Lock 12 Hydro Partners; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests

Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)

Federal Register Volume 78, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2013)

Notices

Pages 54642-54643

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2013-21524

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Project No. 13214-003

Lock 12 Hydro Partners; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests

Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.

  1. Type of Application: Major License (5 Megawatts or less).

  2. Project No.: 13214-003.

  3. Date filed: May 16, 2012.

  4. Applicant: Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC.

  5. Name of Project: Ravenna Hydroelectric Project.

  6. Location: At the Kentucky River Authority's Lock and Dam No. 12, on the Kentucky River, near the Town of Ravenna, Estill County Kentucky. No lands managed by the Federal government are located within the project boundary.

  7. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).

  8. Applicant Contact: David Brown Kinloch, Lock 12 Hydro Partners, 414 S. Wenzel Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40204, (502) 589-0975.

  9. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093, michael.spencer@ferc.gov.

  10. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.

    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions 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-13214-003.

    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.

  11. This application has been accepted for filing, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

  12. The Ravenna Project consists of: (1) An existing 240-foot-long, 17-foot-high concrete lock and dam; (2) an existing 345-acre reservoir having a storage capacity of 3,450-acre-feet; (3) a new 40-foot-high and 52-foot-wide trashrack; (4) a new powerhouse within the abandoned lock chamber containing four generating units for a total installed capacity of 2,640 kilowatts; and (5) a new 1,500-foot-long, 12.47 kilo-

    Volt transmission line. The project is estimated to generate an average of 10,673,000 kilowatt-hours annually. The existing lock and dam are owned by the Kentucky River Authority.

  13. 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, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.

    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.

  14. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to file the competing development application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response to this notice.

    A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.

    Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application.

    When the application is ready for environmental analysis, the Commission will issue a public notice requesting comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions.

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    All filings must: (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``PROTEST'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,'' or ``COMPETING APPLICATION''; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application.

    Dated: August 28, 2013.

    Kimberly D. Bose,

    Secretary.

    FR Doc. 2013-21524 Filed 9-4-13; 8:45 am

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