
[Federal Register: August 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 155)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13011-000; Project No. 13178-000]

 
Shelbyville Hydro, LLC; Prairie Power, Inc.; Notice of Competing 
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

August 5, 2008.
    On September 7, 2007 and April 17, 2008, Shelbyville Hydro, LLC and 
Prairie Power, Inc. each filed a competing application, pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the 
feasibility of the Lake Shelbyville Projects, to be located on the 
Kaskaskia River in Shelby County, Illinois. The Lake Shelbyville Dam is 
owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    Shelbyville Hydro, LLC's proposed project consists of: (1) A 
propose intake structure, (2) a proposed 189-foot-long, 108-inch-
diameter steel penstock, (3) a proposed powerhouse containing one 
generating unit with an installed capacity of 4 megawatts, (4) a 
proposed 1-mile-long, 12.5 kilovolt transmission line, and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 13 gigawatt-hours and be sold to a local utility.
    Prairie Power, Inc.'s proposed project consists of: (1) A propose 
intake structure, (2) a proposed 332-foot-long, 12.25-foot-diameter 
steel penstock, (3) a proposed powerhouse containing one generating 
unit with an installed capacity of 8 megawatts, (4) a proposed 800-
foot-long, 12.47 kilovolt transmission line, and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual 
generation of 27.8 gigawatt-hours and be sold to a local utility.
    Applicants Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Shelbyville Hydro, LLC, 
P.O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, phone (208) 745-0834 and Mr. John N. 
Dalton, Prairie Power, Inc. P.O. Box 610, Jacksonville, IL 62651-0610, 
phone (217) 245-6161.
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    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://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://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13011 
or P-13178) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-18472 Filed 8-8-08; 8:45 am]

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