[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62491-62492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24959]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 12451-023]


SAF Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Application for Amendment of 
License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

October 14, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed

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with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Amendment of license to change transmission 
line route.
    b. Project No: 12451-023.
    c. Date Filed: July 14, 2008.
    d. Applicant: SAF Hydroelectric, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lower St. Anthony Falls Project.
    f. Location: The project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam on the Mississippi 
River, in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
    g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a--825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: David W. Culligan, SAF Hydroelectric, LLC c/o 
Brookfield Renewable Power, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, 
Liverpool, NY 13088, (315) 413-2792.
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Mr. Steven Sachs at (202) 502-8666.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and/or motions: November 17, 2008.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and 
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions on the 
Commission's Web site under the ``e-filing'' link. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project 
number P-12451-023 on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service 
list for the project. Further, if an intervener files comments or 
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that 
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they 
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy 
of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative 
of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
    k. Description of Request: SAF Hydroelectric, LLC (SAF) filed an 
amendment request for its license to change the project's transmission 
line route. SAF no longer plans to construct the 1,030-foot-long 
underground primary transmission line that is authorized by the 
license. Instead, it proposes a 13.8 kV transmission line extending 
from the project's switchgear to Xcel/Northern States Power Company's 
pole P adjacent to the powerhouse and continuing approximately 4,000 
feet to the Elliot Park substation; consisting of approximately 2,000 
feet of underground ducted circuit and 2,000 feet of overhead circuit. 
The overhead portion will be overbuilt with pole extenders attached to 
Xcel/Northern States Power Company's existing distribution poles. SAF 
is not proposing any changes to the project operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov; using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3372 or e-mail 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified 
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, 
and the Project Number of the particular application to which the 
filing refers.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically 
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and 
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24959 Filed 10-20-08; 8:45 am]
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