80 FR 75080 - Energy Resources USA Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-30402

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14686-000]


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

    On June 25, 2015, Energy Resources USA Inc., filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project 
to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) David D. 
Terry Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River near the town of Little Rock 
in Pulaski County, Arkansas. 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) A 100-
foot-long overflow bank extension connecting to the existing dam; (2) a 
770-foot-long, 200-foot-wide intake channel with a 85-foot-long 
retaining wall; (3) a 220-foot-long, 90-foot-wide powerhouse containing 
four generating units with a total capacity of 18 megawatts; (4) a 500-
foot-long, 200-foot-wide tailrace with a 85-foot-long retaining wall; 
(5) a 4.16/69 kilo-Volt (kV) substation; and (6) a 4-mile-long, 69 kV 
transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average 
annual generation of 128,200 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by 
the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, Energy Resources USA Inc., 
2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 804, Coral Gables, Florida 33134; Phone: +34 
93 252 38 40; Email: [email protected]
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey, [email protected], (202) 
502-8577.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
14664-000 filed March 3, 2015. Competing applications had to be filed 
on or before July 20, 2015.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be 
filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 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] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 
original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    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-14686) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 24, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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There are two ways to become via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 FERC Contact: Christiane Casey,
involved in the Commission’s review of CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502–
this project. First, any person wishing to instructions on the Commission’s Web 8577.
obtain legal status by becoming a party site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Competing Application: This
to the proceedings for this project Commission strongly encourages application competes with Project No.
should, on or before the comment date electronic filings. 14664–000 filed March 3, 2015.
stated below, file with the Federal Comment Date: December 15, 2015 Competing applications had to be filed
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Dated: November 24, 2015. on or before July 20, 2015.
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Deadline for filing comments and
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
a motion to intervene in accordance motions to intervene: 60 days from the
with the requirements of the Deputy Secretary.
issuance of this notice. Comments and
Commission’s Rules of Practice and [FR Doc. 2015–30399 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am] motions to intervene may be filed
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) BILLING CODE 6717–01–P electronically via the Internet. See 18
and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party instructions on the Commission’s Web
status will be placed on the service list DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
maintained by the Secretary of the efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
Commission and will receive copies of Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
all documents filed by the applicant and without prior registration, using the
by all other parties. A party must submit eComment system at http://
5 copies of filings made with the [Project No. 14686–000] www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Commission and must mail a copy to ecomment.asp. You must include your
the applicant and to every other party in Energy Resources USA Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application name and contact information at the end
the proceeding. Only parties to the of your comments. For assistance,
proceeding can ask for court review of Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene please contact FERC Online Support at
Commission orders in the proceeding. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
However, a person does not have to On June 25, 2015, Energy Resources free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
intervene in order to have comments USA Inc., filed an application for a (202) 502–8659. Although the
considered. The second way to preliminary permit, pursuant to section Commission strongly encourages
participate is by filing with the 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), electronic filing, documents may also be
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
proposing to study the feasibility of a
possible, an original and two copies of original and five copies to: Kimberly D.
hydropower project to be located at the
comments in support of or in opposition Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps)
to this project. The Commission will Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
David D. Terry Lock and Dam on the
consider these comments in NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Arkansas River near the town of Little
determining the appropriate action to be More information about this project,
Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas. The
taken, but the filing of a comment alone including a copy of the application, can
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
will not serve to make the filer a party be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
issued, is to grant the permit holder
to the proceeding. The Commission’s link of Commission’s Web site at http://
priority to file a license application
rules require that persons filing
during the permit term. A preliminary www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
comments in opposition to the project
permit does not authorize the permit Enter the docket number (P–14686) in
provide copies of their protests only to
holder to perform any land-disturbing the docket number field to access the
the party or parties directly involved in
activities or otherwise enter upon lands document. For assistance, contact FERC
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only or waters owned by others without the Online Support.
on the environmental review of this owners’ express permission. Dated: November 24, 2015.
project should submit an original and The proposed project would consist of Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
two copies of their comments to the the following: (1) A 100-foot-long Deputy Secretary.
Secretary of the Commission. overflow bank extension connecting to
[FR Doc. 2015–30402 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am]
Environmental commenters will be the existing dam; (2) a 770-foot-long,
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placed on the Commission’s 200-foot-wide intake channel with a 85-
environmental mailing list, will receive foot-long retaining wall; (3) a 220-foot-
copies of the environmental documents, long, 90-foot-wide powerhouse DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
and will be notified of meetings containing four generating units with a
associated with the Commission’s total capacity of 18 megawatts; (4) a 500- Federal Energy Regulatory
environmental review process. foot-long, 200-foot-wide tailrace with a Commission
Environmental commenters will not be 85-foot-long retaining wall; (5) a 4.16/69
kilo-Volt (kV) substation; and (6) a 4- [Project No. 14518–001]
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The
New England Hydropower Company,
However, the non-party commenters proposed project would have an
LLC; Notice of Surrender of
will not receive copies of all documents estimated average annual generation of
Preliminary Permit
filed by other parties or issued by the 128,200 megawatt-hours, and operate as
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Commission (except for the mailing of directed by the Corps. Take notice that New England
environmental documents issued by the Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Hydropower Company, LLC, permittee
Commission) and will not have the right Gonzalez, Energy Resources USA Inc., for the proposed Lensdale Pond Dam
to seek court review of the 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 804, Coral Hydroelectric Project, has requested that
Commission’s final order. Gables, Florida 33134; Phone: +34 93 its preliminary permit be terminated.
Motions to intervene, protests and 252 38 40; Email: agonzalez@ The permit was issued on July 25, 2013,
comments may be filed electronically energyresources.es and would have expired on June 30,

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80 FR 75080 - Energy Resources USA Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission