[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5583-5584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2141]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. P-13403-001, P-13404-001, P-13405-001, P-13406-001, P-
13407-001, P-13408-001, P-13410-001, P-13411-001, and P-13412-001]


Clear River Power, et al.; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

January 25, 2011.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: 13403-001, 13404-001, 13405-001, 13406-001, 13407-
001, 13408-001, 13410-001, 13411-001, and 13412-001
    c. Dated Filed: December 1, 2010
    d. Submitted By: Clear River Power, et al. (Clear River Power), 
subsidiaries of Free Flow Power Corporation
    e. Name of Projects: Luke Chute Lock and Dam Project, P-13403-001; 
Beverly Lock and Dam Project, P-13404-001; Devola Lock and Dam Project, 
P-13405-001; Malta/McConnelsville Lock and Dam Project, P-13406-001; 
Lowell Lock and Dam Project, P-13407-001; Philo Lock and Dam Project, 
P-13408-001; Ellis Lock and Dam Project, P-13410-001; Rokeby Lock and 
Dam Project, P-13411-001; and Zanesville Lock and Dam Project, P-13412-
001
    f. Location: At existing locks and dams formally owned and operated 
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers but now owned and operated by the 
state of Ohio on the Muskingum River in Washington, Morgan, and 
Muskingum counties, Ohio. (See table below for specific project 
locations)

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        Project No.                    Projects                     County(s)                  City/town
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P-13403...................  Luke Chute Lock and Dam.......  Washington...............  between the cities of
                                                            Morgan...................   Stockport and Beckett.
P-13404...................  Beverly Lock and Dam..........  Washington...............  upstream of the city of
                                                                                        Beverly.
P-13405...................  Devola Lock and Dam...........  Washington...............  near the city of Devola.
P-13406...................  Malta/McConnelsville Lock and   Morgan...................  southern shore of the
                             Dam.                                                       town of McConnelsville.
P-13407...................  Lowell Lock and Dam...........  Washington...............  west of the city of
                                                                                        Lowell.
P-13408...................  Philo Lock and Dam............  Muskingum................  north of the city of
                                                                                        Philo.
P-13410...................  Ellis Lock and Dam............  Muskingum................  east of town of Ellis.
P-13411...................  Rokeby Lock and Dam...........  Morgan...................  near the city of Rokeby.
P-13412...................  Zanesville Lock and Dam.......  Muskingum................  near the center of the
                                                                                        city of Zanesville.
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    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 808(b)(1) and 18 
CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating 
Officer, Free Flow Power, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930; 
or at (978) 252-7361.
    i. FERC Contact: Joseph Adamson at (202) 502-8085; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. On December 1, 2010, the Clear River Power, filed its request to 
use the Traditional Licensing Process and provided public notice of its 
request. In a letter dated January 21, 2011, the Director, Division of 
Hydropower Licensing, approved the Clear River Power's request to use 
the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Ohio State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating the Clear River Power as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Clear River Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD), 
including a proposed process plan and schedule with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-

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mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-2141 Filed 1-31-11; 8:45 am]
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