[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 71596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28544]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 13704-002]


Free Flow Power Missouri 2, 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: Major.
    b. Project No.: P-13704-002.
    c. Date Filed: November 13, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Free Flow Power Missouri 2, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Arkabutla Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) existing 
Arkabutla Lake Dam, on the Coldwater River, near the Town of Hernando, 
Tate and DeSoto Counties, Mississippi. The proposed project would 
occupy approximately 48.2 acres of federal lands administered by the 
Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Thomas Feldman, Vice President of Project 
Development, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 
300, Boston, MA 02114, (978) 283-2822.
    i. FERC Contact: Patti Leppert, (202) 502-6034, 
[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 18 CFR section 4.32(b)(7) 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: January 13, 2014.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status 
using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 
502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy 
to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-13704-002.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed project would utilize the existing Corps' Arkabutla 
Lake Dam and Reservoir, and would consist of the following new 
facilities: (1) A steel liner installed within the existing concrete 
outlet tunnel; (2) a steel-lined, reinforced concrete bifurcation at 
the end of the existing conduit dividing flows between the existing 
stilling basin and the powerhouse; (3) a 12-foot-diameter, 272-foot-
long penstock; (4) a powerhouse with two generating units having a 
total installed capacity of 5.1 megawatts; (5) a 200-foot-long tailrace 
channel; (6) a 2,712-foot-long transmission line; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    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. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Mississippi State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the regulations of 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.4.
    q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.
    Issue Notice of Acceptance--March 2014.
    Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments--April 2014.
    Comments on Scoping Document 1--May 2014.
    Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary)--July 2014.
    Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis--July 2014.
    Commission issues EA or draft EA--January 2015.
    Comments on EA or draft EA--February 2015.
    Commission issues final EA (if necessary)--April 2015.

    Dated: November 21, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-28544 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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