[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62518-62519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25517]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12717-002]
Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Ready
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
October 4, 2010.
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.: 12717-002.
c. Date filed: May 27, 2009.
d. Applicant: Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Brandon Road Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Brandon Road Lock and
Dam on the Des Plaines River, near the City of Joliet, Will County,
Illinois. The project would occupy about 1.6 acres of federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Damon Zdunich, Northern Illinois Hydropower,
LLC, 801 Oakland Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435, (312) 320-1610.
i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, (202) 502-8675 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this
notice: Reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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. 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.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. Project Description: The Brandon Road Hydroelectric Project
would utilize the Corps of Engineer's existing Brandon Road Lock and
Dam and would consist of: (1) A new 90-foot by 118-foot concrete
powerhouse, located between headgate sections 1 through 4, containing
two generating units with a total installed capacity of 10.2 megawatts;
(2) a new 50-foot by 50-foot switchyard adjacent to the west side of
the proposed powerhouse; (3) a new 1-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt
transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project would
have an average annual generation of about 59,000 megawatt-hours.
m. 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.
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For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.
All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-25517 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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