[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53445-53446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21812]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14088-000]
Northland Power Mississippi River LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions
To Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 11, 2011, Northland Power Mississippi River LLC filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower on the Mississippi
River, near the town of St. Gabriel, in Ascension, and Iberville
Parishes, Louisiana. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the
owners' express permission.
The proposed NPI 01 hydrokinetic project would consist of the
following: (1) Up to 400 TREK generating units installed in a matrix on
the bottom of the river; (2) the total capacity of the installation
would be up to 100,000 kilowatts; (3) shielded underwater cables would
convey each matrix power
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to a substation; and (4) a transmission line would interconnect with
the power grid. The proposed project would have an average annual
generation of 876 gigawatt-hours (GWh), which would be sold to a local
utility.
Applicant Contact: Tim Richardson, 30 St. Clair Avenue West, 17th
Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; phone (416) 820-9521.
FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
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.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 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 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 seven copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14088-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: August 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-21812 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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