[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17412-17413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7351]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing
Process
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Project Nos.
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Free Flow Power Corporation............................. P-13334-001
P-13335-001
P-13336-001
P-13337-001
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a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project Nos. 13334-001, 13335-001, 13336-001, and 13337-001.
c. Dated Filed: January 10, 2011.
d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Corporation (Free Flow Power), on
behalf of its subsidiaries FFP Project 31, LLC et al.
e. Name of Projects: Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 3 Project, P-13334-
001; Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 4 Project, P-13335-001; Mississippi
Lock & Dam No. 6 Project, P-13336-001; and Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 7
Project, P-13337-001.
f. Location: At existing locks and dams owned and operated by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Upper Mississippi River in
Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. (See table below for specific project
locations.)
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County(s)/
Project No. Projects state(s) City/town
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P-13334............ Mississippi Lock Pierce, WI, 6 miles north of Red Wing, MN.
and Dam No. 3. Goodhue, MN.
P-13335............ Mississippi Lock Buffalo, WI, Near the city of Alma, WI.
and Dam No. 4. Wabasha, MN.
P-13336............ Mississippi Lock Trempealeau, WI, Southern shore of Trempealeau, WI.
and Dam No. 6. Winona, MN.
P-13337............ Mississippi Lock LaCrosse, WI, 2.75 miles north of La Crescent, MN.
and Dam No. 7. Winona, MN,
Houston, MN.
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g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 808(b)(1) and 18
CFR 5.5 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating
Officer, Free Flow Power, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114-2130;
or at (978) 283-2822.
i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862; or e-mail at
[email protected].
j. On January 10, 2011, Free Flow Power filed its request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process and provided public notice of its
request. In a letter dated March 11, 2011, the Director, Division of
Hydropower Licensing, approved the request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
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k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and Iowa State Historic Preservation Officers, as required
by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Free Flow Power as the
Commission's non-Federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act,
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Free Flow Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD),
including a proposed process plan and schedule with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site
(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 at
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: March 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-7351 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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