Document ID: FERC-2011-1644-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications: Solia 9 Hydroelectric LLC; Riverbank Hydro No. 17 LLC; Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLI
Posted Date: 2011-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28100]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project Nos. 14162-000; 14173-000; 14182-000; 14192-000]

 Solia 9 Hydroelectric LLC Riverbank Hydro No. 17 LLC Lock Hydro 
Friends Fund XLI FFP Project 54 LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary 
Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2011, Solia 9 Hydroelectric LLC (Solia), and Riverbank 
Hydro No. 17 LLC (Riverbank), and on May 3, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends 
Fund XLI (Lock Hydro), and FFP Project 54 LLC (FFP 54) 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) Tom Bevill Lock & 
Dam, located on the Tombigbee River in Pickens 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. 14162-000 would consist of: (1) A 150-foot-long 
headrace intake channel; (2) a powerhouse containing two generating 
units with a total capacity of 16.0 megawatt (MW); (3) a 179-foot-long 
tailrace; (4) a 2.0-mile-long, 34.5 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 75.0 
gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water 
from the Tom Bevill 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. 14173-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing two generating 
units with a total capacity of 20.2 MW; (4) a tailrace structure; and 
(5) a 17.3-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The project would have 
an estimated average annual generation of 72.6 GWh, and operate run-of-
river utilizing surplus water from the Tom Bevill 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. 14182-000 would consist of: (1) One lock 
frame modules, the 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 10.0-
mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to an existing distribution line. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 92.043 
GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the Tom 
Bevill 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 54's Project No. 14192-000 would consist of: (1) A 350-foot-
long, 150-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
west side of the dam, containing two generating units with a total 
capacity of 18.0 MW; (3) a 300-foot-long, 165-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
7.2/69 KV substation; and (5) a 1.0-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. 
The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 72.0 
GWh, which would be sold to a local utility. The project would operate 
run-of-river and utilize flows released from the Tom Bevill Lock & Dam 
and operate 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-14162-000, P-14173-000, 14182-000, or P-
14192-000) 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. 2011-28100 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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