Document ID: FERC-2012-2082-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Free Flow Power Corp.
Posted Date: 2012-12-26T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76018-76019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: C1-2012-30397]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13346-003]

Free Flow Power Corporation; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

Correction

    Editorial Note:  Notice document 2012-30397, originally 
scheduled to appear in the issue of Tuesday, December 18, 2012, was 
omitted from publication. The document was placed on public 
inspection on Monday, December 17, 2012 and will publish in its 
entirety as set forth below.

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Major License.
    b. Project No.: P-13346-003.
    c. Date filed: December 3, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Free Flow Power Corporation (Free Flow Power), on 
behalf of its subsidiary Paynebridge, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Williams Dam Water Power Project.
    f. Location: At the existing Williams Dam owned by the Indiana 
Department of Natural Resources on the East Fork White River in 
Lawrence County, Indiana. No federal lands are occupied by the project 
works or located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contacts: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer, 
Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 
02114; or at (978) 283-2822.

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    Daniel Lissner, General Counsel, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 
Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or at (978) 283-2822.
    Alan Topalian, Regulatory Attorney, Free Flow Power Corporation, 
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or at (978) 283-2822.
    i. FERC Contact: Aaron Liberty at (202) 502-6862 or by email at 
Aaron.Liberty@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: February 1, 2013.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, 
using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the 
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The proposed Williams Dam Water Power Project would be located 
at the existing 21.3-foot-high, 294-foot-long Williams Dam currently 
owned by the State of Indiana, on the East Fork White River in Lawrence 
County, Indiana. In addition to the dam, proposed project facilities 
would include: (1) An 80-foot-long, 21.5-foot-high, 100-foot-wide 
intake structure with trashracks having 3-inch-clear bar spacing; (2) a 
126-foot-long, 70-foot-wide powerhouse integral to the dam; (3) four 
turbine-generator units with a combined installed capacity of 4.0 MW; 
(4) a 40-foot by 40-foot substation; (5) a 265-foot-long, three-phase, 
12.5-kilovolt overhead transmission line connecting the project's 
substation to local utility distribution lines; and (6) other 
appurtenant facilities.
    The proposed project would operate in a run-of-river mode by 
maintaining the reservoir's water surface elevation at the crest of the 
dam's spillway. The average annual generation would be about 17,850 
megawatt-hours.
    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. 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. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule will be made as appropriate.

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Issue Notice of Acceptance.............  March 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments..  April 2013.
Comments due on Scoping Document 1.....  June 2013.
Issue Scoping Document 2...............  June 2013.
Issue notice of ready for environmental  September 2013.
 analysis.
Issue Environmental Assessment (EA)....  March 2014.
Comments on due on EA..................  April 2014.
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    Dated: December 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30397 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 a.m.]

    Editorial Note: Notice document 2012-30397, originally scheduled 
to appear in the issue of Tuesday, December 18, 2012, was omitted 
from publication. The document was placed on public inspection on 
Monday, December 17, 2012 and has published in its entirety.
[FR Doc. C1-2012-30397 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
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