[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 24197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9661]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice Announcing Preliminary Permit Drawing

Mississippi 8 Hydro, LLC..........  Project No. 13010-002.
FFP Project 98, LLC...............  Project No. 14272-000.
 

    The Commission has received two preliminary permit applications 
deemed filed on September 1, 2011, at 8:30 a.m.,\1\ for proposed 
projects to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi 
River Lock and Dam No. 8 on the Mississippi River, in Houston County, 
Minnesota, and Vernon County, Wisconsin. The applications were filed by 
Mississippi 8 Hydro, LLC for Project No. 13010 and FFP Project 98, LLC 
for Project No. 14272.
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    \1\ Under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, any 
document received after regular business hours is considered filed 
at 8:30 a.m. on the next regular business day. 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(2)(2011).
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    On April 23, 2012, at 1 p.m. (Eastern Time), the Secretary of the 
Commission, or her designee, will conduct a random drawing to determine 
the filing priority of the applicants identified in this notice. The 
Commission will select among competing permit applications as provided 
in section 4.37 of its regulations.\2\ The priority established by this 
drawing will be used to determine which applicant, among those with 
identical filing times, will be considered to have the first-filed 
application.
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    \2\ 18 CFR 4.37 (2011).
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    The drawing is open to the public and will be held in room 2C, the 
Commission Meeting Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426. The Secretary will issue a subsequent notice announcing the 
results of the drawing.

    Dated: April 16, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-9661 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]
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