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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 29 (Thursday, February 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 9546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02590]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15393-000]

Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; 
Low Head Hydro M 18 LLC

    On January 28, 2025, Low Head Hydro M 18, LLC. filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project 
proposed to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) 
Mississippi River Lock and Dam 18 in Des Moines County, IA, and 
Henderson County, IL. 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 River Lock and Dam 18 Hydroelectric 
Project would consist of the following: (1) A proposed 300-foot by 200-
foot masonry and steel powerhouse located in alignment with the 
existing Corps' dam, containing four proposed Kaplan bulb or Kaplan pit 
turbines with a total capacity of 25.43 megawatts; (2) a proposed 
intake channel of unlined earthen excavation approximately 250 feet 
long and 300 feet wide, located upstream of the turbine bays and 
including a 175-foot-long guide wall along the western side of the 
channel; (3) a proposed 850-foot-long and 300-foot-wide tailrace area 
of unlined earthen excavation including a 850-foot-long guide wall 
along the western side of the channel; (4) a proposed 75-foot by 75-
foot masonry control building located on the Iowa shoreline containing 
switchgear, controls, communications, and ancillary equipment; (5) a 
proposed 50-foot by 75-foot project substation located adjacent to the 
control building containing a three-phase step-up transformer with a 
rating between 15 to 25 megawatt-ampere; (6) a 1,600-foot-long and 40-
foot-wide pedestrian bridge improved and extended to provide access to 
the powerhouse along with a proposed public park and parking area 
adjacent to the control building; and (7) a proposed approx. 2,200-
foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt (kv) underground transmission line to the 
project substation and a proposed approx. 3,600-foot-long, 69-kv 
transmission line from the substation to the existing 69-kv Des Moines 
Drainage District Pump substation. The proposed project would have an 
estimated annual generation of 126,800 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Allen W. Skelly, Low Head Hydro M 18, LLC., 127 
Longwood Blvd., Mount Orab, Ohio 45154; phone: (937) 802-8866.
    FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; phone: (212) 273-5917, or by email 
at [email protected].
    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, 
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 
[email protected].
    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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-15393-000.
    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-15352) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 7, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02590 Filed 2-12-25; 8:45 am]
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