82 FR 46233 - Watterra Energy, LLC; 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 82, Issue 191 (October 4, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46233]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21271]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14857-000]


Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On September 11, 2017, Watterra Energy, LLC (Watterra Energy) filed 
a preliminary permit application pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
Saylorville Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14857-000, to be located at 
the existing Saylorville Dam on the Des Moines River, near the City of 
Des Moines in Polk County, Iowa. Saylorville Dam is owned by the United 
States government and operated by the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers.
    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 owner's express permission.
    Watterra Energy's proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 20-
foot-diameter steel penstock that would be inserted into an existing 
22-foot-diameter by 640-foot-long concrete conduit; (2) a new 55-foot-
wide by 70-foot-long by 30-foot-high concrete powerhouse; (3) three new 
5.22-megawatt (MW) turbines, with a combined generating capacity of 
15.66 MW; (4) a new 70-foot-long by 55-foot-wide substation; (5) a new 
7,000-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 58 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig Dalton, 220 W. Main Street, Hamilton, 
MT 59840; (406) 384-0080.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    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-14857-000.
    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-14857) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 27, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-21271 Filed 10-3-17; 8:45 am]
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