Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund IV; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 7863 [2015-02931]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 29 / Thursday, February 12, 2015 / Notices Where: The Grand Colonial, 86 Route 173 West, Hampton, New Jersey 08827. These public meetings will be posted on the Commission calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and the project docket number (i.e., PF15–1). Dated: February 5, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–02932 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14253–003] Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund IV; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 20, 2015, the Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund IV filed an application for a successive preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed USACE MSR LD 17 Project No. 14253–003, to be located at the existing Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 17 on the Mississippi River, near the city of New Boston, in Mercer County, Illinois and Louisa County, Iowa. The Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 17 is owned by the United States government and operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. 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: (1) Three new 109-foot-wide by 40foot-high steel lock frame modules each containing ten 650-kilowatt hydropower turbines having a total combined generating capacity of 19.5 megawatts; (2) one new 109-foot-wide and one new 220-foot-wide tailrace extending 75–150 feet downstream; (3) a new 25-foot by 50-foot switchyard; (4) a new intake structure of undetermined size; (5) a VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:54 Feb 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 new 6-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 119,655 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, P.O. Box 43796, Birmingham, AL 35243; (877) 556–6566, extension 709. FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502–6331. 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission’s eFiling system at 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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–14253–003. 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–14253) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: February 5, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–02931 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Provo River Project Rate Order No. WAPA–165 Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Rate Order Concerning a Formula Rate. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7863 Western Area Power Administration (Western) extends, on an interim basis, the existing Provo River Project Formula Rate through March 31, 2020. The existing Formula Rate under Rate Order No. WAPA–149 expires on March 31, 2015. The Formula Rate will be in effect until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) places it into effect on a final basis or until it is replaced by another rate. DATES: This action is effective April 1, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lynn C. Jeka, Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Manager, CRSP Management Center, 150 East Social Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111–1580, telephone (801) 524– 6372, email: jeka@wapa.gov, or Mr. Rodney Bailey, Power Marketing Manager, CRSP Management Center, 150 East Social Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111–1580, telephone (801) 524–4007, email: rbailey@wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00A, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power and transmission rates to Western’s Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, to remand or to disapprove such rates to FERC. This extension is issued pursuant to Delegation Order No. 00–37.00A and Department of Energy (DOE) rate extension procedures at 10 CFR 903.23(a). Under Delegation Order No. 0204–108 and existing DOE procedures for public participation in rate adjustments at 10 CFR part 903, Western’s Provo River Formula Rate was submitted to FERC for confirmation and approval on February 2, 2010. The Provo River Formula Rate, Rate Order No. WAPA–149, was approved for 5 years beginning April 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2015. The Provo River Project, which includes Deer Creek Dam on the Provo River in Utah, was authorized in 1935. Construction of the dam began in 1938 and was completed in 1951. The Deer Creek Powerplant was authorized on August 20, 1951; construction began in 1956 and was completed in 1958; generation began that same year. Its maximum operating capacity is 5,200 kilowatts. The Provo River Project’s power is sold according to a marketing plan that was published in the Federal Register on November 21, 1994 (59 FR 60010). SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 7863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02931]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14253-003]


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

    On January 20, 2015, the Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund IV filed an 
application for a successive preliminary permit under section 4(f) of 
the Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the 
proposed USACE MSR LD 17 Project No. 14253-003, to be located at the 
existing Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 17 on the Mississippi 
River, near the city of New Boston, in Mercer County, Illinois and 
Louisa County, Iowa. The Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 17 is owned 
by the United States government and operated by the Army Corps of 
Engineers. 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: (1) Three new 109-foot-wide 
by 40-foot-high steel lock frame modules each containing ten 650-
kilowatt hydropower turbines having a total combined generating 
capacity of 19.5 megawatts; (2) one new 109-foot-wide and one new 220-
foot-wide tailrace extending 75-150 feet downstream; (3) a new 25-foot 
by 50-foot switchyard; (4) a new intake structure of undetermined size; 
(5) a new 6-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
generation of 119,655 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, P.O. Box 43796, Birmingham, 
AL 35243; (877) 556-6566, extension 709.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. 
Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14253-003.
    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-14253) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 5, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-02931 Filed 2-11-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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