75 FR 221 pgs. 70222-70223 - Qualified Hydro 28, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
Type: NOTICEVolume: 75Number: 221Pages: 70222 - 70223
Docket number: [Project No. 13847-000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2010-28907 Filed 11-16-10; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13847-000]
Qualified Hydro 28, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
November 8, 2010.
On September 29, 2010, Qualified Hydro 28, LLC filed an application, pursuant to Section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the J. Edward Roush Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13847, to be located at the existing J. Edward Roush Lake Dam on the Wabash River, in the City of Huntington, in Huntington County, Indiana. The J. Edward Roush Lake Dam is owned by the United States government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing earth and rock-filled dam which is 91 feet in height with an overall length of 6,500 feet; (2) a new 40 foot-wide, 25-foot-long concrete intake structure; (3) a new reinforced concrete powerhouse, 50 feet by 60 feet, to be located downstream of the existing stilling basin; (4) a new 300-foot-long, 12.0-foot-diameter penstock; (5) two vertical Kaplan turbine-generator units with a combined capacity of 3.0 megawatts; (6) a new 4-MVA substation adjacent to the powerhouse; (7) a new 4,600-foot-long, 12.5 to 34.5-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 9.0 gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 252-7112.
FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. 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/ferconline.asp ) under the "eFiling" link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on "eComment." For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly recommends electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp .
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-13847) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-28907 Filed 11-16-10; 8:45 am]
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