80 FR 79876 - Energy Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of Competing 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 246 (December 23, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 79876]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32276]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14741-000]


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

    On November 28, 2015, Energy Resources USA, Inc. (Energy Resources) 
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 Selden Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project (Selden Project or 
project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Selden Lock 
and Dam on the Black Warrior River in Green County, Alabama. 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.
    Energy Resources' permit application is filed in competition with 
Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund III, proposed Selden Lock and Dam 
Hydroelectric Project No. 14672-000, which was publicly noticed 
November 24, 2015. The deadline for filing competing applications is 
January 25, 2016. Energy Resources competing permit application is 
timely filed.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 200-
foot-long, 140-foot-wide intake channel; (2) a 133-foot-long, 83-foot-
wide powerhouse containing two generating units with a total capacity 
of 12.5 megawatts; (3) a 4000-foot-long, 1600-foot-wide tailrace; (4) a 
4.16/69 kilo-Volt (kV) substation; (5) a 330-foot-long addition to the 
existing access road; and (6) a 3-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. 
The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation 
of 68,900 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: 
(954) 248-8425; Email: [email protected]
    FERC Contact: Christiane Casey; phone: (202) 502-8577.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments and motions to intervene 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-14741-000.
    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-14741) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 17, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-32276 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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