[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24835-24836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12081]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13429-000, Project No. 13455-000]


City of Burlington, IA; FFP Iowa 5, LLC Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, 
Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

May 15, 2009.
    On April 8, 2009, the City of Burlington, Iowa filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
proposing to study the feasibility of the City of Burlington 
Hydroelectric Project (Burlington Project) No. 13429, to be located on 
the Mississippi River, in Des Moines County, Iowa and Henderson County, 
Illinois. On April 29, 2009, FFP Iowa 5, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to the FPA, proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 18 Water Power Project (L&D 18 
Project) No. 13455, to be located on the Mississippi River, in Des 
Moines County, Iowa.
    The proposed Burlington and L&D 18 projects would be located at the 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Lock and Dam No. 18 
comprised of: (1) A 1,350-foot-long dam with 14 taintor

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gates and 3 roller gates and a 600-foot-long lock; and (2) a 12,152-
acre reservoir with a normal pool elevation of 529.5 feet mean sea 
level.
    The proposed Burlington Project would consist of: (1) Thirty 
submersible 500-kilowatt turbine generating units with total installed 
capacity of 15 megawatts (MW); (2) a 1-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an estimated average annual generation of 76,831 megawatts-hours 
(MWh), which would be sold to Alliant Energy. The project would be 
located along the western half of the Corps dam.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Doug Worden, City Manager, City of 
Burlington, Iowa, 400 Washington Street, Burlington, Iowa 52601, (319) 
753-8120.
    The proposed L&D 18 Project would consist of: (1) Twenty six Very 
Low Head generating units and 100 hydrokinetic generating units with a 
total installed capacity of 24.5 MW; (2) a 5.68-mile-long, 69-kV 
transmission line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an estimated average annual generation of 119,500 MWh, which would 
be sold to Alliant Energy. The project would be located in the middle 
of the Mississippi River just downstream of the Corps dam.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel R. Irvin, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, phone (978) 
252-7631.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, (202) 502-8755.
    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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project 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-13429 
or 13455) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-12081 Filed 5-22-09; 8:45 am]
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