E9-29918. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXII, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

December 10, 2009.

On June 12, 2009, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXII, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Project Darwin, which would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Cape Fear Lock and Dam No. 1 on the Cape fear River near the town of Kings Bluff, Bladen County, NC. 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) Two lock frame modules consisting of eighteen 525 kilowatt turbines placed in a concrete-lined conduit of unknown dimensions. The module would be located adjacent to and east of the Corps dam; and (2) a proposed 69 kV transmission line approximately 2.0 miles long extending from the turbine units to an existing distribution line located east of the dam. The 9.45 megawatt project would have an estimated annual generation of 74 gigawatt-hours.

Applicant Contact: Wayne F. Krouse; Hydro Green Energy, LLC; 5090 Richmond Avenue #390; Houston, TX 77056; phone: [phone] x709.

FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at [e-mail] or phone [phone].

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. 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/​ferconline.asp) under the “eFiling” link. For a simple method of submitting text only comments, click on “Quick Comment.” For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [e-mail]; call toll-free at [phone]; or, for TTY, contact [phone]. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight 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-13513) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.