[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 48853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20042]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14202-000]


 FFP Project 70, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On May 13, 2011, Free Flow Power Project 70, LLC filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Mississippi Lock and Dam 19 Water Power Project (Mississippi 
Lock and Dam 19 Project or project) to be located at the 
abandoned lock and dry dock area of the Army Corp of Engineer's (Corps) 
Mississippi Lock and Dam 19 on the Mississippi River, near 
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois. 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 existing dam is composed of four sections: the dam, an existing 
hydro powerhouse, an abandoned navigational lock at which the project 
is proposed, and an operational navigational lock. The dam and 
powerhouse are owned and operated by Ameren UE, and the two lock 
structures are owned and operated by the Corps.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 370-
foot-wide, 660-foot-long new approach channel; (2) a 500-foot-long new 
guide wall to separate barge traffic going into the existing 
operational lock and direct water flow into the powerhouse; (3) an 
undetermined length of new retaining wall constructed along the eastern 
edge of the approach channel; (4) a 200-foot-wide, 250-foot-long new 
reinforced concrete powerhouse containing three new turbine-generators, 
each rated at 17 megawatts; (5) a 520-foot-wide, 1,100 foot-long new 
tailrace channel; (6) a discharge retaining wall of undetermined length 
constructed along the existing operational lock to protect the lock 
foundation against scour and undermining; (7) a 60-foot-wide, 75-foot-
long new substation containing a step-up transformer and high-side and 
low-side disconnects; (8) a 900-foot-long, 161-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line connecting the substation to Ameren UE's existing 
infrastructure; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Mississippi Lock and Dam 19 Water Power 
Project would be 200 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; phone: (978) 283-
2822.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502-6211.
    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 at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14202-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 29, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20042 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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