Notice2025-12337

Claiborne Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

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July 2, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 29003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12337]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15404-000]


Claiborne Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 30, 2025, Claiborne Hydroelectric, 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 hydropower project to 
be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Claiborne Lock 
and Dam, on Alabama River, near City of Franklin, Monroe 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 Claiborne lock and dam Hydroelectric Project would 
consist of the following: (1) a 98-foot-wide, 50-foot-long armored 
intake structure; (2) a 98-foot-wide, 187-foot-long reinforced concrete 
powerhouse, located downstream of the western abutment of the Corps' 
dam, hosting two identical 9.95 MW turbine generators;
    (3) a 100-foot-long, 98-foot-wide armored tailrace that would 
direct flow to the river downstream of the dam; and (4) a 4.5 mile-
long, 230 kilovolt transmission line. The proposed project would have 
an estimated annual generation of 139.5 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Jeremy King, Current Hydro, One Boston Place, 
Suite 2600, Boston, MA; phone: (706) 835 8516.
    FERC Contact: Prabharanjani Madduri; phone: (202) 502-8017, or by 
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#69191b080b01081b0807030807004704080d0d1c1b00290f0c1b0a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e2e2c3f3c363f2c3f30343f303770333f3a3a2b2c371e383b2c3d70393128">[email&#160;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, on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
on August 25, 2025. 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 <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>. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f191a0d1c10313336313a0c2a2f2f302d2b1f393a2d3c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb8d8e998884a5a7a2a5ae98bebbbba4b9bf8badaeb9a8e5aca4bd">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-15404.
    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, 
community organizations, 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#85cad5d5c5e3e0f7e6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642b343424020116074a030b12">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    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-15404) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

     Dated: June 27, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-12337 Filed 7-1-25; 8:45 am]
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