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and (7) transmitting, or otherwise 

disclosing the information. 

The estimate of cost for respondents 

is based upon salaries for professional 

and clerical support, as well as direct 

and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs 

include all costs directly attributable to 

providing this information, such as 

administrative costs and the cost for 

information technology. Indirect or 

overhead costs are costs incurred by an 

organization in support of its mission. 

These costs apply to activities which 

benefit the whole organization rather 

than any one particular function or 

activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Commission, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–11333 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2211–004] 

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of 

Application Tendered for Filing with 

the Commission, Soliciting Additional 

Study Requests, and Establishing 

Procedural Schedule for Relicensing 

and a Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

May 7, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2211–004. 

c. Date Filed: April 24, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Indiana, 

Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Markland 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Ohio River in 

Switzerland County, near the towns of 

Florence and Vevay, Indiana, and 

Warsaw, Kentucky. The project affects 

about 1 acre of federal lands 

administered by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Tamara Styer, 

Duke Energy, Mail Code: EC12Y, P.O. 

Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 28201–1006, 

(704) 382–0293 or tsstyer@dukeenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, 

(202) 502–6077 or 

dianne.rodman@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, 

State, local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item l below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: June 23, 2009. 

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. 

Additional study requests and 

requests for cooperating agency status 

may be filed electronically via the 

Internet in lieu of paper. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 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 ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting textonly comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

m. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The existing Markland 

Hydroelectric Project consists of a 

powerhouse integrated into the north 

end of the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (Corps) Markland dam, 

which was constructed by the Corps 

between 1959 and 1964. The project has 

a total installed capacity of 64.8 

megawatts (MW) and produces an 

average annual generation of 350,454 

megawatt-hours. All generated power is 

utilized within the applicant’s electric 

utility system. The project operates in 

run-of-river mode, has no storage, and 

only uses flows released by the Corps. 

The project consists of the following 

facilities: (1) A 96-foot-high, 248-footwide intake structure, with steel 

trashrack panels installed along the east 

side, directing flows to the connected 

powerhouse; (2) a powerhouse, integral 

to the Corps’ Markland dam, containing 

three vertical shaft Kaplan turbine/ 

generator units with a total installed 

capacity of 64.8 MW; (3) a tailrace 

discharging flows immediately 

downstream of the dam; (4) a substation 

about 250 feet north of the powerhouse; 

(5) an approximately 750-foot-long 

existing access road; (6) a 9.37-milelong, 138-kilovolt transmission line in a 

100-foot-wide right-of-way extending to 

Fairview, Indiana; and (7) appurtenant 

facilities. The applicant is proposing to 

add a new, approximately 300-foot-long 

access road, leading to a new parking 

area for recreation use at the tailrace of 

the dam. 

o. 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 at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 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 email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. With this notice, we are initiating 

consultation with the Indiana State 

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as 

required by 106, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the regulations of 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, 36 CFR, at 800.4. 

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Procedural schedule and final 

amendments: The application will be 

processed according to the following 

Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to 

the schedule will be made as 

appropriate. 

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter and Request 

for Additional Information.

June 2009. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 

for comments.

June 2009. 

Request Additional Information (if necessary).September 

2009. 

Issue Scoping Document 2 .... September 

2009. 

Notice of application is ready 

for environmental analysis.

January 

2010. 

Notice of the availability of 

the EA.

June 2010. 

Final amendments to the application 

must be filed with the Commission no 

later than 30 days from the issuance 

date of the notice of ready for 

environmental analysis. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–11336 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13350–000] 

Marine Power & Water, Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

May 7, 2009. 

On January 6, 2009, Marine Power & 

Water, Inc. filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Colorado River Indian 

Tribes Irrigation District Hydrokinetic 

Power Project, located in La Paz County, 

Arizona. 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 be 

located in an irrigation canal 

downstream from the Parker Irrigation 

Diversion Dam on the Colorado River, 

within the Colorado River Indian Tribe 

Reservation, 3 miles southwest of the 

City of Parker, Arizona, and would 

consist of: (1) One hydrokinetic 

electrical generating unit, with a total 

installed capacity of 15 kilowatts, (2) an 

existing 200-volt primary transmission 

line at check 19 that interconnects with 

the Western Area Power 

Administration, and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. The electricity generated from 

the project would be used by the 

Colorado River Indian Tribe 

Reservation. The project uses no dam or 

impoundment. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Ray F. 

Hofmann, Marine Power & Water, Inc., 

26893 Calle Hermosa, Capistrano Beach, 

California 92624, phone: (949) 481– 

8331. 

FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton 

(202) 502–8785. 

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 can be viewed or printed on 

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

Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13350) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–11334 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13360–000] 

Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

May 8, 2009. 

On January 29, 2009, Hydrodynamics, 

Inc. filed an application for a 

preliminary permit, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing 

to study the feasibility of the Ruby River 

Reservoir Hydroelectric Project, which 

would be located at the existing Ruby 

River dam on Ruby River near the town 

of Alder in Madison County, Montana. 

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 

the following: 

(1) An existing 846-foot-long, 111- 

foot-high earthen dam; (2) an existing 

reservoir with a surface area of 970 acres 

and a storage capacity of 37,612 acrefeet at the normal water surface 

elevation of 5,392 feet mean sea level; 

(3) an existing concrete outlet works 

tunnel, which would be lined with 

steel; (4) a new 84-inch-diameter, 180- 

foot-long steel penstock in the tunnel; 

(5) a new 84-inch-diameter, 20-foot-long 

penstock extending from the tunnel to 

the powerhouse; (6) a new powerhouse 

containing two generating units with a 

combined installed capacity of 2.2 

megawatts; (7) a new tailrace 

discharging flows into the Ruby River at 

the base of the dam; (8) a new 

substation; (9) a new 15-kilovolt, 2-milelong transmission line; and (10) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project would have an average annual 

generation of 10 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Ben Singer, 

Project Manager, Hydrodynamics, Inc., 

P.O. Box 1136, Bozeman, MT 59771; 

phone: (406) 587–5086. 

FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, 202– 

502–6077. 

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