[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 77862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31258]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13825-000; 13827-000]


FFP Missouri 16, LLC, Solia 9 Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of 
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

December 7, 2010.
    On August 6, 2010, FFP Missouri 16, LLC (FFP) and Solia 9 
Hydroelectric, LLC filed preliminary permit applications, pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the 
feasibility of a hydropower project at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' (Corps) Mississippi River Lock and Dam 15 
structure, located on the Mississippi River near Rock Island, Illinois. 
The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the 
permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit 
term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to 
perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or 
waters owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    FFP's Mississippi Lock and Dam 15 Project (Project No. 
13825-000) would consist of: (1) Four modular generation units placed 
in nine of the existing gate bays of the Corps' lock and dam structure. 
These 36 units would contain compact bulb turbines with individual unit 
capacities of 835 KW each and have a combined capacity of 30 MW; (2) a 
separate 50-foot x 60-foot control building; (3) a new 30 MVa 
substation located on the north side of the river; (4) a new 5,500-
foot-long transmission line extending to an interconnection point with 
the existing Mid American Energy substation on the southern edge of 
Rock Island; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed operating 
voltage would be 115-kilovolt (kV). FFP is also exploring an 
alternative that would involve construction of a new 260-foot-long x 
210-foot-wide x 70-foot-high conventional concrete powerhouse and 
intake in the northern two roller gate bays. The new proposed 
powerhouse would contain four horizontal bulb turbines rated at 7.5 MW 
each. Each design would have a total energy generation of 200 gigawatt-
hours per year. The project would utilize Corps designated flows from 
the Mississippi Lock and Dam 15 structure and operate as 
directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; Telephone: 
(978) 283-2822.
    Solia 9 Hydroelectric's proposed Lock and Dam 15 
Hydropower Project (Project No. 13827-000) would consist of: (1) One 
245-foot-long x 160-foot-wide x 60-foot-high concrete powerhouse. The 
proposed powerhouse would contain 6 turbine generator units with 
individual unit capacities of 5.2 MW each and have a combined capacity 
of 31 MW; (2) a new 26,400-foot-long 34 to 230-kV transmission line 
extending from the switchyard near the proposed powerhouse to an 
existing nearby distribution line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The 
proposed project design would have a total energy generation of 172 
gigawatt-hours per year. The project would operate run-of-river and 
utilize flows released from the dam.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, P.E., Nelson Energy, LLC, 
8441 Wayzata Blvd., 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; Telephone: 
(952) 544-8133.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, [email protected] or (202) 
502-6331.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance date 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 
(http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``eFiling'' 
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on 
``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at FERCOnlineSupport.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly 
recommends electronic filing, documents may also 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, including a copy of the 
application 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-13795) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31258 Filed 12-13-10; 8:45 am]
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