Document ID: FERC-2011-1646-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications:Solia 7 Hydroelectric LLC; Riverbank Hydro No. 20 LLC; Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLIII; FFP Project 53 LLC
Posted Date: 2011-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28094]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14163-000; 14174-000; 14181-000; 14195-000]

Solia 7 Hydroelectric LLC; Riverbank Hydro No. 20 LLC; Lock Hydro 
Friends Fund XLIII; FFP Project 53 LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary 
Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2011, Solia 7 Hydroelectric LLC (Solia), and Riverbank 
Hydro No. 20 LLC (Riverbank), and on May 3, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends 
Fund XLIII (Lock Hydro), and FFP Project 53 LLC (FFP 53) 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) Howell Heflin Lock 
& Dam, located on the Tombigbee River, in Greene County, Alabama. 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.
    Solia's Project No. 14163-000 would consist of: (1) A 150-foot-long 
headrace intake channel; (2) a powerhouse containing two generating 
units with a total capacity of 32.0 megawatts (MW); (3) a 140-foot-long 
tailrace; (4) a 3.5-mile-long, 34.5 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 130.0 
gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water 
from the Howell Heflin Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, Nelson Energy LLC, 8441 
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426. (952) 544-8133.
    Riverbank's Project No. 14174-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating 
units with a total capacity of 24.7 MW; (4) a tailrace structure; and 
(5) an 11.0-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The project would have 
an estimated average annual generation of 91.6 GWh, and operate run-of-
river utilizing surplus water from the Howell Heflin Lock & Dam, 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. 14181-000 would consist of: (1) Two lock 
frame modules, each frame module will be 109-feet long, 40-feet-high 
and contain ten generating units with a total combined capacity of 15.0 
MW; (2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) a proposed 
20.0-mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to an existing distribution 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
78.894 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
Howell Heflin Lock & Dam, 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.
    FFP 53's Project No. 14195-000 would consist of: (1) An 280-foot-
long, 75-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
west side of the dam, containing two generating units with a total 
capacity of 24.0 MW; (3) a 250-foot-long, 130-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
7.2/115 KV substation; and (5) a 1.5-mile-long, 69 kV transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
96.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
Howell Heflin Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corp., 
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 283-2822.
    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. 
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. 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-14163-000, P-14174-000, 14181-000, or P-
14195-000) 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. 2011-28094 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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