
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55842-55843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23323]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14706-000]


Empire State Hydro 303, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 26, 2015, Empire State Hydro 303, 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 Rock 
Bottom Dam Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the 
Susquehanna River, near the city of Binghamton, Broome County, New 
York. 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

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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) An 
existing 9-foot-high, 460-foot-long gravity dam; (2) a proposed 
concrete powerhouse approximately 100 feet long by 40 feet wide housing 
eight low-head, horizontal bulb turbines having a total installed 
capacity of 1,992 kilowatts; (3) a proposed concrete tailrace wall 
extending approximately 100 feet downstream; (4) a proposed 500-foot-
long, 12,700-volt transmission line interconnecting with the local 
utility; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would 
have an average annual generation of about 10 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Boumansour, Gravity Renewables, Inc., 
1401 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302; phone: (303) 440-
3378.
    FERC Contact: Timothy Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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-14706-000.
    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-14706) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 10, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-23323 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am]
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