Notices. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14582-000] Mid-Atlantic Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 31, 2014, Mid-Atlantic Hydro, 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 a hydropower project to be located at the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) George W. Andrews Lock and Dam on the Chattahoochee River near the town of Columbia in Houston County, Alabama. 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 consist of the following:
(1)A 100-foot-long, 150-foot-wide intake channel;
(2)a 70-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, 40-foot-high powerhouse containing three generation units with a total capacity of 12 megawatts;
(3)a 100-foot-long, 150-foot-wide tailrace; and
(4)a 10-mile-long, 115kV transmission line to an existing transmission facility. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 60,000 megawatt-hours, and operate as directed by the Corps. *Applicant Contact:* Ms. Jennifer Mesirow, Mid-Atlantic Hydro, LLC, 5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600, Chevy Chase, MD 20815; Phone:
(301)718-4826. *FERC Contact:* Christiane Casey, *christiane.casey@ferc.gov,*
(202)502-8577. 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. 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/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* or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202)502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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-14582) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: February 28, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014-05124 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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