
[Federal Register: April 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 68)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13623-000; Project No. 13375-000]

 
City of Raleigh; Community Hydro, LLC; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments and Motions To Intervene

March 29, 2010.
    The City of Raleigh and Community Hydro, LLC filed preliminary 
permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Falls Lake Dam Hydroelectric 
Project located at the existing Falls Lake Dam and Reservoir on the 
Neuse River, Wake County, North Carolina, near the City of Raleigh, 
North Carolina. The projects would occupy federal lands under the 
jurisdiction of the U.S. 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 owners' express permission.
    The proposed Projects description:
    The proposed Falls Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project by the City of 
Raleigh (Project No. 13623-000, filed on November 6, 2009), would have 
two alternatives. Alternative 1 would consist of: (1) An approximately 
100-foot-long by 17.5-foot-diameter steel penstock extension of the 
existing tunnel; (2) an approximately 175-foot-long by 10-foot-diameter 
penstock, branching off the 17.5-foot-diameter penstock extension, 
which bifurcates into two 7-foot-diameter penstocks leading to the 
turbines; (3) a 70-foot-long by 50-foot-wide new powerhouse containing 
two turbine-generator units each with an installed capacity of 1,600 
kW; (4) a 200-foot-long, 13.2 kV transmission line; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. Alternative 1 would have an average annual generation of 
8.7 gigawatt-hours. Alternative 2 entails installing two turbine-
generators on the intake tower located at the upstream face of the dam. 
Each turbine-generator would have an installed capacity of 2,450 kW. 
Alternative 2 would have an average annual generation of 9.3 gigawatt-
hours.
    The proposed Falls Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project by Community 
Hydro, LLC (Project No. 13375-000, filed on February 20, 2009, entails 
installing six turbine-generators on the intake tower located at the 
upstream face of the dam. The project would have an installed capacity 
of 2,500 kW and an average annual generation of 8.3 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicants Contact: For the City of Raleigh: Mr. Thomas A. 
McCormick, Raleigh City Attorney, P.O. Box 590, Raleigh, North Carolina 
27601, e-mail tom.mccormick@ci.raleigh.nc.us. For Community Hydro, LLC: 
Lori Barg, Community Hydro, LLC, 113 Bartlett Rd., Plainfield, Vermont 
05667, telephone: (802) 454-1874.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502-6211.
    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. 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 (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13623-000, or 13375-000) in the

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docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-8060 Filed 4-8-10; 8:45 am]
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