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Comment Date: May 19, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12717–002] 

Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Motions To 

Intervene and Protests 

April 29, 2010. 

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.: 12717–002. 

c. Date filed: May 27, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Brandon Road 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers Brandon Road Dam on the 

Des Plaines River, in the City of Joliet, 

Will County, Illinois. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Damon 

Zdunich, Northern Illinois Hydropower, 

LLC, 801 Oakland Avenue, Joliet, IL 

60435, (312) 320–1610. 

i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, 

(202) 502–8854 or 

nicholas.palso@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests: 60 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

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/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and eight 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. Project Description: The Brandon 

Road Hydroelectric Project would 

utilize the Corps of Engineer’s existing 

Brandon Road Dam and reservoir and 

would consist of: (1) A new 90-foot-by 

118-foot concrete powerhouse between 

headgate sections 1 through 4 

immediately below the existing dam 

containing two S-type turbine generator 

units with a combined installed 

capacity of 10.2 MW; (2) one 50-foot by 

50-foot switchyard adjacent to the west 

side of the proposed powerhouse; (3) a 

new one-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt 

transmission line; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The project would have an 

average annual generation of about 

59,100 megawatt-hours. 

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 

e-mail 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, and 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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