Document ID: FERC-2011-1819-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications: FFP Project 91 LLC, Riverbank Hydro No. 23 LLC, Lock Hydro Friends Fund III
Posted Date: 2011-11-29T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73615-73616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30681]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14275-000; 14279-000; 14282-000]

FFP Project 91 LLC; Riverbank Hydro No. 23 LLC; Lock Hydro 
Friends Fund III; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On September 1, 2011, FFP Project 91 LLC (FFP 91), Riverbank Hydro 
No. 23 LLC (Riverbank), and Lock Hydro Friends Fund III (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) Kentucky River 
Lock & Dam No. 10, located on the Kentucky River in Clark and Madison 
Counties, 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.
    FFP 91's Project No. 14275-000 would consist of: (1) An 360-foot-
long, 50-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
west side of the dam, containing one generating units with a total 
capacity of 6.3 MW; (3) a 230-foot-long, 55-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
4.16/69 KV substation; and (5) a 0.5-mile-long, 69 KV transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
25.1 GWh, KV operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from Kentucky 
River Lock & Dam No. 10, 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.
    Riverbank's Project No. 14279-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating 
units with a total capacity of 4.2 MW; (4) a tailrace structure; and 
(5) a 0.16-mile-long, 25 KV transmission line. The project would have 
an estimated average annual generation of 21.0 gigawatt-hours (GWh), 
and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Kentucky 
River Lock & Dam No. 10, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Riverbank Power USA, 975 
South State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
    Lock Hydro's Project No. 14282-000 would consist of: (1) Increasing 
the existing dam height by four feet to increase the reservoir level; 
(2) a powerhouse constructed in an abandoned lock containing four 
generating units with a total combined capacity of 4.0 megawatts (MW); 
(3) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (4) a proposed 0.8-
mile-long, 34.5 kilo-volt (KV) transmission line to an existing power 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
22.776 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 10, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Hydro Green Energy, 5090 
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056. (877) 556-6566.
    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

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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-14275-000, 14279-000, or P-14282-000) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 22, 2011.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-30681 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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