
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26749-26750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10613]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14571-000]


Archon Energy 1, Inc.: Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On December 16, 2013, Archon Energy 1, Inc. 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 Stony Creek 
Hydropower Project (Stony Creek Project or project) to be located on 
Stony Creek, near the city of Orland, Glenn County, California. 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

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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 650-
feet-wide and up to 7-feet-high concrete diversion structure; (2) a 6-
mile-long penstock that would feed up to five, 1-mile-long pressurized, 
reinforced concrete pipes creating approximately 125 feet of head; (3) 
a powerhouse, containing up to four turbine-generators; and (4) an 
undefined interconnection point to the grid within five to eight miles 
of the proposed powerhouse. The estimated annual generation of the 
Stony Creek Project would be 100,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, President, Archon Energy 1, 
Inc., 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602; phone: 
(415) 377-2460.
    FERC Contact: Shana Murray; phone: (202) 502-8333.
    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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (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-14571-000.
    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-14571) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 1, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-10613 Filed 5-8-14; 8:45 am]
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