[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66713-66714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27835]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13391-001,13392-001, 13500-001, 13424-001, 13809-001, 
13649-001, 13651-001]


Hydro Green Energy, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Applications and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Applications 
and Approving Requests to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: 13391-001, 13392-001, 13500-001, 13424-001, 13809-
001, 13649-001, and 13651-001.
    c. Date Filed: August 23, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Hydro Green Energy, LLC (Hydro Green).
    e. Name of Projects: Lock and Dam 5a, Project 13391-001; Lock and 
Dam 9, Project 13392-001; Lock and Dam 12, Project 13500-001; Lock and 
Dam 13, Project 13424-001; Lock and Dam 14, Project 13809-001; Lock and 
Dam 20, Project 13649-001; and Lock and Dam 22, Project 13651-001.
    f. Location: At existing locks and dams owned by the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers on the Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri (see table below for specific 
project locations).

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            Project No.                  Project name            Counties/States               City/Town
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P-13391...........................  Lock and Dam 5a.......  Buffalo Co.,WI and Winona  Near town of Fountain
                                                             Co., MN.                   City, WI.
P-13392...........................  Lock and Dam 9........  Crawford Co., WI and       Near city of Lynxville,
                                                             Allamakee Co., IA.         WI.
P-13500...........................  Lock and Dam 12.......  Jackson Co., WI and Jo     Near city of Bellevue,
                                                             Daviess Co., IL.           IA.
P-13424...........................  Lock and Dam 13.......  Whiteside Co., IL and      Near city of Fulton, IL.
                                                             Clinton Co., IA.
P-13809...........................  Lock and Dam 14.......  Rock Island Co., IL and    Near city of Hampton, IL.
                                                             Scott Co., IA.
P-13649...........................  Lock and Dam 20.......  Adams Co., IL and Lewis    Near the towns of Canto,
                                                             Co., MO.                   MO and Meyer, IL.
P-13651...........................  Lock and Dam 22.......  Pike Co., IL and Ralls     Near the town of
                                                             Co., MO.                   Saverton, MO.
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    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 808(b)(1) and 18 
CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mark R. Stover, Designated 
Representative, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Hydro Green 
Energy, LLC., 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 310, Westmont, IL 60559; tel. 
(877) 556-6566 ext. 711 or email at [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 502-8379; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Hydro Green filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process on August 23, 2011. Hydro Green provided public notice of its 
requests on August 17, 18, 20, and 22, 2011. In a letter dated October 
21, 2011, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Hydro Green's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process for all 
seven projects.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under 
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 
the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and 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 Hydro Green as the 
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management

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Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Hydro Green filed Pre-Application Documents (PAD) for each 
proposed project, 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 email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: October 21, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-27835 Filed 10-26-11; 8:45 am]
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