Document ID: FERC-2011-0550-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Qualified Hydro 25, LLC
Posted Date: 2011-04-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8888]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13850-000]

Qualified Hydro 25, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On September 30, 2010, Qualified Hydro 25, 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 the Easton Diversion 
Dam Hydroelectric Project (Easton Dam project) to be located on the 
Yakima River near Easton in Kittitas County, Washington. 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 Commission issued a notice on February 16, 2011, accepting the 
application and soliciting comments, motions to intervene, and 
competing applications within a 60-day period. On March 31, 2011, the 
Kittitas Reclamation District filed a letter with the Commission 
stating they were not notified of the preliminary permit application. 
This notice is extending the period for soliciting comments, motions to 
intervene, and competing applications for an additional 30 days.
    The proposed project would utilize the existing 66-foot-high, 248-
foot-long concrete gravity dam and gated outlet on the Yakima River, 
owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and will consist 
of the following: (1) A new 20-foot-wide concrete intake structure with 
trash racks and intake gates; (2) a new 325-foot-long, 72-inch-diameter 
steel penstock from the intake structure to the powerhouse; (3) a new 
50-foot by 40-foot reinforced concrete powerhouse containing one Kaplan 
turbine with a capacity of 1.2 megawatts; (4) a new substation; (5) a 
new approximately 1,400-foot-long, 34.5-69 kilovolt transmission line 
which will tie into an undetermined interconnection; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Easton 
Dam project would be 5.0 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminthan, Qualified Hydro 25, LLC, 33 
Commercial St., Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen (202) 502-8074 or by e-mail at 
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 30 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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13850-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 7, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-8888 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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