[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82998-82999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23744]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15358-000]


Low Head Hydro M 21, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 29, 2024, Low Head Hydro- M 21, 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 proposed Mississippi 
Locks and Dam 21 Hydroelectric Project, a hydropower project proposed 
to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Mississippi 
Lock and Dam 21, located on the Mississippi River, in Adams County, 
Illinois and Marion County, Missouri. 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 Mississippi Locks and Dam 21 Hydroelectric Project 
would consist of the following: (1) a new hydropower structure located 
approximately 100 feet downstream of the existing Corps submersible 
dam, connected to the west side of the dam via a new proposed access 
road; (2) thirty Very Low Head (VLH) turbine-generator units located in 
concrete channels (turbine bays) within the hydropower structure, each 
rated with a capacity of 500 kilowatts providing a total rated capacity 
of 15 megawatts; (3) a new unlined earth intake channel located 
upstream of the powerhouse which will convey flow from the upper pool 
to the turbine bays; (4) a 150-foot-long guide wall proposed on both 
sides of the new intake channel; (5) a new unlined earth excavated 
tailrace with stone riprap proposed to be 300-foot-wide and 300-foot-
long; (6) a 150-foot-long guide wall proposed on both sides of the new 
tailrace channel; (7) a new 14-foot-wide concrete deck proposed to 
connect the approach dam on the west side to the existing Corps 
operation yard on the east; and (8) a control building and substation 
on the west river bank connecting the transmission line to an 
interconnection point. The proposed project would have an estimated 
annual generation of 71,400 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Allen W. Skelly, Low Head Hydro M21, LLC, 127 
Longwood Blvd., Mount Orab, Ohio 45154; phone: (937) 802-8866.
    FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; phone: (212) 273-5917, or by email 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccbfa4a5baada2a5e2a7a4a9b8ada2a58caaa9beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6c7776697e71763174777a6b7e71765f797a6d7c31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe0ffffefc9caddcc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="135c434353757661703d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>.
    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://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments 
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment 
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You must 
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51171403121e3f3d383f34022421213e232511373423327f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f090a1d0c00212326212a1c3a3f3f203d3b0f292a3d2c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you

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may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service 
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 
page of any filing should include docket number P-15358-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 
Enter the docket number (P-15358) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23744 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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