Notice2024-23744
Low Head Hydro M 21, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications
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October 15, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82998-82999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23744]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 15358-000]
Low Head Hydro M 21, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On May 29, 2024, Low Head Hydro- M 21, 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 the proposed Mississippi
Locks and Dam 21 Hydroelectric Project, a hydropower project proposed
to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Mississippi
Lock and Dam 21, located on the Mississippi River, in Adams County,
Illinois and Marion County, Missouri. 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 Mississippi Locks and Dam 21 Hydroelectric Project
would consist of the following: (1) a new hydropower structure located
approximately 100 feet downstream of the existing Corps submersible
dam, connected to the west side of the dam via a new proposed access
road; (2) thirty Very Low Head (VLH) turbine-generator units located in
concrete channels (turbine bays) within the hydropower structure, each
rated with a capacity of 500 kilowatts providing a total rated capacity
of 15 megawatts; (3) a new unlined earth intake channel located
upstream of the powerhouse which will convey flow from the upper pool
to the turbine bays; (4) a 150-foot-long guide wall proposed on both
sides of the new intake channel; (5) a new unlined earth excavated
tailrace with stone riprap proposed to be 300-foot-wide and 300-foot-
long; (6) a 150-foot-long guide wall proposed on both sides of the new
tailrace channel; (7) a new 14-foot-wide concrete deck proposed to
connect the approach dam on the west side to the existing Corps
operation yard on the east; and (8) a control building and substation
on the west river bank connecting the transmission line to an
interconnection point. The proposed project would have an estimated
annual generation of 71,400 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Allen W. Skelly, Low Head Hydro M21, LLC, 127
Longwood Blvd., Mount Orab, Ohio 45154; phone: (937) 802-8866.
FERC Contact: Shivani Khetani; phone: (212) 273-5917, or by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccbfa4a5baada2a5e2a7a4a9b8ada2a58caaa9beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6c7776697e71763174777a6b7e71765f797a6d7c31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe0ffffefc9caddcc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="135c434353757661703d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx</a>. Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment
system at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx</a>. You must
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51171403121e3f3d383f34022421213e232511373423327f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f090a1d0c00212326212a1c3a3f3f203d3b0f292a3d2c61282039">[email protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
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may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket number P-15358-000.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's website at <a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>.
Enter the docket number (P-15358) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: October 8, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23744 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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