Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 9 / Thursday, January 13, 2011 / Notices 2359 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13637–001] 

Great River Hydropower, LLC; Notice 

of Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests 

January 5, 2011. 

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–13637–001. 

c. Date filed: July 12, 2010. 

d. Applicant: Great River 

Hydropower, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Upper Mississippi 

River Lock & Dam No. 21 Hydroelectric 

Project. 

f. Location: The proposed project 

would be located on the Mississippi 

River in Marion County, Missouri. The 

proposed project would occupy 5 acres 

of federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r) 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Arie 

DeWaal, Mead & Hunt Inc., 6501 Watts 

Road, Madison, WI 53719; Telephone 

(608) 273–6380. 

i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, 

Telephone (202) 502–8675, or by e-mail 

at janet.hutzel@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests: February 7, 

2011. 

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/ 

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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(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. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedures 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 

for filing, but is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

l. The proposed project would utilize 

the existing U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ Lock and Dam No. 21, and 

would consist of the following facilities: 

(1) A new 796-foot-long by 46-foot-wide 

by 25-foot-high concrete hydropower 

structure consisting of 30 turbine bays, 

located about 100 feet downstream of 

the existing dam; (2) 30 turbinegenerator units having a total installed 

capacity of 15 megawatts; (3) two new 

48-foot-long by 15-foot-wide by 45-foothigh concrete towers; (4) a new 40-footlong by 30-foot-wide by 20-foot-high 

control building; (5) a new 120-foot-long 

by 120-foot-wide substation; (6) a new 

1.5-mile-long access road; (7) a new 1.6- 

mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; 

and (8) appurtenant facilities. 

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. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Any qualified applicant desiring to 

file a competing application must 

submit to the Commission, on or before 

the specified intervention deadline date, 

a competing development application, 

or a notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent allows an interested 

person to file the competing 

development application no later than 

120 days after the specified intervention 

deadline date. Applications for 

preliminary permits will not be 

accepted in response to this notice. 

A notice of intent must specify the 

exact name, business address, and 

telephone number of the prospective 

applicant, and must include an 

unequivocal statement of intent to 

submit a development application. A 

notice of intent must be served on the 

applicant(s) named in this public notice. 

Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

When the application is ready for 

environmental analysis, the 

Commission will issue a public notice 

requesting comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, or prescriptions. 

All filings must (1) bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or ‘‘MOTION 

TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT 

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION,’’ 

or ‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION;’’ (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 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 

intervene must be served upon each 

representative of the applicant specified 

in the particular application. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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