Document ID: FERC-2012-0721-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Stoughton Water Power Co.
Posted Date: 2012-04-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10219]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14335-000]

Stoughton Water Power Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On December 7, 2011, the Stoughton Water Power Company filed an 
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Stoughton 
Dam Water Power Project No. 14335, to be located at the existing 
Stoughton Dam on the Yahara River, near the City of Stoughton, in Dane 
County, Wisconsin. The Stoughton Dam is owned by the City of Stoughton.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing Stoughton 
Dam; (2) an existing 70-foot-long by 38-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; 
(3) two new or refurbished hydropower turbines and generators having a 
total combined generating capacity of 192 kilowatts; (4) an existing 
200-foot-long by 40-foot-wide headrace; (5) a 25-foot-long, 12-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an estimated annual generation of 450,000 kilowatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas J. Reiss, Jr., P.O. Box 553, 319 Hart 
Street, Watertown, WI 53094; (920) 261-2319.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 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 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-14335-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 23, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10219 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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