80_FR_58430
Page Range | 58243-58243 | |
FR Document | 2015-24540 |
[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
FR Citation | 80 FR 58243 |