[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 11240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4415]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13870-000]


Qualified Hydro 34, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On October 15, 2010, Qualified Hydro 34, 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 Foster Joseph 
Sayers Dam Hydroelectric Project to be located on Bald Eagle Creek in 
the vicinity of Liberty Township in Centre 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 proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' Foster Joseph Sayers Dam and would consist of the following: 
(1) One vertical Kaplan turbine and generator unit rated at 25-
megawatts; (2) a 40- by 50-foot powerhouse; (3) a 100-foot-long steel-
lined penstock; (4) a 6,600-foot-long transmission line; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Foster 
Joseph Sayers Dam Hydroelectric Project would be 12 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer, Free 
Flow Power, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 
283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett (202) 502-8393.
    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 http://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 http://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. 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13870-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-4415 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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