Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 63746 [E9-28922]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 232 (Friday, December 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 63746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28922]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 2211-004]


Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

November 25, 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, Indiana, near 
the towns of Florence and Vevay, Indiana, and Warsaw, Kentucky. The 
project affects about 6.21 acres 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">tami.styer@duke-energy.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077 or 
dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days from the issuance of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    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 (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor 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.
    k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. 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.
    m. 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply 
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must 
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the 
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be 
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service 
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    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.
    n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-28922 Filed 12-3-09; 8:45 am]
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