[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17412-17413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7351]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing 
Process

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                                                           Project Nos.
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Free Flow Power Corporation.............................     P-13334-001
                                                             P-13335-001
                                                             P-13336-001
                                                             P-13337-001
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    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos. 13334-001, 13335-001, 13336-001, and 13337-001.
    c. Dated Filed: January 10, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Corporation (Free Flow Power), on 
behalf of its subsidiaries FFP Project 31, LLC et al.
    e. Name of Projects: Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 3 Project, P-13334-
001; Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 4 Project, P-13335-001; Mississippi 
Lock & Dam No. 6 Project, P-13336-001; and Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 7 
Project, P-13337-001.
    f. Location: At existing locks and dams owned and operated by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Upper Mississippi River in 
Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. (See table below for specific project 
locations.)

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                                             County(s)/
    Project No.           Projects            state(s)                            City/town
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P-13334............  Mississippi Lock    Pierce, WI,        6 miles north of Red Wing, MN.
                      and Dam No. 3.      Goodhue, MN.
P-13335............  Mississippi Lock    Buffalo, WI,       Near the city of Alma, WI.
                      and Dam No. 4.      Wabasha, MN.
P-13336............  Mississippi Lock    Trempealeau, WI,   Southern shore of Trempealeau, WI.
                      and Dam No. 6.      Winona, MN.
P-13337............  Mississippi Lock    LaCrosse, WI,      2.75 miles north of La Crescent, MN.
                      and Dam No. 7.      Winona, MN,
                                          Houston, MN.
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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, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114-2130; 
or at (978) 283-2822.
    i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. On January 10, 2011, Free Flow Power filed its request to use 
the Traditional Licensing Process and provided public notice of its 
request. In a letter dated March 11, 2011, the Director, Division of 
Hydropower Licensing, approved the request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process.

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    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 Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, and Iowa State Historic Preservation Officers, 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 Free Flow 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. Free Flow Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD), 
including a proposed process plan and schedule with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 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 Web site 
(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-mail of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: March 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-7351 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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