Document ID: FERC-2009-0713-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Posted Date: 2009-05-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register: May 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 93)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2211-004]

 
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing with the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and 
Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for 
Submission of Final Amendments

May 7, 2009.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2211-004.
    c. Date Filed: April 24, 2009.
    d. Applicant: Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
    e. Name of Project: Markland Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Ohio River in Switzerland County, near the 
towns of Florence and Vevay, Indiana, and Warsaw, Kentucky. The project 
affects about 1 acre of federal lands administered by the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Tamara Styer, Duke Energy, Mail Code: EC12Y, 
P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 28201-1006, (704) 382-0293 or 
tsstyer@duke-energy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077 or 
dianne.rodman@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: June 23, 2009.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency 
status 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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``e-filing'' 
link. For a simpler method of submitting text-only comments, click on 
``Quick Comment.''
    m. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The existing Markland Hydroelectric Project consists of a 
powerhouse integrated into the north end of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' (Corps) Markland dam, which was constructed by the Corps 
between 1959 and 1964. The project has a total installed capacity of 
64.8 megawatts (MW) and produces an average annual generation of 
350,454 megawatt-hours. All generated power is utilized within the 
applicant's electric utility system. The project operates in run-of-
river mode, has no storage, and only uses flows released by the Corps.
    The project consists of the following facilities: (1) A 96-foot-
high, 248-foot-wide intake structure, with steel trashrack panels 
installed along the east side, directing flows to the connected 
powerhouse; (2) a powerhouse, integral to the Corps' Markland dam, 
containing three vertical shaft Kaplan turbine/generator units with a 
total installed capacity of 64.8 MW; (3) a tailrace discharging flows 
immediately downstream of the dam; (4) a substation about 250 feet 
north of the powerhouse; (5) an approximately 750-foot-long existing 
access road; (6) a 9.37-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line in a 
100-foot-wide right-of-way extending to Fairview, Indiana; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The applicant is proposing to add a new, 
approximately 300-foot-long access road, leading to a new parking area 
for recreation use at the tailrace of the dam.
    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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. 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 e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the 
Indiana State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 106, 
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation, 36 CFR, at 800.4.

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    Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be 
processed according to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. 
Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate.

Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter and  June 2009.
 Request for Additional Information.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments....  June 2009.
Request Additional Information (if         September 2009.
 necessary).
Issue Scoping Document 2.................  September 2009.
Notice of application is ready for         January 2010.
 environmental analysis.
Notice of the availability of the EA.....  June 2010.

    Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11336 Filed 5-14-09; 8:45 am]

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