Document ID: FERC-2011-1655-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications: Riverbank Hydro No. 2 LLC; Lock Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI; Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.
Posted Date: 2011-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67175-67176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28090]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14130-000; 14137-000; 14149-000]

Riverbank Hydro No. 2 LLC, Lock Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI, 
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.; Notice of Competing Preliminary 
Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 1, 2011, Riverbank Hydro No. 2 LLC (Riverbank) and Lock 
Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI (Lock Hydro) and on April 11, 2011, Arkansas 
Electric Cooperative Corp. (Arkansas Electric) 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) Joe Hardin Lock & Dam No. 3, located 
on the Arkansas River in Lincoln and Jefferson Counties, 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. 14130-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing three generating 
units with a total capacity of 60 megawatts (MW); (4) a tailrace 
structure; and (5) a 21-mile-long, 69 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line. 
The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 142.0 
gigawatt-hours (GWh), and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water 
from the Joe Hardin Lock & Dam No. 3, 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. 14137-000 would consist of: (1) Two 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 28.0 
MW; (2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; and (3) a proposed 
7.0-mile-long, 115 kV transmission line to an existing distribution 
line. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 
196.358 GWh, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus

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water from the Joe Hardin Lock & Dam No. 3, 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.
    Arkansas Electric's Project No. 14149-000 would consist of: (1) An 
800-foot-long, 350-foot-wide headrace channel; (2) a powerhouse, 
located on the right abutment of the dam, containing four generating 
units with a total capacity of 48.0 MW; (3) a 900-foot-long tailrace; 
and (4) a proposed 5.0-mile-long, 115 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line 
to an existing distribution line. The proposed project would have an 
average annual generation of 155.0 GWh, and operate run-of-river 
utilizing surplus water from the Joe Hardin Lock & Dam No. 3, as 
directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jonathan Oliver, Arkansas Electric 
Cooperative Corp., One Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209; (501) 
570-2488.
    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-14130-000, P-14137-000 or P-14149-000) 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. 2011-28090 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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