Document ID: FERC-2011-1653-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications: Riverbank Hydro No. 8 LLC; Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLIV; FFP Project 51 LLC
Posted Date: 2011-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67172-67173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28099]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[14160-000; 14179-000; 14194-000]

 Riverbank Hydro No. 8 LLC Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLIV FFP 
Project 51 LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On May 2, 2011, Riverbank Hydro No. 8 LLC (Riverbank), and on May 
3, 2011, Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLIV (Lock Hydro) and FFP Project 51 
LLC (FFP 51) 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) Emmett 
Sanders 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.
    Riverbank's Project No. 14160-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing three generating 
units with a total capacity of 50.1 megawatts (MW); (4) a tailrace 
structure; and (5) a 3.3-mile-long, 69 kilo-volt (kV) transmission 
line. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 
145.0 gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus 
water from the Emmett Sanders 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. 14179-000 would consist of: (1) Three lock 
frame modules, each frame module will be 109-feet long, 40-feet-high 
and contain ten generating units with a total combined capacity of 25.0 
MW; (2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) a proposed 
7.0-mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to

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an existing distribution line. The proposed project would have an 
average annual generation of 164.362 GWh, and operate run-of-river 
utilizing surplus water from the Emmett Sanders 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 51's Project No. 14194-000 would consist of: (1) An 840-foot-
long, 340-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, located on the 
east side of the dam, containing four generating units with a total 
capacity of 36.0 MW; (3) a 425-foot-long, 260-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
7.2/115 KV substation; and (5) a 2.6-mile-long, 69 kV transmission 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
144.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the 
Emmett Sanders 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-14160-000, P-14179-000, or P-14194-000) 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. 2011-28099 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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