Mr. Adam R. Rousselle, II; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 5999 [2016-02078]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 5999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02078]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14683-000]


Mr. Adam R. Rousselle, II; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On June 17, 2015, Mr. Adam R. Rousselle, II, 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 Blue Marsh Dam 
Water Power Project (project) to be located on Tulpehocken Creek, in 
Lower Heidelberg Township and Bern Township in Berks County, 
Pennsylvania. 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 project would consist of the following: (1) A proposed 6-foot-
diameter penstock; (2) a proposed powerhouse containing two generating 
units having a total installed capacity of 2,500 kilowatts; (3) a 
tailrace returning flow to Tulpehocken Creek; (4) a proposed 0.9-mile-
long, 12.47-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting with the 
Pennsylvania Power Company system; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of about 
9,943,000 kilowatt-hours, which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Adam R. Rousselle, II, 104 Autumn Trace 
Drive, New Hope, PA 18938; phone: (215) 485-1708.
    FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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.\1\ 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
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    \1\ The Commission is issuing a second notice for this project 
because some municipalities may not have been notified by the first 
notice issued on September 9, 2015.
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    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-14683-000.
    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-14683) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-02078 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am]
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