Document ID: FERC-2012-1759-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permt Applications: Archon Energy 1, Inc.
Posted Date: 2012-10-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 64505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25880]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14449-000]

Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On August 30, 2012, Archon Energy 1, Inc. filed an application for 
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Kings River Drop 6 
Hydroelectric Project (Kings River Drop 6 Project or project) at the 
Peoples Weir on the Kings River, near the city of Kingsburg in King 
County, California. 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 the following: (1) A new 
gated water intake structure and canal adjacent to the north abutment 
of the existing dam; (2) a 70-foot by 55-foot by 35-foot turbine 
structure enclosing five 400-kilowatt Archimedes-screw-type turbines, 
each 13 feet in diameter and 45 feet in length; (3) a 900-foot-long, 
12.4-kilovolt primary transmission line connecting the project with 
Pacific Gas and Electric's transmission lines; and (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have a capacity of 2.0 megawatts 
and generate an estimated average of 14,500 megawatt-hours annually by 
passing stream flow through the powerhouse that normally would pass 
over the dam.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, Archon Energy 1, Inc., 101 E. 
Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602, phone: (403) 618-2018.
    FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone: (202) 502-8079.
    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 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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14449) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 16, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-25880 Filed 10-19-12; 8:45 am]
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