Document ID: FERC-2014-1243-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Advanced Hydropower, Inc.
Posted Date: 2014-09-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 58773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23219]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14623-000]

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

    On May 6, 2014, Advanced Hydropower, Inc. 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 on the Cullasaja River, on lands within the Nantahala National 
Forest, near the town of Highlands, in Macon County, North Carolina. 
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 50-foot-
wide, 2-foot-high concrete diversion weir; (2) a 50-foot-wide, 2-foot-
high coanda effect screened intake structure; (3) a 2,000-foot-long, 
36-inch-diameter above ground penstock; (4) a 30-foot-high, 25-foot-
long powerhouse containing one crossflow generating unit with a total 
capacity of 775 kilowatts; (5) a 40-foot-long, 40-foot-wide tailrace; 
(6) a 60-foot-long, 12.47 kilo-Volt transmission line. The project 
would have an estimated average annual generation of 3,300 megawatt-
hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Colin M. Gaines, Advanced Hydropower, Inc., 
3774 Chessa Lane, Clovis, CA 93619. (772) 532-2104.
    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-14623) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 22, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-23219 Filed 9-29-14; 8:45 am]
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