[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46156-46157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19812]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14872-000]


Peterson Machinery Sales; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 19, 2018, Peterson Machinery Sales filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Hubbardston 
Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the Fish Creek, near 
Hubbardston, in Ionia County, Michigan. 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 project would be located at the site of an existing, 
non-operational hydroelectric project previously operated by Hope 
Renewable Energy, LLC without a Commission license. The proposed run-
of-river project will involve rehabilitation and upgrade of the 
following existing facilities: (1) A 60-acre, 600-acre-foot reservoir 
with normal surface elevation of 850 feet mean sea level; (2) a 350-
foot-long, 25 to 30-foot-high combination dam and spillway 
incorporating a 80-foot-long, 12-foot-wide intake channel; (3) a 30-
foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse containing two Francis 
turbines and

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associated generators with a combined installed capacity of 400 
kilowatts; (4) a 600-foot-long tailrace; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated average annual generation of the project 
would be 3,500 megawatt-hours that would be conveyed from the 
powerhouse to the grid via a transmission line owned by Consumers 
Energy.
    Applicant Contact: Charles R. Peterson, 804 Gila Bend Highway, Casa 
Grande, Arizona 85122, phone (231) 649-8706.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502-6211.
    Deadline for filing comments, 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 
[email protected], (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-14872-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14872) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 6, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-19812 Filed 9-11-18; 8:45 am]
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