[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6769]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice Announcing Preliminary Permit Drawing



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Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVII...  Project No. 13743-000.
FFP Missouri 16, LLC.............  Project No. 13753-000.
Solia 7 Hydroelectric, LLC.......  Project No. 13769-000.
Three Rivers Hydro LLC...........  Project No. 13785-000.
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    The Commission has received four preliminary permit applications 
deemed filed on May 18, 2010, at 8:30 a.m.,\1\ for proposed projects to 
be located at the Army Corps of Engineers' Opekiska Lock and Dam on the 
Monongahela River, in Monongahela County, West Virginia. The 
applications were filed by Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVII for Project 
No. 13743, FFP Missouri 16, LLC, for Project No. 13753, Solia 7 
Hydroelectric, LLC, for Project No. 13769 and Three Rivers Hydro LLC 
for Project No. 13785.\2\
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    \1\ Under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, any 
document received after regular business hours is considered filed 
at 8:30 a.m. on the next regular business day. 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(2) 
(2010).
    \2\ Opekiska Hydro, LLC, also filed a permit application to 
study the same site for Project No. 13791, which is deemed filed on 
May 19, 2010.
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    On March 24, 2011, at 10 a.m. (eastern time), the Secretary of the 
Commission, or her designee, will conduct a random drawing to determine 
the filing priority of the applicants identified in this notice. The 
Commission will select among competing permit applications as provided 
in section 4.37 of its regulations.\3\ The priority established by this 
drawing will be used to determine which applicant, among those with 
identical filing times, will be considered to have the first-filed 
application.
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    \3\ 18 CFR 4.37 (2010).
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    The drawing is open to the public and will be held in room 2C, the 
Commission Meeting Room, located at 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 
20426. A subsequent notice will be issued by the Secretary announcing 
the results of the drawing.

    Dated: March 15, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-6769 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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