[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39869-39870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16997]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY



Federal Energy Regulatory Commission



[Project No. 12828-002]




Free Flow Power Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications



    On March 1, 2011, Free Flow Power Corporation filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of hydropower on the Mississippi River, near the town 

of Plaquemine, in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. 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.

    The proposed Reliance Light hydrokinetic project would consist of 

the following: (1) Up to 3,050 SmartTurbine generating units installed 

in arrays on the bottom of the river; (2) the total capacity of the 

installation would be up to 122,000 kilowatts; (3) flexible cables 

would convey each arrays power to a metering station; and (4) a 

transmission line would interconnect with the power grid. The proposed 

project would have an average annual generation of 277,455,450 

kilowatt-hours (kWh), which would be sold to a local utility.

    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 

239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone (978) 283-2822.

    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.

    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 

applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 

competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 

of 18 CFR 4.36. 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/efiling.asp. Commenters can 

submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system at http://



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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and 

contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-

free at (866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although 

the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may 

also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    More information about this project, including a copy of the 

application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 

Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number (P-12828-002) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.



    Dated: June 29, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2011-16997 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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