[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 35209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14971]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13579-001]


FFP Qualified Hydro 14 LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 13579-001.
    c. Dated Filed: April 4, 2011.
    d. Submitted by: Free Flow Power Qualified Hydro 14 LLC (Qualified 
Power 14 LLC), a subsidiary of Free Flow Power Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Saylorville Dam Water Power Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) 
Saylorville Dam on the Des Moines River in Polk County, Iowa. The 
project would occupy 1.5 acres of United States lands administered by 
Corps' Rock Island District.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 
226-1531; or e-mail flow-power.com">rswaminathan@free-flow-power.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban at (202) 502-6211; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Qualified Power 14 LLC filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on April 4, 2011. Qualified Power 14 LLC provided 
public notice of its request on March 16, 2011. In a letter issued on 
June 6, 2011, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects approved 
Qualified Power 14 LLC'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 under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 
50 CFR part 402; and (b) the Iowa State Historic Preservation Officer, 
as required by section 106, National Historical 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 Qualified Power 14 LLC as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Qualified Power 14 LLC 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: June 10, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-14971 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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