Document ID: FERC-2016-0017-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Energy Resources USA, Inc.
Posted Date: 2016-01-06T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33237]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14739-000]

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

    On November 27, 2015, the Energy Resources USA Inc. filed an 
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Coralville 
Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14739-000, to be located at the existing 
Coralville Dam on the Iowa River, near the City of Coralville, in 
Johnson County, Iowa. The Coralville Dam is owned by the United States 
government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 90-foot by 13-foot 
by 18-foot concrete conduit; (2) a new 70-foot by 50-foot reinforced 
concrete powerhouse containing two 3.5-megawatt Kaplan hydropower 
turbine-generators having a total combined generating capacity of 7.0 
megawatts; (3) one new 100-foot-long by 65-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
new 50-foot-long by 45-foot-wide substation; (5) a new 2-mile-long, 69-
kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 34 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 
804, Coral Gables, Florida 33134; telephone (954) 248-8425.
    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-14739-000.
    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-14739) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 30, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33237 Filed 1-5-16; 8:45 am]
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