80 FR 52043 - Energy Resources USA Inc.; 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 166 (August 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52043]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21261]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14687-000]


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

    On June 25, 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 Lock and 
Dam No.11 Hydroelectric Project No. 14687-000, to be located at the 
existing Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 11 on the Mississippi 
River, near the City of Dubuque, in Grant County, Wisconsin. The 
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 11 is owned by the United States 
government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    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: (1) A new 770-foot-long by 
300-foot-wide earthen intake area; (2) a new 220-foot by 90-foot 
concrete powerhouse containing four 2.5-megawatt hydropower turbine-
generators having a total combined generating capacity of 10 megawatts; 
(3) one new 1000-foot-long by 220-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a new intake 
retaining wall and new tailrace retaining wall each measuring 85-foot-
long by 43-foot-high by 3-foot-thick; (5) a new 50-foot by 60-foot 
switchyard; (6) a new 1.52-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated 
annual generation of 119,655 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 
804, Coral Gables, Florida 33134; telephone +34 932523840.
    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 
[email protected], (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-14687-000.
    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-14687) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 1-866-208-
3676.

    Dated: August 20, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-21261 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am]
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