
[Federal Register: January 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 2)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13159-000 and 13230-000; Project No. 13231-000]

 
City of Marseilles, IL; Marseilles Land and Water Company; Notice 
of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

December 24, 2008.
    The City of Marseilles, Illinois (City) and the Marseilles Land and 
Water Company (Land and Water Company) have filed applications, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of projects on the North and South Head Races of the 
Illinois River in La Salle County, Illinois. The proposed projects 
would use the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Marseilles Lock and Dam.
    On March 31, 2008, the City filed an application, Project No. 
13159, for the proposed Marseilles Hydroelectric

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Project for surplus power production at the North Head Race. The 
proposed project would utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' Marseilles Lock and Dam, and install additional incremental 
capacity to a previously existing licensed project, Project No. 12020. 
The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing 2,730-foot-
long, 80 to 200-foot-wide North Head Race; (2) an existing powerhouse 
containing four new generating units having a total installed capacity 
of 5 megawatts; (3) a proposed 400-foot-long, 34-kilovolt transmission 
line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The City's proposed Marseilles 
Hydroelectric Project for surplus power production at the North Head 
Race would have an average annual generation of 22.03 gigawatt-hours.
    On May 20, 2008, the City filed a second application, Project No. 
13230, for the proposed Marseilles Hydroelectric Project for power 
production at the North Head Race. The proposed project would utilize 
the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Marseilles Lock and Dam, and 
generate the now-available capacity from the recently terminated 
license in Project No. 12020. The project would consist of: (1) The 
existing 2,730-foot-long, 80-to 200-foot-wide North Head Race; (2) an 
existing powerhouse containing six new generating units having a total 
installed capacity of 4.745 megawatts; (3) a proposed 400-foot-long, 
34-kilovolt transmission line; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The 
City's proposed Marseilles Hydroelectric Project for power production 
at the North Head Race would have an average annual generation of 37 
gigawatt-hours.
    On May 20, 2008, Land and Water Company filed an application, 
Project No. 13231, for the proposed Boyce Hydro-Marseilles 
Hydroelectric Project. The proposed project would utilize the existing 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Marseilles Lock and Dam, and would 
consist of: (1) The existing 3,100-foot-long, 200-foot-wide North Head 
Race; (2) a proposed powerhouse containing three new generating units 
having a total installed capacity of 9.4 megawatts; (3) the existing 
110-foot-wide south channel that narrows to approximately 50-feet-wide 
at the South Head Race; (4) a proposed 400-foot-long, 34-kilovolt 
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Boyce 
Hydro-Marseilles Hydroelectric Project would have an average annual 
generation of 55 gigawatt-hours. Land and Water Company's proposed 
development competes with the two permit applications filed by the 
City.
    Applicants Contact: For the City of Marseilles, Illinois: Ms. 
Jacquelyn Spencer, Clerk, City of Marseilles, Illinois, City Hall, 209 
Lincoln Street, Marseilles, IL 61341, (815) 795-2133. For the 
Marseilles Land and Water Company: Mr. Lee W. Mueller, Vice President, 
Marseilles Land and Water Company, 4132 S Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, 
NV 89103, (702) 367-7302.
    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 noted 
above.
    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 ``eFiling'' 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 the Commission's Web site at http:/
/www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13129, P-13143, or P-13284) in the docket number field to access the 
document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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