[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11154-11155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5039]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13351-000]
Marseilles Land and Water Company; Notice of Application Ready
for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions
March 3, 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.: P-13351-000.
c. Date filed: December 30, 2008.
d. Applicant: Marseilles Land and Water Company.
e. Name of Project: Marseilles Lock and Dam Project.
f. Location: On the Illinois River, in the town of Marseilles, La
Salle County, Illinois. This project would not occupy any Federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Lee W. Mueller, Architect and Vice President,
Marseilles Land & Water Company, 4132 S. Rainbow Blvd., 247,
Las Vegas, NV 89103, (702) 367-7302.
i. FERC Contact: Steve Kartalia, (202) 502-6131 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/ferconline.asp) under the
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight 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 Marseilles Lock and Dam Project would
utilize the head created by the existing 24-foot-high Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) Marseilles Lock and Dam and two existing Corps
headgate structures and would consist of: (1) The existing north and
south headraces in which a portion of the south headrace would be
filled in and joined to the existing north headrace which would be
deepened to accommodate the flow from both headraces leading to; (2) a
new intake structure and forebay leading to; (3) a new powerhouse
containing four generating units with a total installed capacity of
10.26 megawatts (MW); (4) a new tailrace discharging water back to the
Illinois River; (5) a new underground transmission line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities.
The project would operate in a run-of-river mode.
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. 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
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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. 2010-5039 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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