80 FR 59763 - FFP Project 92, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 191 (October 2, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59763-59764]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25011]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14276-002; Docket No. AD13-9-000]


FFP Project 92, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental 
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 
and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 14276-002.
    c. Date filed: April 16, 2015.
    d. Applicant: FFP Project 92, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 11 
Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the Kentucky 
River in Estill and Madison Counties, Kentucky, at the existing 
Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 11 which is owned by the Commonwealth 
of Kentucky and operated by the Kentucky River Authority. The project 
would not affect federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's regulations 
and Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013.
    h. Applicant Contact: Kellie Doherty, Rye Development, LLC, 745 
Atlantic Avenue, 8th floor, Boston, MA 02111; Telephone (781) 856-2030; 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar, Telephone (202) 502-6863, and email 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary 
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply 
comments are due 75 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary 
terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 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-14276-002.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The proposed project would be located at the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky's existing Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 11, which was 
originally constructed from 1904 to 1906 by the U.S. Corps of Engineers 
for the purpose of transportation. There is a single lock chamber with 
a total length of 148 feet and width of 52 feet on the south end of the 
dam. However, a concrete bulkhead and miter gates were installed in 
front of the lock structure and it is no longer being used for 
navigational purposes. The Kentucky River Authority currently operates 
the dam to maintain the upriver channel depth and an impoundment to 
withdraw water for municipal drinking water purposes. The impoundment 
also serves the purposes of providing opportunities for recreation and 
habitat for fish and wildlife.
    The proposed project would be operated in a run-of-river mode. The 
proposed project would include: (1) The existing 579-acre impoundment, 
with a normal pool elevation of 585.60 feet North American Vertical 
Datum of 1988; (2) the existing 208-foot-long, 35-foot-high fixed crest 
dam; (3) a new 275-foot-long, 75-foot-wide reinforced concrete intake 
channel equipped with trashracks with 3-inch bar spacing; (4) a new 
140-foot-long, 64.5-foot-wide powerhouse that includes a 30-foot-long, 
47-foot- high, 64.5-foot-wide intake and headgate structure built 
within the existing lock structure; (5) two new horizontal Pit Kaplan 
turbine generator units each rated at 2.5 megawatts (MW); (6) a new 
190-foot-long, 78-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a new 40-foot-long, 40-foot-
wide substation; (8) a new 212-foot, 4.16 kilovolt (kV) underground 
transmission cable from the generators to the new substation and a new 
approximately 4.5-mile-long, 69- kV overhead transmission line 
extending from the new substation at the powerhouse to an existing 
substation located near Waco, Kentucky; and (9) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed project would generate about 18,500 megawatt-hours 
annually, which would be sold to a local utility.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the

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``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for 
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or 
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or 
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the 
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    o. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, 
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an 
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant named in this public 
notice.

    Dated: September 25, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-25011 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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