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

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Federal RegisterJun 3, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 47556 (Jun. 3, 2024)

On May 13, 2024, Hybrid Renewables 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) Oologah Lake Dam near the Town of Oologah, in Rogers County, Oklahoma. 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 Oologah Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following: (1) an steel extension to the existing dam's left outlet conduit that would house a control valve and connect to; (2) a 19-foot-diameter, 228-foot-long steel penstock; (3) the penstock would split into two 16.5-foot-diameter, 58-foot-long and 49-foot-long penstocks before entering; (4) an 80-foot-long, 19-foot-wide, powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 24.0 megawatts; (5) a 100-foot-long, 63-foot-wide concrete tailrace; and (6) a .37-mile-long, 138 kilovolt transmission line with a new substation at its end. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 64,600 megawatt-hours.

Applicant Contact: Tafweez Elahee Chauhan, Hybrid Renewables LLC, 1530 Key Blvd., Suite 1104, Arlington, VA 22209; phone: (703)-526-9797.

FERC Contact: Michael Spencer; phone: (202) 502-6093, or by email at michael.spencer@ferc.gov.

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 OPP@ferc.gov.

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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx . Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx . 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, you 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-15353-000.

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 https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search . Enter the docket number (P-15353) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Dated: May 28, 2024.

Debbie-Anne A. Reese,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2024-12091 Filed 5-31-24; 8:45 am]

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