
[Federal Register: November 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 228)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13736-000; Project No. 13777-000]

 
Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLI; Allegheny 7 Hydro, LLC; Notice of 
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, and Motions To Intervene

November 19, 2010.
    On May 18, 2010, Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLI, and Allegheny 7 
Hydro, LLC filed applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Allegheny River Lock & Dam No. 7 
located on the Allegheny River in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 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.

Descriptions of the Proposed Allegheny River Lock & Dam No. 7 Projects

    Lock Hydro Friends Fund XLI's project (Project No. 13736-000) would 
consist of: (1) Two 24-foot-high, 75-foot-long prefabricated concrete 
walls attached to the downstream side of the Corps dam which would 
support one frame module; (2) the frame module would be 109 feet long 
and weigh 1.16 million pounds and contain 10 generating units with a 
total combined capacity of 12.5 megawatts (MW); (3) a new switchyard 
containing a transformer; (4) a proposed 6,000-foot-long, 36.7-kilovolt 
(kV) transmission line to an existing substation. The proposed project 
would have an average annual generation of 54.787 gigawatt-hours (GWh), 
which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark R. Stover, Hydro Green Energy LLC, 5090 
Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056; phone (877) 556-6566 
x711.
    Allegheny 7 Hydro, LLC's project (Project No. 13777-000) would 
consist of: (1) A proposed 100-foot-long excavated power canal; (2) a 
proposed powerhouse containing three generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 13.3 MW; (3) a 260-foot-long excavated tailrace; 
(4) a proposed 2.1-mile-long, 69.0-kV transmission line. The proposed 
project would have an average annual generation of 49.7 GWh, which 
would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent Smith, Symbiotics LLC, P.O. Box 535, 
Rigby, ID 83442; phone (208) 745-0834.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
    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/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 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 seven 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-13736-000 or 13777-000) in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online 
Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29852 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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