82 FR 13990 - 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 82, Issue 50 (March 16, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 50 (Thursday, March 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 13990]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05206]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14838-000]


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

    On February 9, 2017, 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 Caddo Dam Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' Caddo Dam on the Cypress Bayou in Caddo Parish 
County, Louisiana. 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 70-foot-
long, 60-foot-wide intake area; (2) a 75-foot-long, 36-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan generating units with a total 
capacity of 5 megawatts; (3) a 350-foot-long, 65-foot-wide tailrace; 
(4) a 60-foot-long, 50-foot-wide substation; and (5) a 0.35-mile-long, 
69 kilovolt transmission line. The estimated annual generation of the 
project would be 21.15 gigawatt-hours, and would operate as directed by 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Bernard Mount, Senior Project Manager, 
Energy Resources USA Inc., 4305 N Lincoln Ave., Room C, Chicago, 
Illinois 60618; phone: (312) 859-2032.
    FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502-6304.
    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-14838-000.
    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-14838-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 8, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-05206 Filed 3-15-17; 8:45 am]
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