[Federal Register: May 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 91)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13414-000]

 
City of Burlington, IA; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

May 4, 2009.
    On March 31, 2009, the City of Burlington, Iowa filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the City of Burlington 
Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Mississippi River, in Des 
Moines County, Iowa and Henderson County, Illinois.
    The proposed City of Burlington Hydroelectric Project would be 
located at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lock and Dam No. 
18 near Gladstone, Illinois and Burlington, Iowa. Lock and Dam No. 18's 
impoundment equals about 12,152 surface acres.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) Thirty submersible 500-
kilowatt turbine/generators with total installed hydraulic capacity of 
36,000 cubic feet per second and total installed generating capacity of 
15 megawatts; (2) a new 1-mile-long transmission line; (3) appurtenant 
facilities. The City of Burlington Project would have an estimated 
average annual generation of 76,831 megawatts-hours, which would be 
sold to Alliant Energy, Inc.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Doug Worden, City Manager, City of 
Burlington, Iowa, 400 Washington Street, Burlington, Iowa 52601, (319) 
753-8120.
    FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502-8969.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at

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http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this 
project 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-13414) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11117 Filed 5-12-09; 8:45 am]

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