[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61584-61585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24821]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13755-001]


FFP Missouri 12, 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.: 13755-001.
    c. Date Filed: August 17, 2012.
    d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Corporation on behalf of its 
subsidiary limited liability corporation, Missouri 12, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Allegheny Lock and Dam No. 2 Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: At the existing U.S. Army Corp of Engineer's Allegheny 
Lock & Dam No. 2 on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County, 
Pennsylvania. The project would occupy United States lands administered 
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating 
Officer, Free Low Power, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114-2130; 
(978) 283-2822; or email at flow-power.com">rswaminathan@free-flow-power.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Gaylord Hoisington at (202) 502-6032 or email at 
[email protected].
    j. Free Flow Power filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on August 17, 2012. Free Flow Power provided public 
notice of its request on August 13, 2012. In a letter dated September 
18, 2012, Free Flow Power's request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process was approved.
    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 Pennsylvania 
State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, 
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.

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    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: October 2, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-24821 Filed 10-9-12; 8:45 am]
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