[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 111 (Friday, June 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 34032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13882]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14202-001]
FFP Project 70, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
the Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 14202-001.
c. Date Filed: April 3, 2012.
d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Corporation on behalf of FFP
Project 70, LLC (FFP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Free Flow Power,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Mississippi Lock and Dam 19 Water Power
Project.
f. Location: Mississippi River at river mile 364.2, in Lee County,
Iowa at an existing out-of-service lock and dry dock area owned and
operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). The proposed
project would occupy 23.3 acres of land, all of which are owned by the
Corps.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978)
283-2822; or email at flow-power.com">rswaminathan@free-flow-power.com.
i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella at (202) 502-6406; or email at
[email protected].
j. Free Flow Power Corporation on behalf of FFP Project 70, LLC
filed a request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on April 3,
2012. Free Flow Power Corporation provided public notice of the request
on March 13 and 14, 2012. In a letter dated June 1, 2012, the Director
of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved the request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with:
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or 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 Iowa State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section
106, National Historical 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 FFP Project 70, LLC and
Free Flow Power Corporation as the Commission's non-federal
representatives 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 Corporation on behalf of FFP Project 70, LLC
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 (P-14202), 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 email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: June 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-13882 Filed 6-7-12; 8:45 am]
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