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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 project would consist 

of: (1) 1,860 turbine-generator units 

configured in a series of turbine arrays 

which in turn will be grouped to form 

turbine fields; (2) a combination of 

freestanding pilings, a floating bargelike platform, or existing shore 

infrastructure such as dock pilings onto 

which the turbine arrays will be 

moored; (3) submersible electric cables 

interconnecting the arrays within each 

turbine field and transmit the turbine 

field’s generation to a shore station; (4) 

several shore stations each consisting of 

less than 100 square meters which will 

transition the submersible cabling to the 

overhead transmission; (5) a 8.3 mile, 69 

kV line interconnecting the shore 

stations and delivering power to the 

project substation; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

generate about 163 gigawatt-hours 

annually. 

Applicant contact: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 

Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, 

Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930, 

phone: (978) 226–1531. 

FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, 202– 

502–6211. 

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/filing-comments.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–13545) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20224 Filed 8–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13543–000] 

Free Flow Power Ohio River 6, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

August 14, 2009. 

On July 14, 2009, Free Flow Power 

Ohio River 6, LLC filed an application 

for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Krotz Springs Hydrokinetic Energy 

Project, located on the Atchafalaya 

River, Pointe Coupee, Saint Landry, and 

Saint Martin 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 project would consist 

of: (1) 1,110 turbine-generator units 

configured in a series of turbine arrays 

which in turn will be grouped to form 

turbine fields; (2) a combination of 

freestanding pilings, a floating bargelike platform, or existing shore 

infrastructure such as dock pilings onto 

which the turbine arrays will be 

moored; (3) submersible electric cables 

interconnecting the arrays within each 

turbine field and transmit the turbine 

field’s generation to a shore station; (4) 

several shore stations each consisting of 

less than 100 square meters which will 

transition the submersible cabling to the 

overhead transmission; (5) a 4.5 mile, 69 

kV line interconnecting the shore 

stations and delivering power to the 

project substation; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

generate about 96 gigawatt-hours 

annually. 

Applicant contact: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 

Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, 

Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930, 

phone: (978) 226–1531. 

FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, 202– 

502–6211. 

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–13543) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20222 Filed 8–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13541–000] 

Free Flow Power Ohio River 4, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

August 14, 2009. 

On July 14, 2009, Free Flow Power 

Ohio River 4, LLC filed an application 

for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Melville Crevasse Hydrokinetic Energy 

Project, located on the Atchafalaya 

River, Pointe Coupee and Saint Landry 

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 

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otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) 1,720 turbine-generator units 

configured in a series of turbine arrays 

which in turn will be grouped to form 

turbine fields; (2) a combination of 

freestanding pilings, a floating bargelike platform, or existing shore 

infrastructure such as dock pilings onto 

which the turbine arrays will be 

moored; (3) submersible electric cables 

interconnecting the arrays within each 

turbine field and transmit the turbine 

field’s generation to a shore station; (4) 

several shore stations each consisting of 

less than 100 square meters which will 

transition the submersible cabling to the 

overhead transmission; (5) a 7.6 mile, 69 

kV line interconnecting the shore 

stations and delivering power to the 

project substation; and (6) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

generate about 150 gigawatt-hours 

annually. 

Applicant contact: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Free Flow Power 

Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, 

Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930, 

phone: (978) 226–1531. 

FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, 202– 

502–6211. 

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–13541) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–20220 Filed 8–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Electrical Interconnection of the 

Golden Hills Wind Project 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record 

of Decision (ROD). 

SUMMARY: The Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA) has decided to 

offer BP Alternative Energy North 

America, Inc. a Large Generator 

Interconnection Agreement for 

interconnection of up to 200 megawatts 

of power into the Federal Columbia 

River Transmission System. The power 

would be generated by the Golden Hills 

Wind Project (Wind Project) in Sherman 

County, Oregon. To interconnect the 

Wind Project, BPA will string a jumper 

line at an existing transmission tower 

outside Klondike Schoolhouse 

Substation and connect to BPA’s Biglow 

Canyon—Klondike Schoolhouse No. 2 

230-kilovolt line. BPA will also 

purchase part of Portland General 

Electric’s Biglow Canyon Substation, as 

well as about 1 acre of land next to 

Biglow Canyon Substation for the 

expansion of the substation to 

accommodate new equipment, 

including a new transmission tower. 

This new tower will then be connected 

to an existing transmission tower 

outside the substation fence. This 

decision to interconnect the Wind 

Project is consistent with and tiered to 

BPA’s Business Plan Environmental 

Impact Statement (DOE/EIS–0183, June 

1995), and the Business Plan Record of 

Decision (BP ROD, August 1995). 

ADDRESSES: Copies of this tiered ROD 

and the Business Plan EIS may be 

obtained by calling BPA’s toll-free 

document request line, 1–800–622– 

4520. The RODs and EIS are also 

available on our Web site, http:// 

www.efw.bpa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gene Lynard, Bonneville Power 

Administration—KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621, 

Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621; toll-free 

telephone number 1–800–622–4519; fax 

number 503–230–5699; or e-mail 

gplynard@bpa.gov. 

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on August 13, 

2009. 

Stephen J. Wright, 

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–20303 Filed 8–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Big Stone II Power Plant and 

Transmission Project Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ 

EIS–0377) 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: The Western Area Power 

Administration (Western) received an 

application to interconnect the Big 

Stone II Power Plant and Transmission 

Project (Project) into Western’s 

transmission system. The Project entails 

the construction of a new 600-megawatt 

(MW) coal-fired electric power 

generating station adjacent to the 

existing Big Stone plant in Grant 

County, South Dakota. The Project also 

includes approximately 140 miles of 

new or upgraded transmission lines. On 

June 26, 2009, Western published a 

notice of the availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

on the Project (74 FR 30559). Western 

considered the environmental impacts 

of the Project and has decided to allow 

the request to interconnect at Western’s 

Morris and Granite Falls substations 

located in Minnesota. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, please contact Mr. 

Matt Blevins, NEPA Document Manager, 

Big Stone II EIS, Western Area Power 

Administration, A7400, P.O. Box 

281213, Lakewood, CO 80228, 

telephone (800) 336–7288, fax (720) 

962–7263, or e-mail 

BigStoneEIS@wapa.gov. For general 

information on DOE’s NEPA review 

process, please contact Carol M. 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance, GC–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Washington, DC 

20585, telephone (202) 586–4600 or 

(800) 472–2756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western is 

a Federal agency under the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) that 

markets and transmits wholesale 

electrical power through an integrated 

17,000-circuit mile, high-voltage 

transmission system across 15 western 

states. The Project is located within 

Western’s Upper Great Plains Region, 

which operates and maintains nearly 


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