
[Federal Register: August 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 168)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13116-000; Project No. 13115-000]

 
Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC, BPUS Generation Development, 
LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

August 21, 2008.
    On February 15, 2008, Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC and BPUS 
Generation Development, LLC each filed a competing application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 14 
Hydroelectric Project, to be located on the Mississippi River in Rock 
Island County and Scott County, Illinois. The Mississippi Lock and Dam 
14 is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC's proposed project would utilize 
the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Lock and Dam No. 
14 and would consist of: (1) A proposed powerhouse containing three 
generating units with an installed capacity of 26-megawatts; (2) a 
switchyard; (3) a proposed 1-mile, 69-kV transmission line; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed Mississippi River Lock and Dam 14 
Hydroelectric Project would have an estimated annual generation of 
approximately 139-gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to a local 
utility.
    BPUS Generation Development, LLC's proposed project would utilize 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 14 
would consist of:(1) A proposed powerhouse containing five generating 
units with a

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combined installed capacity of 26-megawatts; (2) a new 13,100-foot-
long, 230-kilovolt transmission line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 14 Hydroelectric 
Project would have an average annual generation of 145-gigawatt-hours, 
which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicants Contacts: For Mississippi River 14 Hydro, LLC, Mr. Brent 
L. Smith, COO, Symbiotics, LLC, P. O. Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, phone: 
(208) 745-0834. For BPUS Generation Development, LLC, Mr. Jeffrey M. 
Auser, P.E., BPUS Generation Development, LLC, 225 Greenfield Parkway, 
Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088, (315) 413-2821.
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502-8735.
    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-13116 
or P-13115) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-19934 Filed 8-27-08; 8:45 am]

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