[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 32153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15897]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13442-000]


McGinnis, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted 
for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

June 26, 2009.
    On April 29, 2009, McGinnis, Inc. filed an application, pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 
feasibility of the Robert C. Byrd Hydrokinetic Project No. 13442, to be 
located on the Ohio River, in Mason County, West Virginia, and Gallia 
County, Ohio.
    The proposed Robert C. Byrd Project would be located just 
downstream of the Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam in an area of the Ohio 
River approximately 9,500-feet-long and 1,100-feet-wide and would 
consist of: (1) A single barge suspending up to 10 axial flow turbine 
generators into the river with a total installed capacity of 350 
kilowatts; (2) a new 300 to 8,000-foot-long, 13.5-kV transmission line; 
and (3) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated 
average annual generation of 1,533 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Bruce D. McGinnis, Sr., P.O. Box 534, 502 
Second Street Ext., South Point, Ohio 45680, (740) 377-4391.
    FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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 the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13442) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-15897 Filed 7-6-09; 8:45 am]
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