83 FR 1349 - Watterra Energy, LLC; 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 83, Issue 8 (January 11, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 1349]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00331]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14864-000]


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

    On November 29, 2017, Watterra Energy, LLC 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 Barren River Lake Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (project), to be located at the existing U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' Barren River Lake Dam on the Barren River near 
the City of Bowling Green, Barren 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 960-
foot-long, 14-foot-diameter steel penstock lining the existing concrete 
conduit; (2) a 14-foot-long, 14-foot-wide bifurcation structure 
attached to the proposed penstock, with one 265-foot-long branch 
extending to the proposed powerhouse, and the other 86-foot-long branch 
extending to the existing stilling basin to provide an outlet point for 
the release of floodwaters; (3) a 70-foot-long, 55-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing two Kaplan generating units with a total capacity of 11.63 
megawatts; (4) a 75-foot-long tailrace; (5) a 50-foot-long, 50-foot-
wide switchyard; and (6) a 4,210-foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission 
line. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 41.64 
gigawatt-hours, and would operate as directed by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig Dalton, Watterra Energy, LLC, 220 West 
Main Street, Hamilton, MT 59840; phone: (406) 384-0080.
    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-14864-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14864) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 5, 2018.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00331 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]
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