80 FR 30229 - Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 101 (May 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 30229]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12714]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14665-000]


Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 3, 2015, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, filed 
an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of 
the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of a 
hydropower project to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
(Corps) Col. Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam #5 on the Arkansas River 
near the town of Pine Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas. 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 proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 800-
foot-long, 400-foot-wide intake channel; (2) a 200-foot-long, 210-foot-
wide powerhouse containing four generating units with a total capacity 
of 36 megawatts; (3) a 1,000-foot-long, 400-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
6.9/115 kilo-Volt (kV) substation; and (5) a 4-mile-long, 115kV 
transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average 
annual generation of 140,000 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by 
the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jonathan Oliver, Arkansas Electric 
Cooperative Corporation, One Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209; 
Phone: (501) 570-2488; Email: [email protected]
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, [email protected], (202) 
502-8577.
    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 at [email protected] 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
14665-000.
    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-14665) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 20, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-12714 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am]
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