Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund VII; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 14516 [2012-5848]

Download as PDF 14516 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2012 / Notices 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Dated: March 5, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–5849 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14339–000] pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund VII; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On December 22, 2011, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund VII filed an application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Mississippi River Chain of Rocks Project No. 14339, to be located immediately upstream of the existing Chain of Rocks impoundment on the Mississippi River, near the City of Madison, in Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois, and St. Louis County, Missouri. The Chain of Rocks impoundment is owned by the United States Government and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 3,124-foot-long by 30-foothigh dam constructed with concretefilled steel cylinders; (2) a new 150-footlong by 400-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; (3) ten new 12,500kilowatt low-head bulb hydropower turbines/generators with a total combined generating capacity of 125 megawatts; (4) a new 400-foot-wide intake channel; (5) a new 50-foot-wide by 50-foot-long switchyard; (6) a new 400-foot-wide by 200-foot-long tailrace; (7) a new 9-mile-long, 161-kilovolt VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Mar 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 766,500 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556–6566. 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 of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. 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/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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–14339–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 5, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–5848 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 349–173—Alabama] Alabama Power Company, Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Proposed Revised Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement for Managing Properties Included in or Eligible for Inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.2010, provides that, to eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular phase or issue in a proceeding. The restricted service list should contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for which the list is established. The Commission staff is consulting with the Alabama State Historic Preservation Officer (Alabama SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Advisory Council) pursuant to the Advisory Council’s regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470f), to prepare a Programmatic Agreement for managing properties included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places at the Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project. The Programmatic Agreement, when executed by the Commission, the Alabama SHPO, and the Advisory Council, would satisfy the Commission’s section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with the license until the license expires or is terminated (36 CFR 800.13(e)). The Commission’s responsibilities pursuant to section 106 for the Martin Dam Hydroelectric Project would be fulfilled through the Programmatic Agreement, which the Commission staff proposes to draft in consultation with the Alabama SHPO; Alabama Power Company, the licensee for Project No. 349–173; the Poarch Band of Creek Indians; the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. For purposes of commenting on the Programmatic Agreement, we propose to add the following persons to the E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14339-000]


Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund VII; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On December 22, 2011, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund VII filed an 
application for a preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
Mississippi River Chain of Rocks Project No. 14339, to be located 
immediately upstream of the existing Chain of Rocks impoundment on the 
Mississippi River, near the City of Madison, in Madison County and St. 
Clair County, Illinois, and St. Louis County, Missouri. The Chain of 
Rocks impoundment is owned by the United States Government and operated 
by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 3,124-foot-long by 
30-foot-high dam constructed with concrete-filled steel cylinders; (2) 
a new 150-foot-long by 400-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; (3) ten new 
12,500-kilowatt low-head bulb hydropower turbines/generators with a 
total combined generating capacity of 125 megawatts; (4) a new 400-
foot-wide intake channel; (5) a new 50-foot-wide by 50-foot-long 
switchyard; (6) a new 400-foot-wide by 200-foot-long tailrace; (7) a 
new 9-mile-long, 161-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 
766,500 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. Krouse, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 
310, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566.
    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 of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    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-14339-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 5, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-5848 Filed 3-9-12; 8:45 am]
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