Document ID: FERC-2014-0201-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: FFP Project 1, LLC
Posted Date: 2014-02-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 9737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03652]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14564-000]

Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; 
FFP Project 1, LLC

    On November 13, 2013, FFP Project 1, 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 a hydropower project to be 
located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Columbia Lock & 
Dam, on the Ouachita River near the town of Columbia in Caldwell 
County, Louisiana. 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 one of three alternatives:
    Alternative One: (1) Integration of two to four modular generation 
units in each of the four existing gate bays for a total capacity of 12 
megawatts (2) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide control building located on 
the west side of the river (3) a 12,000-foot-long, 34kV transmission 
line.
    Alternative Two: (1) An intake structure and associated tailrace 
opposite the lock structure on the west side of the river; (2) a 150-
foot-long, 150-foot-wide, 55-foot-high concrete power house containing 
four generating units with a total capacity of 12 megawatts (3) a 
12,000-foot-long, 34kV transmission line.
    Alternative Three: (1) An intake structure, intake channel and 
associated tailrace at the existing closure dam to the south-east of 
the lock structure on the east side of the river; (2) a 150-foot-long, 
150-foot-wide, 55-foot-high concrete power house containing four 
generating units with a total capacity of 12 megawatts, (3) a 12,000-
foot-long, 34kV transmission line.
    The project would have and average annual generation of 50,000 
megawatt-hours and operate as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 
283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 
502-8577.
    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-14564) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 12, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-03652 Filed 2-19-14; 8:45 am]
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