Barren River Lake Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 55205-55206 [2012-22047]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55205-55206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22047]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13022-003]


Barren River Lake Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 13022-003.
    c. Date filed: December 9, 2011, and amended on June 12, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Barren River Lake Hydro LLC (Barren River Hydro)
    e. Name of Project: Barren River Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Barren 
River Lake Dam on the Barren River, in Barren and Allen counties, 
Kentucky. The project would occupy 29.4 acres of United States lands 
administered by the Corps' Louisville District.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Brent Smith, Symbiotics LLC, 371 Upper 
Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; (541) 330-8779; or email at 
brent.smith@symbioticsenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at (202) 502-8365, or via email at 
allan.creamer@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents 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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the Corps' existing Barren 
River Lake Dam, and would consist of the following new facilities: (1) 
An upper intake structure with a center elevation of 533 feet mean sea 
level (msl) and a lower intake structure with a center elevation of 
507.5 feet msl, each equipped with trashracks having 2-inch clear 
spacing; (2) two 220-foot-long penstocks, connecting the intakes to a 
50-foot-diameter, 100-foot-long gate shaft; (3) a 50-by-60-foot gate 
house; (4) a 850-foot-long power tunnel and a 14-foot-diameter, 950-
foot-long penstock, leading to; (5) a 100-foot-long, 65-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing one vertical Kaplan turbine unit with a total 
capacity of 6.8 megawatts (MW); (6) a 12-foot-diameter regulating 
bypass valve connected to the west side of the powerhouse; (7) a 110-
foot-long, 80-foot-wide tailrace; (8) a tailwater aeration system; (9) 
a proposed 0.6-mile-long, 12.5 kilovolt (kV) transmission line; (10) a 
switchyard; (11) two access roads leading to the gatehouse and 
powerhouse; and (12) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would 
have an average annual generation of 25.8 GWh, and operate in a run-of-
release mode utilizing surplus water from the Barren River Lake Dam, as 
directed by the Corps.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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 Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate 
action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but 
only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests 
or motions to intervene must be received on, or before, the specified 
deadline date for the particular application.
    All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE;'' (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application.
    o. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will 
be processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Scoping Document 1..................  August 2012
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)...  October 2012
Notice of application is ready for          February 2013
 environmental analysis.
Notice of availability of the EA..........  October 2013
 

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.
    p. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention

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deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.

    Dated: August 31, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-22047 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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