.5 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Michael Skelly, Chairman/Manager, American River Power IX, LLC, 726 Eldridge Avenue, Collingswood, NJ 08107–1708; phone: (856) 240–0707 or mskelly@americanriverpower.com. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502–6211 or sergiu.serban@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. 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, PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34033 (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 Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14398) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: June 1, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–13877 Filed 6–7–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2149–000] Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation On May 27, 2010, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, licensee for the Wells Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations thereunder. The Wells Hydroelectric Project is located on the Columbia River in Douglas, Okanogan, and Chelan Counties, Washington. The license for Project No. 2149 was issued for a period ending May 31, 2012. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 USC 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14398-000]


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

    On April 30, 2012, American River Power IX, 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 
Peoria Dam, Illinois--Hydroelectric Water Power Project (Peoria Dam 
Project or project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
(Corps) Peoria Lock and Dam on the Illinois River, near Bartonsville, 
Peoria County, Illinois. 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) A concrete 
intake located on the Peoria County side of the Illinois River upstream 
of an existing retaining wall and facing 45 degrees to the existing 
dam; (2) a 120-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 55-foot-high powerhouse 
containing two horizontal Kaplan pit turbines each with a rated 
capacity of 3.75 megawatts, and each coupled to a speed increaser and 
then coupled to a high speed generator; (3) a concrete tailrace 
releasing water into the river downstream of the dam; (4) a switchyard 
with a step-up transformer increasing the 4.16 kilovolts (kV) produced 
by the generators to 36.7 kV; (5) a 1,500-foot-long, 36.7-kV 
transmission line conveying the power from the switchyard to a point of 
interconnection with the local utility; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 
The project would occupy lands owned and administered by the Corps. The 
estimated annual generation of the Peoria Dam Project would be 32.5 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Michael Skelly, Chairman/Manager, American River 
Power IX, LLC, 726 Eldridge Avenue, Collingswood, NJ 08107-1708; phone: 
(856) 240-0707 or mskelly@americanriverpower.com.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502-6211 or 
sergiu.serban@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. 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 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14398) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-13877 Filed 6-7-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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