[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21803]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13988-000]


Northland Power Mississippi River LLC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 3, 2011, Northland Power Mississippi River LLC 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 North Vacherie, in St. James 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 NPI 020 hydrokinetic project would consist of the 
following: (1) Up to 240 TREK generating units installed in a matrix on 
the bottom of the river; (2) the total capacity of the installation 
would be up to 60,000 kilowatts; (3) shielded underwater cables would 
convey each matrix power to a substation; and (4) a transmission line 
would interconnect with the power grid. The proposed project would have 
an average annual generation of 526 gigawatt-hours (GWh), which would 
be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Tim Richardson, 30 St. Clair Avenue West, 17th 
Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; phone (416) 820-9521.
    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://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-13988-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-21803 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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