Document ID: FERC-2011-1822-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Francis Walter Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2011-11-29T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73619-73620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30693]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14314-000]

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

    On November 1, 2011, Francis Walter Hydro, 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 
hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Francis E. 
Walter Dam located on the Lehigh River, in Luzerne 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 Francis E. Walter Hydroelectric Project would consist 
of the following: (1) A 600-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter steel penstock 
attached to the existing outlet; (2) a concrete powerhouse 50 feet long 
by 75 feet wide; (3) two 4.5-megawatt (MW)

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generators for a total installed capacity of 9.0 MW; (4) a tailrace 
channel to direct flow back to the Lehigh River; (5) a proposed 0.5-
mile-long, 12.4-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting with an 
existing Pennsylvania Power and Light Corporation distribution line; 
and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the 
project would be 26.0 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics LLC, 975 South 
State Highway 89/91, Logan, Utah 84321; phone: (435) 752-2580.
    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. 
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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-(866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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-14314-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 14, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30693 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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