80 FR 61813 - 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 198 (October 14, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61813-61814]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26074]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14710-000]


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

    On September 2, 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.22 Hydroelectric Project No. 14710-000, to be located at the 
existing Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 22 on the Mississippi 
River, near the City of Hannibal, in Ralls County, Missouri and Pike 
County, Illinois. The Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 22 is owned by 
the United States government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers.
    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 
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing four 2-megawatt Kaplan 
hydropower turbine-generators having a total combined generating 
capacity of 8.0 megawatts; (3) one new 1000-foot-long by 220-foot-wide 
tailrace; (4) a new 85-foot-long by 43-foot-high by 3-foot-thick intake 
retaining wall and a new 40-foot-long by 43-foot-high by 3-foot-thick 
tailrace retaining wall; (5) a new 60-foot-long by 50-foot-wide 
substation; (6) a new 6.54-mile-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated 
annual generation of 66.4 gigawatt-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

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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-14710-000.
    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-14710) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: October 6, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-26074 Filed 10-13-15; 8:45 am]
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