Document ID: FERC-2016-0039-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Water District No.1 of Johnson County, KS
Posted Date: 2016-01-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-100]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14716-000]

Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, KS; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 30, 2015, Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, KS 
filed an application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
WaterOne Kansas River Hydroelectric Project No. 14716-000, to be 
located at the existing WaterOne Kansas River Weir on the Kansas River, 
near the town of Kanas City, in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The WaterOne 
Kansas River Weir is owned by the Water District No.1 of Johnson 
County, KS.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An existing 1,284-foot-
long weir structure comprised of eighteen 54-foot-diameter substrate 
filled, concrete capped cells; (2) a new 42-foot-long, 72-foot-wide 
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two 550-kilowatt vertical 
Kaplan hydropower turbine-generators having a total combined generating 
capacity of 1.1 megawatts; (3) a new 20-foot-long by 20-foot-wide 
switchyard containing a 480 volt(V) to 2,400V step-up transformer; (4) 
a new 400 to 500-foot-long, 2,400V underground transmission line; and 
(5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
generation of 7,700,000 kilowatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael J. Armstrong, 10747 Renner 
Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219; telephone (913) 895-5500.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. 
Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14716-000.
    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-14716) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 31, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-100 Filed 1-7-16; 8:45 am]
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