[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 51572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24126]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13392-000]


Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund II, LLC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

September 30, 2009.
    On March 6, 2009, Lock+\TM\ Hydro Friends Fund II, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Mississippi River Lock and 
Dam No. 9 Water Power Project (Gumby Project), to be located on the 
Mississippi River in Allamakee County, Iowa, and Crawford, Wisconsin, 
and near the town of Lynxville, WI.
    The proposed Lock & Dam 9 Project would be integral with: (1) The 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock & Dam No. 9 comprised of an 
811-foot-long gated dam section with 5 roller gates and 8 tainter 
gates, and a 600 foot-long lock, and; (2) an existing 17-mile-long 
reservoir extending from River Mile 648 to River Mile 679 at a normal 
pool elevation of 620.0 feet mean sea level.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) Seven generating units 
and installed in a new door installed in the auxiliary lock with a 
total capacity of 4,963; and (2) a new 1,000-foot-long, 36.7-kilovolt 
transmission line connected to an existing above ground local 
distribution system. The project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of 41.3 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, Hydro Friends Fund II LLC, 
5090 Richmond Avenue 390, Houston, TX 77056, phone (877) 556-
6566 x709.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
    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-
13392) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-24126 Filed 10-6-09; 8:45 am]
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