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site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23062 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. DI08–15–000] 

Independence Power, LLC; Notice of 

Declaration of Intention and Soliciting 

Comments, Protests, and/or Motions 

To Intervene 

September 25, 2008. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No: DI08–15–000. 

c. Date Filed: September 11, 2008. 

d. Applicant: Independence Power, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Fourth of July 

Creek Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed Fourth of 

July Creek Hydroelectric Project will be 

located on Fourth of July Creek, near the 

town of Seward, Kenai Peninsula 

Borough, Alaska, affecting T. 1 S, R. 1 

E, Seward Meridian. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Joel Groves, 

#310, 1503 W. 33rd Avenue, Anchorage, 

AK 99503; telephone: (907) 258–2420; 

Fax: (907) 258–2419; e-mail: 

www.joel@polarconsult.net. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or E-mail 

address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and/or motions: October 27, 

2008. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comments, protests, and/or 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any 

questions, please contact the Secretary’s 

Office. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing link. 

Please include the docket number 

(DI08–15–000) on any comments, 

protests, and/or motions filed. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed Fourth of July Creek 

Hydropower Project will include: (1) A 

proposed 10-foot-high, 80-foot-wide 

diversion structure; (2) a buried 

desander box, directing water into a 48- 

inch-diameter, 4600-foot-long penstock; 

(3) a 50-foot-long by 80-foot-wide 

powerhouse, containing two 1.85 MW 

impulse turbines and synchronous 

generators; (4) a tailrace emptying into 

the Fourth of July Creek; (5) an 

approximately 8,000-foot-long 

transmission line, connecting to the 

Seward Electric distribution grid; and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project will not be connected to an 

interstate grid, and will not occupy any 

tribal or federal lands 

When a Declaration of Intention is 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, the Federal Power Act 

requires the Commission to investigate 

and determine if the interests of 

interstate or foreign commerce would be 

affected by the project. The Commission 

also determines whether or not the 

project: (1) Would be located on a 

navigable waterway; (2) would occupy 

or affect public lands or reservations of 

the United States; (3) would utilize 

surplus water or water power from a 

government dam; or (4) if applicable, 

has involved or would involve any 

construction subsequent to 1935 that 

may have increased or would increase 

the project’s head or generating 

capacity, or have otherwise significantly 

modified the project’s pre-1935 design 

or operation. 

l. Locations of the Application: Copies 

of this filing are on file with the 

Commission and are available for public 

inspection. This filing may be viewed 

on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘Docket#’’ 

and follow the instructions. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3372, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene—Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments 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 comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR 

‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Docket Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers. A copy of any motion to 

intervene must also be served upon each 

representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

p. Agency Comments—Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23068 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13116–000] 

Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC; 

Notice of Competing Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing, 

and Soliciting Comments, and Motions 

To Intervene 

September 25, 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 at 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 

Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 14, on 

the Mississippi River in Rock Island 

County and Scott County, Illinois. 

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 


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