Document ID: FERC-2008-1053-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: BPUS Generation Development LLC
Posted Date: 2008-07-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 145)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13162-000]

 
BPUS Generation Development LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

July 21, 2008.
    On April 2, 2008, BPUS Generation Development LLC filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Sylvan Slough Hydroelectric 
Project to be located on Sylvan Slough on the Mississippi River in Rock 
Island County, Illinois. The project would be located near the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Lock & Dam No. 15 and would occupy 
federal lands under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army, Rock Island 
Arsenal Garrison.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 200-foot long, 
120-foot wide, 60-foot high powerhouse; (2) three turbine/generator 
units with a total installed capacity of 7.5 megawatts; (3) a 
transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project is 
estimated to have an annual generation of 40 gigawatt-hours, which 
would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: David W. Culligan, BPUS Generation Development 
LLC, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088; Phone: 
315-413-2821. FERC Contact: Henry Woo, 202-502-8872.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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 the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13162) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-17150 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]

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