81 FR 25392 - 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 81, Issue 82 (April 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 25392]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09937]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14768-000]


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

    On March 11, 2016, 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 Salamonie 
Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14768-000, to be located at the 
existing Salamonie Lake Dam on the Salamonie River, near the town of 
Wabash, in Wabash County, Indiana. The Salamonie Lake Dam is owned by 
the United States government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Louisville District.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 15-foot by 10-foot 
by 90-foot-long concrete conduit; (2) a new 98-foot by 45-foot 
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing two 2.5-megawatt (MW) 
vertical Kaplan turbine-generators having a total combined generating 
capacity of 5 MW; (3) a new 300-foot-long by 95-foot-wide tailrace; (4) 
a new 60-foot-long by 50-foot-wide substation with a 6-mega-volt-ampere 
4.16/69-kilovolt three-phase step-up transformer; (5) a new 2-mile-
long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 
The project would have an estimated annual generation of 13.76 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander Gonzalez, 350 Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor, 
Miami, FL 33139; telephone (954) 248-8425.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502-6211.
    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 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-14768-000.
    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-14768) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 22, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-09937 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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