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, 22914-22915 [E9-11336]

Download as PDF 22914 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 93 / Friday, May 15, 2009 / Notices and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information. The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than any one particular function or activity. Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–11333 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:43 May 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 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@dukeenergy.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 (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. For a simpler method of submitting textonly comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’ PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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-footwide 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-milelong, 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 https://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 tollfree 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 https:// 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. 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. E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 93 / Friday, May 15, 2009 / Notices 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 Request for Additional Information. Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. Request Additional Information (if necessary). Issue Scoping Document 2 .... Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis. Notice of the availability of the EA. June 2009. June 2009. September 2009. September 2009. January 2010. 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] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13350–000] Marine Power & Water, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications May 7, 2009. On January 6, 2009, Marine Power & Water, Inc. filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Irrigation District Hydrokinetic Power Project, located in La Paz County, Arizona. 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 be located in an irrigation canal downstream from the Parker Irrigation Diversion Dam on the Colorado River, within the Colorado River Indian Tribe Reservation, 3 miles southwest of the City of Parker, Arizona, and would consist of: (1) One hydrokinetic electrical generating unit, with a total VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:43 May 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 installed capacity of 15 kilowatts, (2) an existing 200-volt primary transmission line at check 19 that interconnects with the Western Area Power Administration, and (3) appurtenant facilities. The electricity generated from the project would be used by the Colorado River Indian Tribe Reservation. The project uses no dam or impoundment. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ray F. Hofmann, Marine Power & Water, Inc., 26893 Calle Hermosa, Capistrano Beach, California 92624, phone: (949) 481– 8331. FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton (202) 502–8785. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13350) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–11334 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22915 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13360–000] Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications May 8, 2009. On January 29, 2009, Hydrodynamics, 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 Ruby River Reservoir Hydroelectric Project, which would be located at the existing Ruby River dam on Ruby River near the town of Alder in Madison County, Montana. 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 the following: (1) An existing 846-foot-long, 111foot-high earthen dam; (2) an existing reservoir with a surface area of 970 acres and a storage capacity of 37,612 acrefeet at the normal water surface elevation of 5,392 feet mean sea level; (3) an existing concrete outlet works tunnel, which would be lined with steel; (4) a new 84-inch-diameter, 180foot-long steel penstock in the tunnel; (5) a new 84-inch-diameter, 20-foot-long penstock extending from the tunnel to the powerhouse; (6) a new powerhouse containing two generating units with a combined installed capacity of 2.2 megawatts; (7) a new tailrace discharging flows into the Ruby River at the base of the dam; (8) a new substation; (9) a new 15-kilovolt, 2-milelong transmission line; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 10 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Ben Singer, Project Manager, Hydrodynamics, Inc., P.O. Box 1136, Bozeman, MT 59771; phone: (406) 587–5086. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, 202– 502–6077. 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 E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1

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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 
energy.com">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 
(https://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 https://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 https://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]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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