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Dated: July 30, 2009. 

James H. Shelton III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. E9–18609 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Science; Notice of Renewal of 

the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, App. 

2, and section 102–3.65, Title 41, Code 

of Federal Regulations, and following 

consultation with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration, notice is 

hereby given that the Basic Energy 

Sciences Advisory Committee has been 

renewed for a 2-year period. 

The Committee will provide advice to 

the Department of Energy’s Office of 

Science on the basic energy sciences 

programs. The Secretary of Energy has 

determined that renewal of the Basic 

Energy Sciences Advisory Committee is 

essential to the conduct of the 

Department’s business and in the public 

interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed by law 

upon the Department of Energy. The 

Committee will continue to operate in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. No. 92–463), the General Services 

Administration Final Rule on Federal 

Advisory Committee Management, and 

other directives and instructions issued 

in implementation of those acts. 

For Further Information Contact: Ms. 

Rachel Samuel at (202) 586–3279. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31, 

2009. 

Eric Nicoll, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18680 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2106–059] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission and 

Establishing Procedural Schedule for 

Licensing and Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

July 29, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2106–059. 

c. Date Filed: July 16, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (PG&E). 

e. Name of Project: McCloud-Pit 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on the McCloud and Pit Rivers 

in Shasta County, California. The 

project occupies lands of the United 

States, managed by the United States 

Department of Agriculture—Forest 

Service and the United States 

Department of Interior—Bureau of Land 

Management. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Randal S. 

Livingston, Vice President—Power 

Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company, P.O. Box 770000, Mail Code 

N11E, San Francisco, CA 94177–0001; 

Telephone (415) 973–7000. 

i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at (202) 

502–6512 or emily.carter@ferc.gov. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. The Project Description: The 

existing McCloud-Pit Project consists of 

three existing developments (James B. 

Black, Pit 6, and Pit 7), which 

collectively include two storage 

reservoirs (McCloud and Iron Canyon), 

two regulating reservoirs (Pit 6 and Pit 

7), one afterbay (Pit 7), two tunnels, 

three powerhouses (James B. Black, Pit 

6, and Pit 7), and associated equipment 

and transmission facilities. The project 

has an installed capacity of 368- 

megawatts (MW), produces an average 

annual generation of 1,542 gigawatthours (GWh), and occupies 3,707.6 

acres of land. Approximately 1,651.4 of 

these acres are federally owned, with 

1,621.9 managed by the Shasta-Trinity 

National Forest and 29.5 managed by 

the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. In 

addition to the existing facilities, PG&E 

is proposing to construct two generation 

additions consisting of powerhouses at 

the base of McCloud dam (5–8 MW) and 

at the base of Pit 7 Afterbay dam (10 

MW). 

The project involves the transfer of 

water from the McCloud River basin to 

the Lower Pit River basin via a tunnel 

from the McCloud reservoir to Iron 

Canyon reservoir. Iron Canyon reservoir 

is on Iron Canyon Creek, a tributary of 

the Pit River. Water flows from Iron 

Canyon reservoir via a tunnel to the 

James B. Black powerhouse. Although 

the project diverts water from the 

McCloud River basin to the Lower Pit 

River basin, both basins drain to Shasta 

Lake. 

James B. Black Development 

McCloud Dam and McCloud Reservoir 

McCloud dam is a 241-foot-high, 630- 

foot-long earth and rock filled dam 

located on the McCloud River and 

impounds McCloud reservoir. The 

McCloud reservoir has a surface area of 

520 acres and a maximum storage 

capacity of approximately 35,234 acrefeet (af). The spillway [elevation 2,696.0 

feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 

(NGVD)] is on the south side of the dam. 

The reservoir has a normal maximum 

water surface elevation of 2,680 feet. 

The dam is equipped with three radial 

gates measuring 27 feet by 24.5 feet, 

discharging into a spillway that returns 

spillage flows to the McCloud River 

below the dam. The dam also has a 12- 

foot diameter diversion/outlet tunnel 

that runs under the dam to supply a 24- 

inch Howell-Bunger valve for releasing 

instream flows to the McCloud River, as 

well as an 84-inch diameter butterfly 

valve for emergency use to control 

reservoir levels. Controls for the 

diversion/outlet tunnel are located at 

the intake within McCloud reservoir. 

McCloud Tunnel 

A 7.2-mile-long tunnel and a 563-footlong pipeline at Hawkins Creek crossing 

hydraulically link McCloud reservoir 

and Iron Canyon reservoir. An intake 

tower within McCloud reservoir collects 

water for the McCloud tunnel, which is 

approximately 17 feet in diameter and 

heads easterly to Iron Canyon reservoir. 

The differential in water surface 

elevations between the two reservoirs 

controls the amount of water drafted 

through the tunnel. 

Iron Canyon Dam and Reservoir 

An earth-filled dam 214 feet high and 

1,130 feet long impounds Iron Canyon 

reservoir. The reservoir has a maximum 

storage capacity of 24,241 af with an 

approximate 500-acre surface area. The 

dam has a slide gate leading to a 48-inch 

diameter pipe for instream flow releases 

to Iron Canyon Creek. Normal maximum 

water surface elevation within the 

reservoir is 2,664 feet. When the water 

surface of Iron Canyon reservoir is 

lowered, water flows through the 

McCloud tunnel from McCloud 

reservoir to Iron Canyon reservoir. 

Iron Canyon Tunnel and Penstock 

Iron Canyon reservoir is connected to 

James B. Black powerhouse via the 2.9- 

mile long, 18-foot diameter Iron Canyon 

Tunnel, an associated 1,194-foot-long, 

11.5-foot diameter pipeline at the 

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5,467-foot-long, 11.5-foot diameter steel 

penstock. The penstock bifurcates 

before James B. Black powerhouse to 

deliver water flow to the two turbine 

generator units. The tunnel and 

penstock have a total flow capacity of 

2,000 cfs. 

James B. Black Powerhouse 

James B. Black powerhouse is located 

on the northwest bank of the Pit River, 

approximately 0.5 miles upstream of the 

non-Project Pit 5 powerhouse (FERC 

Project No. 233). The powerhouse is a 

three-level, reinforced concrete 

structure containing two vertical shaft 

impulse turbines rated at 104,000 hp 

each. They operate at a normal 

maximum gross head of 1,226 feet. Unit 

1 was commissioned in 1966 and Unit 

2 in 1965. Two vertical axis outdoor 

generators, Unit 1 rated at 94.8 

megavolt-ampere (MVA) and Unit 2 

rated at 92.6 MVA, are connected to a 

three phase, 86 MVA transformer bank. 

Their combined maximum capacity is 

172 MW. Average annual generation 

within the past 25 years at the station 

is 656.3 GWh. 

Transmission 

Transmission lines (230 kilovolt [kV]) 

extend approximately 0.5 mile from the 

transformer bank in the switchyard 

adjacent to the James B. Black 

powerhouse to the switchyard adjacent 

to the Pit 5 powerhouse. 

Pit 6 Development 

Pit 6 Dam and Reservoir 

Pit 6 dam and reservoir are located on 

the Pit River downstream of James B. 

Black powerhouse. The 183-foot-high, 

560-foot-long concrete gravity Pit 6 dam 

has a crest elevation of 1,432 feet. The 

top of the dam contains a trash rake, 

motors for two 42-foot-high by 49-footlong slide gates and a control building. 

The control building houses a hydraulic 

system for two low-level, eight-foot 

diameter outlets at the base of the dam. 

The Pit 6 reservoir has a maximum 

storage capacity of approximately 

15,619 af and a maximum surface area 

of approximately 268 acres. The normal 

maximum water surface elevation 

within the reservoir is 1,425 feet. The 

reservoir serves as the forebay for the Pit 

6 powerhouse. Two 18-foot diameter 

steel penstocks with a total flow 

capacity of 6,470 cfs extend 602 feet 

from the dam to the turbines in the 

powerhouse located at the base of the 

dam. 

Pit 6 Powerhouse 

Pit 6 powerhouse, commissioned in 

August 1965, is located along the east 

bank of the Pit River at the base of Pit 

6 dam. The powerhouse is a four-level 

reinforced concrete structure, three 

levels of which are below grade. The 

structure contains two vertical shaft, 

Francis reaction turbines, rated at 

53,000 hp each and operating at a 

normal maximum gross head of 155 feet. 

There are two outdoor vertical axis 

generators, rated at 44 MVA each, with 

each unit connected to a three-phase 44 

MVA transformer bank that steps up 

plant output to 230 kV. The maximum 

generator capacity is 80 MW. Average 

annual generation over the last 25 years 

is 373.8 GWh. 

Transmission 

Transmission lines extend 

approximately 3.3 miles from the 

switchyard adjacent to the Pit 6 

powerhouse to the Applicant’s 

interconnected transmission system. 

Pit 7 Development 

Pit 7 Dam and Reservoir 

Pit 7 dam and reservoir are located on 

the Pit River downstream of Pit 6 

powerhouse. The Pit 7 dam is a 228- 

foot-high and 770-foot-long concrete 

gravity dam. The top of the dam 

contains a trash rake, motors for two 49- 

foot by 42-foot slide gates at the crest of 

the dam, and a control building. The 

control building houses hydraulic 

controls for two eight-foot in diameter, 

low-level outlets at the base of the dam. 

The Pit 7 reservoir has a maximum 

storage capacity of 34,611 af and a 

surface area of approximately 471 acres 

at a normal maximum water surface 

elevation of 1,270 feet. As with Pit 6, the 

Pit 7 reservoir serves at the forebay for 

the Pit 7 powerhouse. Two penstocks, 

15 feet in diameter, extend 572 feet from 

the dam to the turbines in the 

powerhouse, located at the base of the 

dam. Total flow capacity within the 

penstocks is 7,440 cfs. 

Pit 7 Powerhouse 

Pit 7 powerhouse, commissioned in 

September 1965, is located along the 

east bank of the Pit River at the base of 

Pit 7 dam. The powerhouse consists of 

a four-level, reinforced concrete 

structure, three levels of which are 

below grade. The powerhouse contains 

two vertical-shaft reaction turbines that 

are rated at 70,000 hp each and operate 

at a normal maximum gross head of 205 

feet. Two vertical axis generators are 

rated at 52.2 (Unit 2) and 62.1 MVA 

(Unit 1), respectively. Their maximum 

combined capacity is 112 MW. Each 

unit is connected to a three-phase, 58 

MVA transformer bank that steps up 

plant output to 230 kV. The average 

annual generation over the last 25 years 

is 512 GWh. 

Transmission 

Transmission lines extend 

approximately 3.5 miles from the 

switchyard adjacent to the Pit 7 

powerhouse to the Applicant’s 

interconnected transmission system. 

Pit 7 Afterbay 

Pit 7 afterbay has a surface area of 

approximately 69 acres at a normal 

‘‘maximum’’ water surface elevation of 

1,067 feet (maximum water surface of 

Shasta Lake). The afterbay dam is a 30- 

foot-high, steel-reinforced, rock-fill 

structure, including a variable width 

concrete gravity weir section. Pit 7 

afterbay serves to attenuate changes in 

the water flow from Pit 7 dam and 

powerhouse before entering Shasta 

Lake. 

Proposed Facilities 

McCloud Development 

PG&E proposes to construct a 

powerhouse located at the base of 

McCloud dam. Generation output from 

the proposed powerhouse would be 

connected to a new transmission line 

that would be routed from the proposed 

powerhouse to connect to an existing 

Pacific Power and Light (PP&L) 

Substation located approximately 14 

miles to the north, in the town of 

McCloud, California. McCloud 

Development would use water stored in 

McCloud Reservoir and released into 

the Lower McCloud River to meet 

instream flow requirements and no new 

impoundments are proposed. With a 

flow range of 150 cfs to 400 cfs, the 

turbine and generator set would have an 

installed capacity of about 5 to 8 MW. 

The proposed McCloud Development 

would have an average range of annual 

energy production of 30 to 40 GWh and 

average monthly generation would be 

approximately 2.5 to 3.3 GWh. PG&E 

proposes to base the final size of the 

unit, powerhouse hydraulic capacity, 

and average annual energy production 

on instream flow requirements included 

in the new project license. 

The proposed powerhouse would be 

positioned to the south of the current 

outlet works control building and would 

be a reinforced concrete-and-block 

masonry structure designed to enclose 

and protect the electro-mechanical 

generation equipment, withstand area 

snow loads, and prevent possible 

vandalism. It would be accessed via the 

existing project road that connects to 

Forest Road 38N11. The powerhouse 

would be equipped with a single 

vertical-axis Francis turbine. The 


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turbine, which would have a discharge 

diameter of approximately 54 inches, 

would operate at about 450 revolutions 

per minute. The direct-coupled 

synchronous generator rating would 

range from 5,600 to 7,500 kW. 

The proposed transmission line route 

from the powerhouse would follow 

Forest Road 38N11 and then county 

roads to the existing PP&L Substation 

approximately 14 miles north in the 

town of McCloud. 

Pit 7 Afterbay Development 

PG&E proposes to construct at Pit 7 

Afterbay Development, including a 

powerhouse located on the west side of 

Pit 7 Afterbay dam at the regulating 

weir. Generation output from the 

proposed powerhouse would be 

connected to a new transmission line 

that would be routed from the 

powerhouse to connect to the 

switchyard located approximately 1.6 

miles to the east at Pit 7 powerhouse. 

The proposed facilities would have no 

meaningful storage and would operate 

in a run-of-the-river mode. The available 

flows for energy production would be 

dictated by the operation of the 

upstream Pit 7 powerhouse. 

The proposed Pit 7 Afterbay 

powerhouse would use water released 

upstream from Pit 7 powerhouse and 

dam and no new impoundments are 

proposed. The proposed powerhouse 

would be configured for two horizontalaxis synchronous generating units, each 

rated at 5,500 kW and housed in an 

approximately 30-foot-wide × 110-footlong intake approach bay. Each of the 

generating bays would have a design 

flow of 2,500 cfs. The upstream entrance 

to each intake bay would include a 

trashrack to stop large debris from 

entering the unit. Two radial gates 

approximately 26-foot-wide by 52-foothigh would be constructed upstream of 

the unit to regulate flow and for 

dewatering the turbine pit. A roller gate 

would be constructed at the 

downstream end of each bay or the 

tailrace to prevent backwatering during 

maintenance. A combination of ramps, 

walkways, and ladders would be used 

in each bay to allow for maintenance 

access and support the gate operator 

mechanism. A 20-foot-wide bypass flow 

bay, which would house a radial gate 

and operator, would be built in the first 

phase of construction. The bypass flow 

bay would be used to pass river flows 

during the second phase of construction 

and during times of non-generation. The 

bypass flow bay also would require a 

walkway to allow maintenance and 

operation access and support the gate 

operator mechanism. A new access road 

would be constructed to access the 

powerhouse for construction, operation, 

and maintenance. The access road 

would extend between Fenders Ferry 

Road and the afterbay, just west of 

Fenders Ferry Bridge. Based on a flow 

range of 2,500 cfs to 5,000 cfs, the 2-unit 

powerhouse would accommodate 

turbine and generator sets capable of an 

installed capacity of about 5 MW each 

for a total of 10 MW. The average 

monthly generation from this proposed 

powerhouse would be approximately 

4.2 GWh. 

The proposed powerhouse substation 

would be fenced and located on the 

ground near the control house, but 

above the maximum anticipated flood 

and tailwater levels. Substation 

equipment would include a step-up 

substation to transform energy for the 

transmission line. Powerhouse controls 

and switchgear would be installed in a 

separate building located on the right 

bank of the river, positioned above the 

maximum anticipated water level and 

inside the substation fence. The 

building would house the required 

equipment for control and protection of 

the generation units and would be 

equipped with electric heating and 

cooling. The transmission line would be 

a 1.6-mile-long, 34.5-kV, wooden-pole 

line connecting the proposed 

powerhouse to a new 34.5- to 230-kV 

transformer, positioned at or near the 

existing 230-kV Pit 7 switchyard. A new 

230-kV circuit breaker and disconnect 

switch would be connected by a short 

span to the main bus of the existing Pit 

7 switchyard. 

l. Locations of the Application: 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, into the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item (h) above. 

m. 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. Procedural Schedule: 

The application will be processed 

according to the following Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Tendering Notice ........................................................................................................................................................................ July 29, 2009. 

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis (when FERC approved studies are complete) ................ October 30, 2009. 

Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions ........................................................ December 29, 2009. 

Commission issues Draft EA or EIS ........................................................................................................................................... August 11, 2010. 

Comments on Draft EA or EIS ................................................................................................................................................... September 10, 

2010. 

Modified Terms and Conditions .................................................................................................................................................. November 9, 2010. 

Commission Issues Final EA or EIS .......................................................................................................................................... February 7, 2011. 


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o. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–18634 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13448–000] 

McGinnis, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

July 29, 2009. 

On April 29, 2009, McGinnis, Inc. 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the Marmet 

Hydrokinetic Project, to be located on 

the Kanawha River, in Kanawha County, 

West Virginia. 

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 Meldahl Hydrokinetic 

Project consists of: (1) 10 proposed 35 

kilowatt turbine-generator units having 

a total installed capacity of 0.35 

megawatts; (2) a 300-feet-long, 13.2 

kilovolt transmission line; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

Winfield Hydrokinetic Project would 

have an average annual generation of 

1.533 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Bruce D. 

McGinnis, Sr., CEO, McGinnis, Inc., 502 

Second Street Ext., South Point, OH 

45680; phone: (740) 377–4391. 

FERC Contact: Kim Carter, 202–502– 

6486. 

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. 

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 under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at 

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

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13448) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–18635 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13446–000] 

McGinnis, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

July 29, 2009. 

On April 29, 2009, McGinnis, Inc. 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the Meldahl 

Hydrokinetic Project, to be located on 

the Ohio River, in Clermont County, 

Ohio and Bracken County, Kentucky. 

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 Meldahl Hydrokinetic 

Project consists of: (1) 10 proposed 35 

kilowatt turbine-generator units having 

a total installed capacity of 0.35 

megawatts; (2) a 2,000-feet-long, 13.2 

kilovolt transmission line; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

Winfield Hydrokinetic Project would 

have an average annual generation of 

1.533 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Bruce D. 

McGinnis, Sr., CEO, McGinnis, Inc., 502 

Second Street Ext., South Point, OH 

45680; phone: (740) 377–4391. 

FERC Contact: Kim Carter, 202–502– 

6486. 

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. 

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 under the 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at 

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

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13446) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–18636 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13443–000] 

McGinnis, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

July 29, 2009. 

On April 29, 2009, McGinnis, Inc. 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act, proposing to study 

the feasibility of the Winfield 

Hydrokinetic Project, to be located on 

the Kanawha River, in Putnam County, 

West Virginia. 

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 


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