Document ID: FERC-2013-1641-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: KC Small Hydro, LLC
Posted Date: 2013-12-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77118-77119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30325]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14526-001]

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

    On May 28, 2013, KC Scoby 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 existing 
Union Street Dam located on the Dan River in the City of Danville, 
Virginia. On August 28, 2013, the Commission issued a Notice of 
Acceptance of the May 28, 2013, application and sent an acceptance 
letter to KC Scoby Hydro, LLC. Subsequently, On October 28, 2013, KC 
Scoby Hydro, LLC, amended its preliminary permit application to change 
its name to KC Small Hydro, LLC.
    Pursuant to 18 CFR 4.35, the August 28, 2013, Notice of Application 
and acceptance letter are rescinded, and the acceptance date for the 
application is now October 28, 2013.
    The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 
the permit

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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 Danville Union Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist 
of the following: (1) An existing 820-foot-long and 10-foot-high dam 
made of granite slabs; (2) an existing impoundment having a surface 
area of 119.4 acres at an elevation of 410 feet mean sea level, and a 
storage capacity of 59.7 acre-feet at a 6-inch drawdown from the dam 
crest; (3) an existing 1,460-foot-long canal that would be extended an 
additional 1,000 feet downstream from the current terminus to the 
proposed powerhouse; (4) a new 30-foot by 100-foot powerhouse with 
three identical turbine-generator units with an installed capacity of 
620 kilowatts each; (5) a 550-foot-long tailrace; (6) a new 12.48-
kilovolt transmission line extending 500 feet from the powerhouse to an 
existing substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 
project would have an annual generation of 9.5 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Kelly Sackheim, KC Small Hydro, LLC, 5096 Cocoa 
Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628; phone: (301) 401-5978.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14526-000.
    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-14526) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 16, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-30325 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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