[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1924-1925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-425]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13762-001; Project No. 13753-001]


FFP Missouri 15, LLC; FFP Missouri 16, LLC; Notice of Intent To 
File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and 
Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: P-13762-001, P-13753-001.
    c. Date Filed: November 16, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Corporation on behalf of its 
subsidiary limited liability corporations (listed above and 
collectively referred to below as ``Free Flow Power'').
    e. Name of Projects: Morgantown Lock and Dam Project, P-13762-001; 
and Opekiska Lock and Dam Project, P-13753-001.
    f. Location: At existing locks and dams owned and operated by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Monongahela River in West Virginia

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(see table below for specific project locations). The projects would 
occupy United States lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers.

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              Project No.                     Projects                 County                     City
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P-13762...............................  Morgantown Lock and   Monongalia..............  Morgantown.
                                         Dam Hydroelectric
                                         Project.
P-13753...............................  Opekiska Lock and     Monongalia..............  Fairmont.
                                         Dam Hydroelectric
                                         Project.
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    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating 
Officer, Free Flow Power, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114-2130; 
(978) 283-2822; or email at flow-power.com">rswaminathan@free-flow-power.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury at (202) 502-6736; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Free Flow Power filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on November 16, 2011. Free Flow Power provided public 
notice of its request on November 16, 2011. In a letter dated January 
5, 2012, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved 
Free Flow Power's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 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 West Virginia 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic 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 Free Flow Power 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 
Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. Free Flow Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 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: January 5, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-425 Filed 1-11-12; 8:45 am]
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