
[Federal Register: November 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 223)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13571-000]

 
Goshen Powerhouse, LLC: Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

November 10, 2009.
    On August 24, 2009, Goshen Powerhouse, LLC filed an application for 
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Goshen Dam Hydroelectric 
Project No. 13571, to be located at the existing Goshen Dam, on the 
Elkhart River, in Elkhart County, Indiana. 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 existing dam is owned and operated by Elkhart County, Indiana 
and the existing powerhouse and headrace canal is owned and operated by 
the City of Goshen, Indiana. The proposed project would consist of: (1) 
The existing 12.5-foot-high concrete dam equipped with a 200-foot-long 
ogee spillway; (2) an existing 765-acre impoundment with a normal water 
surface elevation of 790.9 feet mean sea level; (3) an existing 25-
foot-long by 49-foot-wide powerhouse to contain two new hydrokinetic 
turbine-generator systems for a total installed capacity of 80 
kilowatts; (4) a new 60-foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission line; and 
(5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would operate in a 
run-of-river mode and generate an estimated average annual generation 
of 578,160 kilowatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Edward L. Kurth, Goshen Powerhouse, LLC, San 
Antonio Zanesville, Texas 78216, (210) 496-5902.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 502-6123.
    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. 
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``eFiling'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project 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-
13571) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-27921 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]

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