Lock+TM, 61803 [2015-26070]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 198 / Wednesday, October 14, 2015 / Notices can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: October 6, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–26113 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14694–000; Project No. 14711– 000] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, LLC; Energy Resources USA Inc.; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 20, 2015, and September 2, 2015 Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, LLC (Hydro Friends Fund) and Energy Resources USA Inc. (Energy Resources) respectively, filed preliminary permit applications pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project, to be located at the existing Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 25 on the Mississippi River, near the city of Winfield in Lincoln County, Missouri and Calhoun County, Illinois. Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 25 is owned by the United States government and operated by the United States 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 owner’s express permission. Hydro Friends Fund’s proposed project would consist of: (1) Three new 450-foot-wide by 25-foot-deep modular hydropower systems, each containing ten new 1-megawatt (MW) turbinegenerator units, having a total combined generating capacity of 30 megawatts; (2) a new 200-foot-long by 450-foot-wide tailrace; (3) a new 7-mile-long, 69kilovolt transmission line; (4) a new 25foot by 50-foot switchyard; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 170,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, P.O. Box 43796, Birmingham, VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:39 Oct 13, 2015 Jkt 238001 AL 35243; (877) 556–6566, extension 709. Energy Resources’ proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 770-footlong by 300-foot-wide intake area; (2) a new 90-foot by 220-foot reinforced concrete powerhouse; (3) four 3–MW turbine-generators, having a total combined generating capacity of 12– MW; (4) a new 1,000-foot-long by 220foot-wide tailrace area; (5) a new 40-foot by 35-foot substation; (6) a new 50-footwide by 60-foot-long substation; (7) a new 7.69-mile-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 101.9 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, 2655 Le June Road, Suite 804, Coral Gables, FL 33134; +34 93 252 3840. 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–14694–000 or P–14711–000. More information about this project, including a copy of either 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–14694 or P–14711) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61803 Dated: October 7, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–26070 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL16–1–000] Heartland Consumers Power District; Notice of Petition for Waiver Take notice that on October 5, 2015, Heartland Consumers Power District, on behalf of itself and its customers (Petitioner) filed a petition for waiver of certain of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations implementing section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (U.S.C. 824a–3). Specifically, Petitioner seek waiver of their obligation under 18 CFR 292.303(a) to purchase power directly from Qualifying Facilities, as more fully explained in the petition. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Petitioner. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 61803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26070]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14694-000; Project No. 14711-000]


Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XI, LLC; Energy Resources USA Inc.; 
Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

    On July 20, 2015, and September 2, 2015 Lock+^TM Hydro 
Friends Fund XI, LLC (Hydro Friends Fund) and Energy Resources USA Inc. 
(Energy Resources) respectively, filed preliminary permit applications 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act proposing to study 
the feasibility of a hydropower project, to be located at the existing 
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 25 on the Mississippi River, near 
the city of Winfield in Lincoln County, Missouri and Calhoun County, 
Illinois. Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 25 is owned by the United 
States government and operated by the United States 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 owner's express 
permission.
    Hydro Friends Fund's proposed project would consist of: (1) Three 
new 450-foot-wide by 25-foot-deep modular hydropower systems, each 
containing ten new 1-megawatt (MW) turbine-generator units, having a 
total combined generating capacity of 30 megawatts; (2) a new 200-foot-
long by 450-foot-wide tailrace; (3) a new 7-mile-long, 69-kilovolt 
transmission line; (4) a new 25-foot by 50-foot switchyard; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
generation of 170,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne Krouse, P.O. Box 43796, Birmingham, AL 
35243; (877) 556-6566, extension 709.
    Energy Resources' proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 770-
foot-long by 300-foot-wide intake area; (2) a new 90-foot by 220-foot 
reinforced concrete powerhouse; (3) four 3-MW turbine-generators, 
having a total combined generating capacity of 12-MW; (4) a new 1,000-
foot-long by 220-foot-wide tailrace area; (5) a new 40-foot by 35-foot 
substation; (6) a new 50-foot-wide by 60-foot-long substation; (7) a 
new 7.69-mile-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 
101.9 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, 2655 Le June Road, Suite 
804, Coral Gables, FL 33134; +34 93 252 3840.
    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-14694-000 or P-14711-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of either 
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-14694 or P-14711) in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 7, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-26070 Filed 10-13-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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