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###### Department of Energy

###### Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

          - [Project No. 13701-002]

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—Existing Dam.                

                    b.                     *Project No.:*                     13701-002.                

                    c.                     *Date filed:*                     November 13, 2013.                

                    d.                     *Applicant:*                     FFP Missouri 2, LLC.                

                    e.                     *Name of Project:*                     Sardis Lake Hydroelectric Project.                

                    f.                     *Location:*                     The proposed project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) existing Sardis Lake dam, on the Little Tallahatchie River, near the Town of Sardis, Panola County, Mississippi. The proposed project would occupy approximately 59 acres of federal lands administered by the Corps.                

                    g.                     *Filed Pursuant to:*                     Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).                

                    h.                     *Applicant Contact:*                     Mr. Thomas M. Feldman, Rye Development, LLC, P.O. Box 390691, Cambridge, MA 02139, (617) 433-8140.                

                    i.                     *FERC Contact:*                     Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181,                     *jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov;*                     or Patti Leppert at (202) 502-6034,                     *patricia.leppert@ferc.gov.*

                    j.                     *Deadline for filing scoping comments:*                     30 days from the issuance date of this notice.                

                    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file scoping comments using the Commission's eFiling system at                     *http://www.ferc.gov/​docs-filing/​efiling.asp.*                     Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at                     *http://www.ferc.gov/​docs-filing/​ecomment.asp.*                     You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at                     *FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov,*                     (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-13701-002.                

                    The Commission's Rules of Practice 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                           ( print page 65205)                        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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

                    l.                     *The proposed Sardis Lake Project would utilize the following existing Corps' Sardis Lake dam facilities:*                     (1) A 15,300-foot-long, 97-foot-high earth fill embankment dam; (2) a reservoir; and (3) outlet works consisting of a concrete intake tower, four gated inlets that combine to a 560-foot-long and 16.0-foot by 18.25-foot ovoid concrete outlet tunnel, and a stilling basin.                

The proposed Sardis Lake Project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A 510-foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter steel liner installed within the existing concrete outlet tunnel; (2) a 50-foot-long, 20-foot-high steel-lined, reinforced concrete gated bifurcation at the end of the existing concrete outlet tunnel to divide the flows between the existing stilling basin and new powerhouse; (3) a 250-foot-long, 15.5-foot-diameter steel penstock from the bifurcation structure to the forebay; (4) a 102.6-foot-long, 78-foot-wide, 50-foot-high forebay; (5) a 120-foot-long, 85-foot-wide, 105-foot-high concrete powerhouse containing two vertical Kaplan generating units with a total installed capacity of 14.6 megawatts; (6) a 200-foot-long, 100-foot-wide tailrace channel; (7) a substation; (8) a 7,097-foot-long transmission line consisting of a 887-foot-long, 4.160-kilovolt (kV) buried cable from the powerhouse to the substation, and a 6,210-foot-long overhead, 161-kV line from the substation to an existing utility-owned distribution line; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation would be 52,000 megawatt-hours.

                    m. A copy of the application is available for electronic 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 available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above.                

                    You may 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. Scoping process.

The Commission staff intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the project, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed action.

The Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping meetings at this time. Instead, staff is soliciting comments, recommendations, and information on Scoping Document (SD1) issued on October 27, 2014.

                    Copies of the SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of the SD1 may be viewed on the Web 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, call 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.                

Dated: October 27, 2014.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2014-25989 Filed 10-31-14; 8:45 am]

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