[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66629-66630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29922]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13579-000]


FFP Qualified Hydro 14, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

December 10, 2009.
    On September 4, 2009, FFP Qualified Hydro 14, LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to Section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Saylorville Dam Hydroelectric 
Project No. 13579, to be located at the Saylorville Dam on the Des 
Moines River, in Polk County, Iowa. The Saylorville Dam is owned and 
operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and includes the existing 
reservoir, dam, and outlet works.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 100-foot-long, 40-
foot-wide intake structure; (2) a new 2,600-foot-long, 20-foot-diameter 
penstock; (3) two new Kaplan turbine-generator units with a combined 
capacity of 11 megawatts; (4) a new 100-foot-long, 60-foot-wide 
powerhouse; (5) a tailrace utilizing an existing side channel; (6) a 
new 13.8-kilovolt, 7,000-foot-long transmission line; (7) a new 
substation; (8) a new 950-foot access road; (9) and appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 
55,000 megawatt-hours.

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    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, FFP Qualified Hydro 14 LLC, 
33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 226-1531.
    FERC Contact: Brandon Cherry, (202) 502-8328.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing application: 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 Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13579) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-
866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-29922 Filed 12-15-09; 8:45 am]
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