Document ID: FERC-2011-1670-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Competing Preliminary Permit Applications: Riverbank Hydro No. 1 LLC; Qualified Hydro 20 LLC; Lock Hydro Friends Fund XXXVII
Posted Date: 2011-10-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 210 (Monday, October 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67167-67168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28091]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14131-000; 14135-000; 14138-000]

Riverbank Hydro No. 1 LLC; Qualified Hydro 20 LLC; Lock Hydro 
Friends Fund XXXVII; 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. 1 LLC (Riverbank), Qualified 
Hydro 20 LLC (Qualified Hydro) and Lock Hydro Friends Fund XXXVI (Lock 
Hydro) 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) 
Aberdeen Lock & Dam, located on the Tombigbee River in Monroe County, 
Mississippi. 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. 14131-000 would consist of: (1) A forebay; 
(2) an intake structure; (3) a powerhouse containing one generating 
units with a total capacity of 10 megawatts (MW); (4) a tailrace 
structure; and (5) 4-mile-long, 25 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 Aberdeen Lock & Dam, 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.
    Qualified Hydro's Project No. 14135-000 would consist of: (1) An 
130-foot-long, 120-foot-wide approach channel; (2) a powerhouse, 
located on the east side of the dam, containing two generating units 
with a total capacity of 8.0 MW; (3) a 225-foot-long, 100-foot-

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wide tailrace; (4) a 4.16/69 KV substation; and (5) a 2.4-mile-long, 69 
kV transmission line. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 32.0 GWh and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water 
from the Aberdeen Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corp., 
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114. (978) 283-2822.
    Lock Hydro's Project No. 14138-000 would consist of: (1) One lock 
frame module, the frame module will be 44-feet long, 40-feet-high and 
contain four generating units with a total combined capacity of 10.0 
MW; (2) a new switchyard containing a transformer; (3) a proposed 1.5-
mile-long, 115 kilo-volt (kV) transmission line to an existing 
distribution line. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 43.830 GWh and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus 
water from the Aberdeen Lock & Dam, 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.
    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-14131-000, P-14135-000 or P-14138-000) 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. 2011-28091 Filed 10-28-11; 8:45 am]
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