Document ID: FERC-2013-0490-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Archon Energy 1, Inc.
Posted Date: 2013-04-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21933-21934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08585]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14481-000]

 Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 15, 2013, Archon Energy 1, Inc. 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 Palo Verde Diversion 
Dam Hydroelectric Project (Palo Verde Diversion Dam Project or project) 
to be located on the Colorado River, near the city of Mayflower, 
Riverside County, California. The project would be located on a small 
portion of Bureau of Land Management lands. 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 consist of the following: (1) A gated 
water intake canal adjacent to the existing dam; (2) fish screens; (3) 
a 200-foot by 50-foot by 70-foot turbine structure enclosing four 
Kaplan turbine generators; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would require interconnection to a Southern California Edison 
transmission line located approximately one mile west of the Palo Verde 
Dam. An

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interconnection study would be required to determine the exact 
transmission that would be used. The proposed project would have a 
total installed capacity of 20 megawatts and generate an estimated 
average annual energy production of 145 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, Archon Energy 1, Inc., 101 E. 
Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602, phone: (403) 618-2018.
    FERC Contact: Corey Vezina; phone: (202) 502-8598, email: 
Corey.vezina@ferc.gov.
    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 five 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-14481) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 8, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-08585 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
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