50802 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 168 / Thursday, August 28, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13172–000] 

FFP Ohio River 20, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Applications 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

August 21, 2008. 

On March 25, 2008, FFP Ohio River 

20, LLC each filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Ohio River 20 Project, 

to be located on the Ohio River in 

Switzerland County, Indiana and Boone 

County, Kentucky. 

The proposed Ohio River 20 Project 

consists of: (1) 1,920 proposed 20 

kilowatt Free Flow generating units 

having a total installed capacity of 38.4 

megawatts, (2) a proposed transmission 

line, and (3) appurtenant facilities. The 

FFP Ohio River 20, LLC, project would 

have an average annual generation of 

168.19 gigawatt-hours and be sold to a 

local utility. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Dan Irvin, FFP 

Ohio River 20, LLC, 69 Bridge Street, 

Manchester, MA 01944, phone (978) 

232–3536. 

FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502–

6062. 

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 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–13172) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19940 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13117–000] 

Forest County Hydroelectric 

Corporation; Notice of Competing 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments and Motions To Intervene 

August 21, 2008. 

On February 13, 2008, Forest County 

Hydroelectric Corporation filed an 

application, pursuant to section 4(f) of 

the Federal Power Act, proposing to 

study the feasibility of the Tionesta Dam 

Project, to be located on Tionesta Creek 

in Forest County, Pennsylvania. It 

would use the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ Tionesta Dam. 

The proposed Tionesta Dam Project 

consists of: (1) Two proposed 15-footlong, 36-inch-diameter steel penstocks 

and one proposed 1800-foot-long, 8- 

inch-diameter steel penstock, (2) two 

proposed powerhouse containing three 

generating units having a total installed 

capacity of 519 kilowatts, (3) a proposed 

1,500-foot-long transmission line, and 

(4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed, 

project would have an average annual 

generation of 3.96 megawatt-hours and 

be sold to a local utility. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Richard 

Schall, Forest County Hydroelectric 

Corporation, HC2, Box 23, Tionesta, PA 

16353, phone (800) 541–2378. 

FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502–

6062. 

Competing Application: This 

application competes with Project No. 

12897–000 filed July 30, 2007. 

Competing applications must be filed on 

or before January 15, 2008. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene: 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 paper-filed. 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 can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13117) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19935 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13116–000; Project No. 13115–

000] 

Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC, BPUS 

Generation Development, LLC; Notice 

of Competing Preliminary Permit 

Applications Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comment, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

August 21, 2008. 

On February 15, 2008, Mississippi 

River 14 Hydro, LLC and BPUS 

Generation Development, LLC each filed 

a competing application, pursuant to 

section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 14 

Hydroelectric Project, to be located on 

the Mississippi River in Rock Island 

County and Scott County, Illinois. The 

Mississippi Lock and Dam 14 is owned 

by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC’s 

proposed project would utilize the 

existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 14 and 

would consist of: (1) A proposed 

powerhouse containing three generating 

units with an installed capacity of 26- 

megawatts; (2) a switchyard; (3) a 

proposed 1-mile, 69-kV transmission 

line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed Mississippi River Lock and 

Dam 14 Hydroelectric Project would 

have an estimated annual generation of 

approximately 139-gigawatt-hours, 

which would be sold to a local utility. 

BPUS Generation Development, LLC’s 

proposed project would utilize the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi 

River Lock and Dam No. 14 would 

consist of:(1) A proposed powerhouse 

containing five generating units with a 


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combined installed capacity of 26- 

megawatts; (2) a new 13,100-foot-long, 

230-kilovolt transmission line; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 14 

Hydroelectric Project would have an 

average annual generation of 145- 

gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to 

a local utility. 

Applicants Contacts: For Mississippi 

River 14 Hydro, LLC, Mr. Brent L. 

Smith, COO, Symbiotics, LLC, P. O. Box 

535, Rigby, ID 83442, phone: (208) 745–

0834. For BPUS Generation 

Development, LLC, Mr. Jeffrey M. 

Auser, P.E., BPUS Generation 

Development, LLC, 225 Greenfield 

Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 

13088, (315) 413–2821. 

FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 

502–8735. 

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 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–13116 or P–

13115) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19934 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12626–001] 

Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, and Approval of Use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process 

August 21, 2008. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 12626–001. 

c. Dated Filed: July 16, 2008. 

d. Submitted By: Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Dresden Island 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located at the U.S. Corps of Engineers 

Dresden Island Lock and Dam, on the 

Illinois River in Grundy County, 

Illinois. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Damon 

Zdunich, President, Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC, 801 Oakland 

Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435, (312) 408–

4353. 

i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 

502–6041. 

j. Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC 

filed its request to use the Traditional 

Licensing Process on July 16, 2008. 

Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC filed 

public notice of its request on August 4, 

2008. In a letter dated August 20, 2008, 

the Director of the Office of Energy 

Projects approved Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC’s request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service under section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act; and (b) 

the Illinois State Historic Preservation 

Officer, as required by section 106, 

National Historical Preservation Act, 

and the implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC 

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. 

m. 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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, of for TTY, 

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

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

Register online at http://ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to be notified 

via e-mail of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19932 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12717–001] 

Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, and Approval of Use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process 

August 21, 2008. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 12717–001. 

c. Date Filed: July 16, 2008. 

d. Submitted By: Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Brandon Road 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located at the U.S. Corps of Engineers 

Brandon Road Lock and Dam, on the 

Des Plaines River in Will County, 

Illinois. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Damon 

Zdunich, President, Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC, 801 Oakland 

Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435, (312) 408–

4353. 

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, 

(202) 502–6093. 

j. Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC 

filed its request to use the Traditional 

Licensing Process on July 16, 2008. 

Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC filed 

public notice of its request on August 4, 

2008. In a letter dated August 20, 2008, 

the Director of the Office of Energy 

Projects approved Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC’s request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) the U.S. 


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