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gates and 3 roller gates and a 600-footlong lock; and (2) a 12,152-acre reservoir 

with a normal pool elevation of 529.5 

feet mean sea level. 

The proposed Burlington Project 

would consist of: (1) Thirty submersible 

500-kilowatt turbine generating units 

with total installed capacity of 15 

megawatts (MW); (2) a 1-mile-long, 12.5- 

kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and (3) 

appurtenant facilities. The project 

would have an estimated average annual 

generation of 76,831 megawatts-hours 

(MWh), which would be sold to Alliant 

Energy. The project would be located 

along the western half of the Corps dam. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Doug Worden, 

City Manager, City of Burlington, Iowa, 

400 Washington Street, Burlington, Iowa 

52601, (319) 753–8120. 

The proposed L&D 18 Project would 

consist of: (1) Twenty six Very Low 

Head generating units and 100 

hydrokinetic generating units with a 

total installed capacity of 24.5 MW; (2) 

a 5.68-mile-long, 69-kV transmission 

line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The 

project would have an estimated average 

annual generation of 119,500 MWh, 

which would be sold to Alliant Energy. 

The project would be located in the 

middle of the Mississippi River just 

downstream of the Corps dam. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel R. 

Irvin, Free Flow Power Corporation, 33 

Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 

01930, phone (978) 252–7631. 

FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, (202) 

502–8755. 

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 Commission’s 

Web site at 

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

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13429 or 13455) in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12081 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12731–002] 

Natural Currents Energy Services, 

LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Draft Application, 

Request for Waivers of Integrated 

Licensing Process Regulations 

Necessary for Expedited Processing of 

a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License 

Application, and Soliciting Comments 

May 15, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File a License Application for an 

Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot 

Project. 

b. Project No.: 12731–002. 

c. Date Filed: May 15, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: Natural Currents 

Energy Services, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Angoon Tidal 

Power Pilot Project. 

f. Location: In Kootznahoo Inlet on 

the western shore of Admiralty Island, 

near the City of Angoon in the SkagwayHoonah-Angoon Census Area of 

southeastern Alaska. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Roger Bason, 

President, Natural Currents Energy 

Services, 24 Roxanne Blvd., Highland, 

NY 12528; (845) 691–4008; 

info@naturalcurrents.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Steve Hocking (502) 

552–8753. 

j. Natural Currents Energy Services, 

LLC (Natural Currents) has filed with 

the Commission: (1) A notice of intent 

(NOI) to file an application for an 

original license for a hydrokinetic pilot 

project and a draft license application 

with monitoring plans; (2) a proposed 

schedule; (3) a request to be designated 

as the non-Federal representative for 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

consultation; and (4) a request to be 

designated as the non-Federal 

representative for section 106 

consultation under the National Historic 

Preservation Act (collectively the prefiling materials). 

k. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the pre-filing materials 

listed in paragraph j above, including 

the draft license application and 

monitoring plans. All comments should 

be sent to the address above in 

paragraph h. In addition, all comments 

(original and eight copies) must be filed 

with the Commission at the following 

address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. All filings with the Commission 

must include on the first page, the 

project name (Angoon Tidal Power Pilot 

Project) and number (P–12731–002), 

and bear the heading ‘‘Comments on the 

proposed Angoon Tidal Power Pilot 

Project.’’ Any individual or entity 

interested in submitting comments on 

the pre-filing materials must do so by 

July 14, 2009. 

Comments 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) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

l. With this notice, we are approving 

Natural Currents’ request to be 

designated as the non-Federal 

representative for section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and its 

request to initiate consultation under 

section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act; and recommending 

that it begin informal consultation with: 

(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

and the National Marine Fisheries 

Service as required by section 7 of ESA; 

and (b) the Alaska 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. 

m. This notice does not constitute the 

Commission’s approval of Natural 

Currents’ request to use the Pilot Project 

Licensing Procedures. Upon its review 

of the project’s overall characteristics 

relative to the pilot project criteria, the 

draft license application contents, and 

any comments filed, the Commission 

will determine whether there is 

adequate information to conclude the 

pre-filing process. 

n. The proposed Angoon Tidal Power 

Pilot Project would consist of eight (8) 

25-kw Red Hawk Tidal Turbines, with 

a combined maximum output of 200 kW 

for the pilot project. Initially, the 

turbines would be mounted on portable 

anchored barges to test different 

positions within the site for the best 

turbine performance. Following the 

location of the desired development 

site, tidal turbines will be mounted on 

constructed docks or piers secured to 

the solid, scoured, subsurface bedrock. 

The transmission intertie is to be 

determined. The estimated annual 

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generation of the project would be 

525,600 kilowatt-hours 

o. A copy of the draft license 

application and all pre-filing materials 

are 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. 

p. Pre-filing process schedule. The 

pre-filing process will be conducted 

pursuant to the following tentative 

schedule. Revisions to the schedule 

below may be made based on staff’s 

review of the draft application and any 

comments received. 

Milestone Date 

Comments on pre-filing materials due .............................................................................. July 14, 2009. 

Issuance of meeting notice (if needed) ............................................................................. July 29, 2009. 

Public meeting/technical conference (if needed) .............................................................. August 28, 2009. 

Issuance of notice concluding pre-filing process and ILP waiver request determination August 13, 2009 (if no meeting is needed).

September 14, 2009 (if meeting is needed). 

q. Register online at http://ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related 

to this or other pending projects. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12080 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP09–409–000] 

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline 

Company; Notice of Application 

May 15, 2009. 

Take notice that on May 12, 2009, 

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline 

Company (Williston Basin), P.O. Box 

5601, Bismarck North Dakota 58506– 

5601, filed in Docket Number CP09– 

409–000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA), an application 

for authority to acquire certain gas 

volumes to replenish lost cushion gas in 

its Elk Basin Storage Reservoir located 

in Park County, Wyoming and Carbon 

County, Montana. This filing 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, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

Application or Petition should be 

directed to Keith A. Tiggelaar, Director 

of Regulatory Affairs for Williston 

Basin, 1250 West Century Avenue, 

Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, by 

phone at (701) 530–1560 or by e-mail at 

keith.tiggelaar@wbip.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the below listed 

comment date, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commenters will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenters will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commenters 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right