
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8612-8613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01821]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13519-004]


Lock +\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC; Notice of Application 
Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study 
Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: 13519-004.
    c. Date Filed: December 28, 2016.
    d. Applicant: Lock +\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund XIX, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Claiborne Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Alabama River, in Monroe County, Alabama. The 
project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) 
Claiborne Lock and Dam.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Wayne Krouse, Hydro Green Energy, LLC, PO Box 
43796, Birmingham Alabama 35243; (877) 556-6566 x709, or at 
wayne@hgenergy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at (202) 502-6035, or at 
monte.terhaar@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: February 27, 2017.

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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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-13519-004.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. Project Description: The 19.6-megawatt project would be located 
at the Corps Claiborne Lock and Dam located on the Alabama River at 
River Mile 72.5. The project would utilize flows originating from the 
60-mile-long Claiborne Reservoir and flows released from the Corps' 
dam. The project would operate in a run-of-release mode, utilizing 
flows as provided by the Corps. The principle features of the project 
include: (1) A new powerhouse, adjacent to the existing dam, housing 
fourteen 1,400 kilowatt bulb turbines; (2) an inflatable crest gate 
installed on top of the existing overflow spillway; and (3) a sub-
station and 5.4-mile-long transmission line.
    o. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last 
three digits in the docket number field, to access the document. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in item (h) above.
    p. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: January 13, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-01821 Filed 1-26-17; 8:45 am]
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