80 FR 58243 - Empire State Hydro 305, LLC; 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 187 (September 28, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 187 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 58243]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24540]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14707-000]


Empire State Hydro 305, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 26, 2015, Empire State Hydro 303, 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 
Texaco Dam Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the 
Susquehanna River, near the town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New 
York. 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) An 
existing 22-foot-high, 205-foot-long masonry and concrete dam; (2) an 
existing intake structure, which conveys flow to the existing penstock; 
(3) an existing powerhouse approximately 20 feet long by 20 feet wide; 
(4) the powerhouse would house two equally sized proposed Kaplan 
turbines having a total installed capacity of 450 kilowatts; (5) a 
proposed 500-foot-long, 12,700-volt transmission line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 1.5 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Boumansour, Gravity Renewables, Inc., 
1401 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302; phone: (303) 440-
3378.
    FERC Contact: Timothy Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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-14707-000.
    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-14707) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 16, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24540 Filed 9-25-15; 8:45 am]
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