Document ID: FERC-2011-1651-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications: Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.; FFP Project 1 LLC
Posted Date: 2011-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28098]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14158-000; 14191-000]

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.; FFP Project 1 LLC; Notice of 
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2011, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (Arkansas 
Electric), and on May 3, 2011, FFP Project 1 LLC (FFP 1) 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) Col. Charles D. 
Maynard Lock & Dam, located on the Arkansas River in Jefferson County, 
Arkansas. 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.
    Arkansas Electric's Project No. 14158-000 would consist of: (1) An 
750-foot-long, 400-foot-wide headrace channel; (2) a powerhouse, 
located on the right abutment of the dam, containing four generating 
units with a total capacity of 36.0 megawatt (MW); (3) a 1,200-foot-
long, 450-foot-wide tailrace; and (4) a proposed 4.0-mile-long, 115 
kilo-volt (kV) transmission line to an existing switchyard. The 
proposed project would have an average annual generation of 140.0 GWh, 
and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Col. Charles 
D. Maynard Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jonathan Oliver, Arkansas Electric 
Cooperative Corp., One Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209. (501) 
570-2488.
    FFP 1's Project No. 14191-000 would consist of: (1) An 500-foot-
long, 450-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
west side of the dam, containing four generating units with a total 
capacity of 42.0 MW; (3) a 1,785-foot-long, 315-foot-wide tailrace; (4) 
a 7.2/115 KV substation; and (5) a 2.0-mile-long, 115 kV transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
168.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
Col. Charles D. Maynard 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-14158-000, or P-14191-000) 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. 2011-28098 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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