[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2055-2056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-507]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-13010-003]


 Mississippi 8 Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-13010-003.
    c. Date filed: December 27, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Mississippi 8 Hydro LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Lock and Dam 8 Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the upper Mississippi 
River in Houston County, Minnesota at an existing lock and dam owned 
and operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers (Corps) at about river mile 
679. The project would occupy federal lands managed by the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Chief Operating Officer, 
Symbiotics LLC, 371 Upper Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702, Phone: 
(541) 330-8779.
    i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella at (202) 502-6406; or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to 
form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the 
application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person 
must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 
days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of 
the request on the applicant.
    l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for 
cooperating agency status: February 27, 2012.
    All documents 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 1-08-3676, 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.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers' Lock & Dam Lock and Dam 8, and would consist of the 
following facilities: (1) 28 0.5-MW very low head type hydraulic 
turbines attached to the dam's existing Tainter and roller gate 
structures; (2) a new 30-foot-long by 40-foot-wide control house; (3) a 
new 175-foot-long by 200-foot-wide substation; (4) a new 175-foot-long 
by 100-foot-wide storage yard; (5) a new 350-foot-long transmission 
line; and (6) appurtenant

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facilities. The average annual generation would be about 42.5 gigawatt 
hours.
    o. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

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Issue Notice of Acceptance...............  April 2012.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments....  May 2012.
Comments on Scoping Document 1...........  June 2012.
Issue Scoping Document 2.................  August 2012.
Issue notice of ready for environmental    August 2012.
 analysis.
Commission issues EA, draft EA, or draft   April 2013.
 EIS.
Comments on EA, or draft EA, or draft EIS  May 2013.
Commission issues final EA or final EIS..  August 2013.
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    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: January 6, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-507 Filed 1-12-12; 8:45 am]
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