82 FR 43348 - Clean River Power MR-2, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protest

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43348-43349]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19567]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-13407-004]


Clean River Power MR-2, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protest

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been 
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Applications: Amendment of License.
    b. Project No.: 13407-004.
    c. Date filed: May 23, 2017.
    d. Applicant: Clean River Power MR-2, LLC, a subsidiary of Free 
Flow Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Lowell Lock and Dam Water Power Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing 
Lowell Lock and Dam on the Muskingum River in Washington County, West 
of the City of Lowell, Ohio. The lock and dam was formally owned and 
operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but is currently owned 
and operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of 
Parks and Recreation.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contacts: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer, 
Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 
02114; (978) 283-2822, or by email at: [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad (202) 502-8759, or by email at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests 
is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, 
motions to intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/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.

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The first page of any filing should include docket number P-13407-004.
    k. Description of currently authorized project: The authorized but 
unconstructed project works consist of: (a) An existing 840-foot-long, 
18-foot-high timber crib and concrete dam that contains a full-length, 
uncontrolled spillway having a crest elevation of 607.06 feet North 
American Vertical Datum of 1988; (b) an existing 628-acre impoundment 
with a volume of 4,492 acre-feet at the crest elevation of the dam; (c) 
a new 215-foot-long by 165-foot-wide by 23-foot-deep intake channel to 
be excavated upstream of the dam to convey flows to be used for 
generation into the powerhouse; (d) a new 37-foot-long by 80-foot-wide 
by 52-foot-high intake structure equipped with trashracks containing 2-
inch clear bar spacing; (e) a new 160-foot-long by 75-foot-wide by 66-
foot-high concrete powerhouse located immediately downstream of the dam 
on the north river bank containing two 2.5-megawatt horizontal Kaplan 
turbine/generator units; (f) a new 143.5-foot-long dam abutment located 
adjacent to the powerhouse to serve as an overflow weir to maintain the 
existing overflow capacity of the dam; (g) a new 100-foot-long by 125-
foot-wide by 24-foot-deep tailrace channel located immediately 
downstream of the powerhouse to return flows exiting the powerhouse to 
the Muskingum River; (h) a new 40-foot-long by 40-foot-wide substation 
located adjacent to the north end of the dam; (i) a new 135-foot-long, 
4.16-kilovolt (kV) transmission cable that connects the powerhouse to 
the substation; (j) a new 1,200-foot-long, 69-kV overhead transmission 
line that connects the substation to a local utility distribution line; 
(k) a new 150-foot-long access road and a new 1,800-square-foot parking 
lot located at the south end of the dam; and (l) appurtenant 
facilities.
    l. Description of Amendment: The licensee proposes certain design 
changes to the project's works as follows: (1) Change the location of 
the project works form the north side to the south side of the dam; (2) 
the tailrace channel will be 255-foot-long by 170-foot-wide by 28-foot-
deep; and (3) the transmission line will be a 150-foot-long, 4.16-kV 
transmission line that connects the powerhouse to the substation and a 
2,375-foot-long, 69-kV transmission line that connects the substation 
to the local utility distribution line. Most of the 69-kV transmission 
line will be submerged behind the dam.
    m. Location of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. The filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from 
the applicant.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    o. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit 
comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, motions to 
intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``MOTION TO 
INTERVENE'', or ``PROTEST'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading 
the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervener must be accompanied 
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared 
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 
385.2010.

    Dated: September 7, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-19567 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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