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[FR Doc. E9–12074 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2206–038] 

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.; 

Notice of Application for Amendment 

of License and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

May 18, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Non-project use 

of project lands. 

b. Project No.: 2206–038. 

c. Date Filed: April 14, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Progress Energy 

Carolinas, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Yadkin-Pee Dee 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed non-project 

use is on Lake Tillery in Stanly County, 

North Carolina. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Larry Mann, 

Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., 179 

Tillery Dam Road, Mount Gilead, NC 

27306, (919) 546–5300. 

i. FERC Contact: Mark Carter, (202) 

502–6554, mark.carter@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for Filing Comments, 

Motions to Intervene, and Protests: June 

18, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervener files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, it must also 

serve a copy of the document on that 

resource agency. A copy of any motion 

to intervene must also be served upon 

each representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

k. Description of Request: Progress 

Energy Carolinas, Inc. requests 

Commission authorization to grant 

Ken’s Landing, LLC permission to 

expand an existing marina located on 

project lands. The expansion would 

include the removal of 26 boat slips 

(occupying an area of 6,360 square feet) 

and the addition of 40 new boat slips 

(occupying an area of 17,600 square 

feet). Prior to filing of the application, 

Ken’s Landing, LLC consulted with 

appropriate agencies and other entities, 

including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, North Carolina (NC) Wildlife 

Resources Commission, NC Department 

of Environment and Natural Resources, 

and NC Department of Cultural 

Resources. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also 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. 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, call 1–866–208–3372 or 

e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 

for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is 

also available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

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. Any filings must bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

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. 

q. Comments, protests and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

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

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12084 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13429–000, Project No. 13455– 

000] 

City of Burlington, IA; FFP Iowa 5, LLC 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Applications Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

May 15, 2009. 

On April 8, 2009, the City of 

Burlington, Iowa filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 

feasibility of the City of Burlington 

Hydroelectric Project (Burlington 

Project) No. 13429, to be located on the 

Mississippi River, in Des Moines 

County, Iowa and Henderson County, 

Illinois. On April 29, 2009, FFP Iowa 5, 

LLC filed an application, pursuant to 

the FPA, proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Mississippi River Lock 

and Dam No. 18 Water Power Project 

(L&D 18 Project) No. 13455, to be 

located on the Mississippi River, in Des 

Moines County, Iowa. 

The proposed Burlington and L&D 18 

projects would be located at the existing 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) 

Lock and Dam No. 18 comprised of: (1) 

A 1,350-foot-long dam with 14 taintor 

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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