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1 View EAC Regulations Implementing 

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Members of the public may observe 

but not participate in EAC meetings 

unless this notice provides otherwise. 

Members of the public may use small 

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recording equipment and cameras 

requires advance notice to and 

coordination with the Commission’s 

Communications Office.1

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 

3100. 

Gineen Beach, 

Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–16634 Filed 7–9–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13452–000] 

McGinnis, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

July 2, 2009. 

On April 29, 2009, McGinnis, 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 Cannelton 

Hydrokinetic Project, located on the 

Ohio River, in Hancock County, 

Kentucky, and Perry County, Indiana. 

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: (1) A 100 to 300-foot-long by 20 to 

52-foot-wide barge spudded down to the 

riverbed; (2) 10 6–8-foot-long by 6–8- 

foot-diameter turbine-generators 

mounted in line along the side of the 

barge; (3) one armored, high-voltage 

cable transmitting the generated power 

to the existing transmission line located 

adjacent to the proposed project area; 

and (4) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would generate about 

1,533 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Bruce D. 

McGinnis, Sr., McGinnis, Inc., P. O. Box 

534, 502 Second St., Ext., South Point, 

OH 45680, phone: (740) 377–4391. 

FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, 202– 

502–6211. 

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, 

including a copy of the application, 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–13452) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–16441 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2232–566] 

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

July 2, 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 Public Lands and Waters. 

b. Project No.: 2232–566. 

c. Date Filed: April 22, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Catawba-Wateree 

Project. 

f. Location: The Catawba-Wateree 

Project is located in Alexander, Burke, 

Caldwell, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, 

Lincoln, McDowell and Mecklenburg 

Counties, North Carolina and Chester, 

Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, and York 

Counties, South Carolina. This project 

does not occupy any Federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Joe Hall, 

Lake Management Representative, Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC, P.O. Box 1006, 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28201–1006, 

(704) 382–8576. 

i. FERC Contact: Joy Jones, Telephone 

202–502–6760, and e-mail: 

joy.jones@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protest: 

August 02, 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, they 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: Duke 

Energy Carolinas, LLC requests 

Commission approval of an agreement 

that would allow Duke to authorize the 

Town of Mooresville, North Carolina to 

construct and operate expanded water 

intake facilities on, and to withdraw 

water from, Lake Norman. The existing 

water intake structure would be 

expanded by connecting a water line to 

the existing water intake structure and 

the existing pumping plant. 

Approximately 125 feet of water line 

would be within the project boundary. 

Additionally, new screens with screen 

openings that do not exceed 0.25 inch 

would be installed on the existing 

intake structure. Intake velocities at the 

intake structure would not exceed 0.5 

feet per second. Under the agreement, 

the expanded facility would have a 

gross maximum annual average rate of 

18 million gallons per day (MGD), a 6 

MGD increase from the current 

approved withdrawal rate. The water 

intake and pump facility is located in 

Iredell County, North Carolina. 

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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 

e-mail of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–16430 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12924–001; Project No. 12922– 

001; Project No. 12919–001; Project No. 

12935–001] 

Newton Bend, FFP Project 33, LLC; 

Milliken Bend, FFP Project 35, LLC; Cat 

Island, FFP Project 36, LLC; Arsenault 

Island, FFP Project 56, LLC; Notice of 

Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document, 

and Approving Use of the Traditional 

Licensing Process Procedures 

July 2, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process 

(TLP). 

b. Project Nos.: P–12924, P–12922, P– 

12919, and P–12935. 

c. Dated Filed: January 15, 2009 (P– 

12924, P–12922, and P–12919) and June 

1, 2009 (P–12935). 

d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power 

Corporation and the subsidiary limited 

liability corporations (listed above and 

collectively referred to below as ‘‘Free 

Flow Power’’). 

e. Name of Projects: Free Flow Power 

Mississippi River TLP Projects (Newton 

Bend, Milliken Bend, Cat Island, and 

Arsenault Island). 

f. Locations: On the Mississippi River, 

in Warren (P–12924 and P–12922), 

Claiborne (P–12924) and Issaquena (P– 

12919) Counties in Mississippi; Tensas 

(P–12924), Madison (P–12924 and P– 

12922), and East Carroll (P–12922 and 

12919) Counties in Louisiana; St. Clair 

County (P–12935), Illinois; and St. Louis 

City County (P–12935), Missouri. No 

federal lands are occupied by the project 

works or located within the project 

boundary. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ms. 

Ramya Swaminathan, Vice President, 

Free Flow Power, 33 Commercial Street, 

Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 226–1531, 

rswaminathan@free-flow-power.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler at 

(202) 502–6861 or 

stephen.bowler@ferc.gov and Sarah 

Florentino at (202) 502–6863 or 

sarah.florentino@ferc.gov. 

j. On January 15, 2009, Free Flow 

Power filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

file license applications for original 

licenses and a Pre-Application 

Document (PAD) for the 55 hydrokinetic 

projects proposed for locations in the 

Mississippi River from St. Louis, 

Missouri, to New Orleans, Louisiana. 

They also requested the use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) for 

51 of the 55 proposed sites, later 

changed to 48 of 55 sites. FERC Project 

Nos. 12924, 12922, and 12919 were part 

of the January 15, 2009 TLP request, but 

the newspapers published in the 

counties in which the projects would be 

located did not publish the notices. By 

letter filed on June 1, 2009, Free Flow 

Power added Project No. 12935 to the 

list of proposed sites for which the TLP 

was requested. On May 21, 2009, Free 

Flow Power filed records of notices 

published in local newspapers near the 

four sites between April 1, 2009, and 

April 8, 2009. No comments were filed 

in response to the notices. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service under section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 

joint agency regulations thereunder at 

50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 

the State Historic Preservation Officers 

of Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, and 

Missouri, 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. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Free Flow Power Corporation as the 

Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation, pursuant to section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

m. Free Flow Power Corporation filed 

a PAD, including a proposed process 

plan and schedule, with the 

Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of 

the Commission’s regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD is 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. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

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