[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14339-000]


Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund VII; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On December 22, 2011, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund VII filed an 
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
Mississippi River Chain of Rocks Project No. 14339, to be located 
immediately upstream of the existing Chain of Rocks impoundment on the 
Mississippi River, near the City of Madison, in Madison County and St. 
Clair County, Illinois, and St. Louis County, Missouri. The Chain of 
Rocks impoundment is owned by the United States Government and operated 
by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 3,124-foot-long by 
30-foot-high dam constructed with concrete-filled steel cylinders; (2) 
a new 150-foot-long by 400-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; (3) ten new 
12,500-kilowatt low-head bulb hydropower turbines/generators with a 
total combined generating capacity of 125 megawatts; (4) a new 400-
foot-wide intake channel; (5) a new 50-foot-wide by 50-foot-long 
switchyard; (6) a new 400-foot-wide by 200-foot-long tailrace; (7) a 
new 9-mile-long, 161-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 
766,500 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 
310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 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-14339-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 5, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-5848 Filed 3-9-12; 8:45 am]
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