Qualified Hydro 36, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 13178-13179 [2011-5484]

Download as PDF jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 13178 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 47 / Thursday, March 10, 2011 / Notices comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply filing comments will not serve to make the commenter a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP11–25). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:43 Mar 09, 2011 Jkt 223001 please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Dated: March 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5485 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL11–26–000] Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on March 3, 2011, section 554(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 554(e) and Rule 207(a)(2) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2010), Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. (WVPA) filed a Petition Declaratory Order that finds (i) the Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the Commissionapproved Wabash Valley Electric Tariff Volume No. 1 (Formula Rate Tariff) and the related Wholesale Power Supply Contract between WVPA and Northeastern Rural Electric Membership Corporation (NREMC), filed as WVPA’s Rate Schedule 27 (NREMC Rate Schedule) and the rates, terms and conditions thereunder; (ii) changes to the rates paid by NREMC under the Formula Rate Tariff and NREMC Rate Schedule are subject to approval of the applicable regulatory authorities and (iii) the Commission is the applicable regulatory authority with jurisdiction over the rates NREMC pays under the Formula Rate Tariff and the NREMC Rate Schedule and any objection to those rates. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, April 4, 2011. Dated: March 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5487 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13968–000] Qualified Hydro 36, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 3, 2011, Qualified Hydro 36, LLC filed an application, pursuant to Section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13968, to be located at the existing Kaskaskia Lock and Dam on the E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 47 / Thursday, March 10, 2011 / Notices Kaskaskia River, near the Town of Chester, in Randolph County, Illinois. The Kaskaskia Lock and Dam is owned by the United States government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 330-foot-long by 150-footwide by 60 foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse; (2) a new 100-foot-long by 100-foot-wide tailrace channel; (3) a new 100-foot-long by 100-foot-wide intake structure; (4) two horizontal bulb turbines with a combined capacity of 8.0 megawatts; (5) a new 50 foot by 60 foot, 10 MVA substation adjacent to the powerhouse; (6) a new-47,500 foot-long, 34 to 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 28.0 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 226–1531. FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502–6331. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance date 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 (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.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly recommends electronic filing, documents may also 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 https:// www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project, including a copy of the application can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13968) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5484 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98–1–000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the Docket No. 1 Memo decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are 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, please contact FERC, Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. File date Prohibited: 1. ER03–329–010 and ER07–597–005 .................................................................. Exempt: 1. Project No. 13123–002 ........................................................................................ 2. CP11–46–000 ...................................................................................................... Presenter or requester 2–22–11 Alfred Corbett.1 2–24–11 3–3–11 LaShavio Johnson. Melanie Stalder.2 to file regarding telephone call from representatives of NorthWestern Corporation. of e-mail correspondence. jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 2 Record Dated: March 3, 2011. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5493 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:25 Mar 09, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 13179 E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5484]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13968-000]


Qualified Hydro 36, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 3, 2011, Qualified Hydro 36, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to Section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 
13968, to be located at the existing Kaskaskia Lock and Dam on the

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Kaskaskia River, near the Town of Chester, in Randolph County, 
Illinois. The Kaskaskia Lock and Dam is owned by the United States 
government and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 330-foot-long by 
150-foot-wide by 60 foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse; (2) a new 
100-foot-long by 100-foot-wide tailrace channel; (3) a new 100-foot-
long by 100-foot-wide intake structure; (4) two horizontal bulb 
turbines with a combined capacity of 8.0 megawatts; (5) a new 50 foot 
by 60 foot, 10 MVA substation adjacent to the powerhouse; (6) a new-
47,500 foot-long, 34 to 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
generation of 28.0 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, 33 Commercial Street, 
Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 226-1531.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance date 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 
(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.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly 
recommends electronic filing, documents may also 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 https://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13968) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5484 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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