City of Burlington, IA; FFP Iowa 5, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 64331-64332 [2012-25683]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2012 / Notices h. Applicant Contact: Terry Jensky, Vice President, Generation Assets, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, 700 North Adams Street, P.O. Box 19002, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307. i. FERC Contact: Kurt Powers at (202) 502–8949; or kurt.powers@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests, and comments is 30 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 at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and seven copies should be mailed to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the project number (P– 1864–164) on any motions, protests, or comments filed. k. Description of Application: The licensee proposes to, in part, remove the Cisco Development from the Bond Falls Hydroelectric Project license. The Cisco Dam and its chain of lakes would be removed from the project license and would no longer be under the Commission’s jurisdiction. All lands associated with the development, including about 157.56 acres of U.S. Forest Service lands, would be removed from the project boundary and would no longer be subject to the terms and conditions in the license. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call (866) 208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:06 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 229001 reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Motions to Intervene, Protests, and Comments: Anyone may submit a motion to intervene, protest, or comments in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any motions to intervene, protests, or comments must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘PROTEST,’’ or ‘‘COMMENTS’’ as applicable; (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 intervening, protesting, or commenting; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All motions to intervene, protests, or comments must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All motions to intervene, protests, or comments should relate to project works which are the subject of the application. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any motion to intervene or protest must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Dated: October 12, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–25685 Filed 10–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64331 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 13429–001; 14455–000] City of Burlington, IA; FFP Iowa 5, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On September 4, 2012, the City of Burlington, Iowa filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the City of Burlington Hydropower Project (Burlington Project) No. 13429–001, to be located on the Mississippi River, in Des Moines County, Iowa and Henderson County, Illinois. On the same date, FFP Iowa 5, LLC filed an application, pursuant to the FPA, proposing to study the feasibility of the Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 18 Water Power Project (L&D 18 Project) No. 14455, which would occupy approximately the same area as the Burlington Project. The proposed Burlington and L&D 18 projects would be located at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Lock and Dam No. 18, which consists of: (1) A 1,350-foot-long control dam with 14 tainter gates and 3 roller gates; (2) a 2,200-foot-long submersible earth dyke; and (3) an approximately 12,000acre reservoir at a normal maximum pool elevation of 529.5 feet mean sea level (msl). The proposed Burlington Project would consist of: (1) Twenty-four verylow-head turbine-generator units that would have a generating capacity of 500 kilowatts each for a total installed capacity of 12 megawatts; (2) a 675-footlong reinforced concrete structure enclosing the turbine-generator units and having a top of deck elevation of 528 feet msl, to be constructed on the western half of the existing dam and immediately downstream of the existing submersible dyke; (3) a 1-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 66,200 megawatts-hours (MWh). Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Ferneau, City Manager, City of Burlington, 400 Washington Street, Burlington, IA 52601; phone: (319) 753–8120. The proposed L&D 18 Project would consist of: (1) A reinforced concrete powerhouse located on the western half of the existing dam and containing four horizontal Kaplan bulb or pit-Kaplan turbine-generator units, each rated at E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1 64332 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 203 / Friday, October 19, 2012 / Notices 6.25 MW for a total installed capacity of 25 MW; (2) a substation constructed adjacent to the powerhouse; (3) a 30,000-foot-long, 12.5-kV overhead transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 100,000 MWh. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; phone: (978) 226–1531. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502–6211. 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/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project 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–13429 or 14455) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Dated: October 12, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–25683 Filed 10–18–12; 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 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 Communication date Docket No. Prohibited: 1. Project No. 2309–019 ........................................................................................................... Exempt: 1. CP11–515–000 ...................................................................................................................... 2. CP11–515–000 ...................................................................................................................... 1 Email 9–19–2012 9–27–12 10–9–12 Presenter or requester Commission Staff.1 Hon. Tony Avella. Hon. Nan Hayworth, M.D. record. Dated: October 12, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. Independent System Operator, Inc., and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [FR Doc. 2012–25797 Filed 10–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Electric System Planning Working Group Notice of Commission Staff Attendance The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that members of the Commission’s staff may attend the following meeting related to the transmission planning activities of ISO New England Inc., New York VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:06 Oct 18, 2012 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 October 24, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Local Time November 1, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Local Time December 14, 2012, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Local Time E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13429-001; 14455-000]


City of Burlington, IA; FFP Iowa 5, LLC; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On September 4, 2012, the City of Burlington, Iowa filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 
proposing to study the feasibility of the City of Burlington Hydropower 
Project (Burlington Project) No. 13429-001, to be located on the 
Mississippi River, in Des Moines County, Iowa and Henderson County, 
Illinois. On the same date, FFP Iowa 5, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to the FPA, proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 18 Water Power Project (L&D 18 Project) 
No. 14455, which would occupy approximately the same area as the 
Burlington Project.
    The proposed Burlington and L&D 18 projects would be located at the 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Lock and Dam No. 18, 
which consists of: (1) A 1,350-foot-long control dam with 14 tainter 
gates and 3 roller gates; (2) a 2,200-foot-long submersible earth dyke; 
and (3) an approximately 12,000-acre reservoir at a normal maximum pool 
elevation of 529.5 feet mean sea level (msl).
    The proposed Burlington Project would consist of: (1) Twenty-four 
very-low-head turbine-generator units that would have a generating 
capacity of 500 kilowatts each for a total installed capacity of 12 
megawatts; (2) a 675-foot-long reinforced concrete structure enclosing 
the turbine-generator units and having a top of deck elevation of 528 
feet msl, to be constructed on the western half of the existing dam and 
immediately downstream of the existing submersible dyke; (3) a 1-mile-
long, 12.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of 66,200 megawatts-hours (MWh).
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Ferneau, City Manager, City of 
Burlington, 400 Washington Street, Burlington, IA 52601; phone: (319) 
753-8120.
    The proposed L&D 18 Project would consist of: (1) A reinforced 
concrete powerhouse located on the western half of the existing dam and 
containing four horizontal Kaplan bulb or pit-Kaplan turbine-generator 
units, each rated at

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6.25 MW for a total installed capacity of 25 MW; (2) a substation 
constructed adjacent to the powerhouse; (3) a 30,000-foot-long, 12.5-kV 
overhead transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an estimated average annual generation of 100,000 MWh.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; phone: (978) 226-
1531.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502-6211.
    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 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 http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/
filing-comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed 
or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of Commission's Web site at 
http:[sol][sol]www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 
number (P-13429 or 14455) in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

    Dated: October 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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