81 FR 19168 - 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 81, Issue 64 (April 4, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 64 (April 4, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-07534 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 19168] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07534] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14744-000] Energy Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On December 22, 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 Nolin Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project (Nolin Project or project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Nolin Lake Dam on the Nolin River in Edmonson County, Kentucky. 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 control structure with three 9.5-foot-wide, 25-foot-long spill gates; (2) one 10-foot-diameter, 65-foot-long penstock with a butterfly valve; (3) a bifurcation structure; (4) two 6.5-foot-diameter, 32-foot-long penstocks; (5) a powerhouse containing two generating units with a total capacity of 7 megawatts; (6) a 1000-foot-long, 220-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a substation; and (8) a 3-mile-long, 69 kV transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 26,900 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-14744-000. 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-14744) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 29, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-07534 Filed 4-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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notification of these filings, document e. All local, state, and federal FERC Contact: Christiane Casey;
summaries, and direct links to the agencies, Indian tribes, and other phone: (202) 502–8577.
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- interested parties are invited to Deadline for filing comments and
filing/esubscription.asp. participate by phone. Please call Andy motions to intervene: 60 days from the
Additional information about the Bernick at (202) 502–8660 by Thursday, issuance of this notice.
Project is available from the April 21, 2016, to RSVP and to receive The Commission strongly encourages
Commission’s Office of External Affairs specific instructions on how to electronic filing. Please file comments
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web participate. and motions to intervene using the
site (www.ferc.gov). Using the Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Dated: March 29, 2016.
‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
from the eLibrary menu, enter the Commenters can submit brief comments
selected date range and ‘‘Docket Deputy Secretary.
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Number’’ excluding the last three digits [FR Doc. 2016–07533 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am]
registration, using the eComment system
(i.e., CP15–558), and follow the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
instructions. For assistance with access ecomment.asp. You must include your
to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached name and contact information at the end
at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
of your comments. For assistance,
or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The please contact FERC Online Support at
eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
provides access to the texts of formal 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
documents issued by the Commission, [Project No. 14744–000] (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
such as orders, notices, and rule send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
makings. Energy Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Dated: March 29, 2016. Preliminary Permit Application First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting The first page of any filing should
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Comments and Motions To Intervene include docket number P–14744–000.
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–07536 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am] On December 22, 2015, Energy More information about this project,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Resources USA, Inc. (Energy Resources) including a copy of the application, can
filed an application for a preliminary be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the link of the Commission’s Web site at
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
study the feasibility of the Nolin Lake elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
Federal Energy Regulatory Dam Hydroelectric Project (Nolin (P–14744) in the docket number field to
Commission Project or project) to be located at the access the document. For assistance,
[Project No. 12796–004] U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nolin contact FERC Online Support.
Lake Dam on the Nolin River in Dated: March 29, 2016.
City of Wadsworth, Ohio; Notice of Edmonson County, Kentucky. The sole Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Teleconference purpose of a preliminary permit, if Deputy Secretary.
a. Project Name and Number: R.C. issued, is to grant the permit holder [FR Doc. 2016–07534 Filed 4–1–16; 8:45 am]
Byrd Hydroelectric Project No. 12796. priority to file a license application
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
b. Date and Time of Meeting: during the permit term. A preliminary
Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. permit does not authorize the permit
(Eastern Daylight Time). holder to perform any land-disturbing DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
c. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick, activities or otherwise enter upon lands
andrew.bernick@ferc.gov or (202) 502– or waters owned by others without the Federal Energy Regulatory
8660. owners’ express permission. Commission
d. Purpose of Meeting: Commission The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A control structure [Project No. 14750–000]
staff will hold a teleconference to
discuss: (1) The Indiana Bat and with three 9.5-foot-wide, 25-foot-long Energy Resources USA, Inc.; Notice of
Northern Long Eared Bat Conservation spill gates; (2) one 10-foot-diameter, 65- Preliminary Permit Application
Plan and Mussel Monitoring and foot-long penstock with a butterfly Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Conservation Plan for the R.C. Byrd valve; (3) a bifurcation structure; (4) two Comments and Motions To Intervene
Hydroelectric Project, filed in draft form 6.5-foot-diameter, 32-foot-long
on June 23, 2015, by American penstocks; (5) a powerhouse containing On December 22, 2015, Energy
Municipal Power, Inc. (or AMP, agent two generating units with a total Resources USA, Inc. (Energy Resources)
for the City of Wadsworth, Ohio); (2) the capacity of 7 megawatts; (6) a 1000-foot- filed an application for a preliminary
report entitled ‘‘Examining the Effect of long, 220-foot-wide tailrace; (7) a permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Potential Water Velocities on Mussel substation; and (8) a 3-mile-long, 69 kV Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to
Populations at R.C. Byrd Lock and Dam transmission line. The proposed project study the feasibility of the Lake
on the Ohio River (ORM 279.2)’’ would have an estimated average annual Tuscaloosa Dam Hydroelectric Project
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
prepared for AMP and filed on February generation of 26,900 megawatt-hours, (Lake Tuscaloosa Project or project) to
10, 2016; and (3) the current status of and operate as directed by the Corps. be located at the U.S. Army Corps of
resolving the remaining information Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Engineers’ Lake Tuscaloosa Dam on the
needs noted in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Gonzalez, Energy Resources USA Inc., North River in Tuscaloosa County,
Service’s Ohio Ecological Services Field 2655 Le Jeune Road, Suite 804, Coral Alabama. The sole purpose of a
Office and West Virginia Field Office Gables, Florida 33134; Phone: (954) preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
comments on the draft plans filed 248–8425; Email: agonzalez@ the permit holder priority to file a
August 26, 2015. energyresources.es. license application during the permit
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