Document ID: FERC-2011-1654-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications: Riverbank Hydro No. 12 LLC; Lock Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI
Posted Date: 2011-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67170-67171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28107]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14175-000; 14183-000]

Riverbank Hydro No. 12 LLC; Lock Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI; Notice 
of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2011, Riverbank Hydro No. 12 LLC (Riverbank), and on May 
3, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI (Lock Hydro) filed preliminary 
permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Green River Lock & Dam No. 2, located 
on the Green River, in McLean County, Kentucky. 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.
    Riverbank's Project No. 14175-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing one generating 
unit with a total capacity of 10.0 megawatts (MW); (4) a tailrace 
structure; and (5) a 1.1-mile-long, 25 kilo-volt (kV) transmission 
line. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 
32.5 gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus 
water from the Green River Lock & Dam No. 2, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Kuo-Bao Tong, Riverbank Power Corporation, 
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, P.O. Box 166, 200 Bay Street, Suite 
3230, Toronto, ON, Canada M5J2J4. (416) 861-0092 x 154.
    Lock Hydro's Project No. 14183-000 would consist of: (1) One lock 
frame modules, the frame module will be 45-feet long, 20-feet-high and 
contain four generating units with a total combined capacity of 3.0 MW; 
(2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) a proposed 2.0-
mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to an existing distribution line. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 13.149 
GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Green 
River Lock & Dam No. 2, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Hydro Green Energy, 5090 
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056. (877) 556-6566 x 709.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, michael.spencer@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6093.
    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. 
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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 the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14175-000, or P-14183-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: October 25, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28107 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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