Document ID: FERC-2013-0860-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Preliminary Permit Applications: Kings River Conservation District
Posted Date: 2013-06-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 38313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15192]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14527-000]

Kings River Conservation District; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To 
Intervene

    On June 3, 2013, the Kings River Conservation District filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Gould Weir Hydroelectric 
Project, to be located on the Kings River, near the city of Sanger, in 
Fresno County, California. 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 applicant is considering two alternatives for this proposed 
project. The first option would include the installation of facilities 
immediately downstream of the existing Gould weir. The second option 
would include the installation of facilities in a bypass channel 
adjacent to Gould weir. Based on a reconnaissance-level study of the 
site performed in 2002, the project could have an installed capacity of 
0.96 megawatt and an estimated average annual generation of 4.4 
gigawatt-hours utilizing one Kaplan-bulb turbine. A preliminary design 
of the facilities and selection of the turbine and generator would be 
performed during the feasibility study.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. David Orth, 4886 East Jensen Avenue, Fresno, 
CA 93725, phone (559) 237-5567, extension 101.
    FERC Contact: Corey Vezina, (202) 502-8598 or 
Corey.vezina@ferc.gov.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
14497-000 filed February 11, 2013. Competing applications had to be 
filed on or before June 3, 2013.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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 five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    More information about this project 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-14527) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-
866-208-3372.

    Dated: June 19, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15192 Filed 6-25-13; 8:45 am]
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