[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14198]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13416-000]


Gunderson Lutheran Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

June 10, 2009.
    On March 30, 2009, Gunderson Lutheran Hydro LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Mississippi River Lock and 
Dam No. 7 (Lock & Dam 7 Project), to be located at River Mile 702.5 on 
the Mississippi River in Winona County, Minnesota, and La Crosse, 
Wisconsin, and near the town of La Crescent, MN.
    The proposed Lock & Dam 7 Project would be integral with the 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Lock & Dam No. 7 which is 
comprised of a 940-foot-long gated dam section with 5 roller gates and 
11 Taintor gates, a 600 foot-long lock, and a 8,100-foot-long earth 
dike. The Corps project reservoir occupies a portion of the Upper 
Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
    The proposed hydro project would consist of: (1) 7 uni-directional 
turbines installed in an auxiliary lock with generators having a total 
installed capacity of 4,963 kilowatts (kW); (2) a new transformer; and 
(3) a new 500-foot-long transmission line to an existing above ground 
local distribution system. The project would have an estimated average 
annual generation of 41.33 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeff Rich, Gunderson Lutheran Hydro LLC, 
1900 South Avenue, LaCrosse, WI 54601, phone (608) 775-6970.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
13337-000 filed November 24, 2008. Competing applications must be filed 
on or before July 13, 2009.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene: 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 paper-filed. 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/filing-comments.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-13337) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-14198 Filed 6-16-09; 8:45 am]
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