[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18911]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13824-000; 13826-000]


 FFP Missouri 17, LLC; BOST2 Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of 
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 6, 2010, FFP Missouri 17, LLC (FFP) and BOST2 
Hydroelectric LLC (BOST2) filed preliminary permit applications, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of a hydropower project at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' (Corps) Columbia Lock & Dam, located on the Ouachita River 
near the City of Columbia, in Caldwell 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.
    FFP's Columbia Lock & Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13824-000 would 
consist of: (1) Two to four compact bulb turbines, with a combined 
generation capacity of 12.0 MW, placed in the existing gate bays of the 
Corps Columbia Dam; (2) a 40-foot x 60-foot control building located on 
the South Carolina side of the river; and (3) a 12,000-foot-long 
transmission line extending northwest from a switchyard near the dam to 
an existing transmission line. FFP is also exploring an alternative 
that would involve construction of a new powerhouse, intake channel, 
and tailrace opposite the lock structure on the South Carolina side of 
the river. Each design would have an average annual generation of 
50,000 MWh/yr. The project would utilize flows from the Columbia Dam 
and operate as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. (978) 226-
1531.
    BOST2's proposed Columbia Hydroelectric Project No. 13826-000 would 
consist of: (1) An intake channel; (2) a new powerhouse containing two 
generating units with a total rated capacity of 6.0 MW; (3) a tailrace 
channel; (4) a 12,000-foot-long 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
extending from the switchyard to a point of interconnection. The 
project would have an average annual generation of 47,000 megawatt-
hours/year (MWh/yr). The project would operate run-of-river and utilize 
flows released from the Columbia Lock and Dam.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas A. Spaulding, Nelson Energy, 8441 
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426. (952) 544-8133.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, [email protected], (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://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. 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-13824-000, or P-13826-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: July 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-18911 Filed 7-26-11; 8:45 am]
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