Document ID: FERC-2012-0689-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Green River Energy BFD, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
Posted Date: 2012-04-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24195-24196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9649]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14378-000]

 Green River Energy BFD, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 29, 2012, Green River Energy BFD, LLC 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 
located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Green River Lake 
Dam, located on the Green River in Taylor County, Kentucky. 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 
bifurcation structure constructed at the end of the dam's outlet 
conduit; (2) a 30-foot-long, 72 inch-diameter steel penstock; (3) a 
powerhouse containing two turbine/generating units with a total 
capacity of 3.1 megawatts; (4) a 570-foot-long, 12.7-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 17,651 megawatt-hours (MWh), and operate utilizing 
surplus water from the Green River Lake Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Boumansour, Green River Energy BFD, 
LLC, 1035 Pearl Street 4th Floor, Boulder, CO 80302. (720) 295-3317.
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 
502-8577.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications

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(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-14378-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 13, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-9649 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]
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