
[Federal Register: March 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 55)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 
Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, and 
Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and 
Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

March 16, 2009.

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Free Flow Power Corporation...............  Project No. 12829-001.
FFP Project 28, LLC.......................  Project No. 12861-001.
FFP Project 32, LLC.......................  Project No. 12921-001.
FFP Project 41, LLC.......................  Project No. 12930-001.
FFP Project 42, LLC.......................  Project No. 12938-001.
FFP Project 54, LLC.......................  Project No. 12915-001.
FFP Project 57, LLC.......................  Project No. 12912-001.
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    a. Type of Filing: Notice of intent to file license application for 
original licenses and commencing licensing proceedings.
    b. Project Nos.: P-12829, P-12861, P-12921, P-12930, P-12938, P-
12915, P-12912.
    c. Dated Filed: January 15, 2009.
    d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Corporation and its subsidiary 
limited liability corporations listed above (collectively referred to 
below as ``Free Flow Power'').
    e. Name of Projects: Greenville Bend Hydrokinetic Project, 
Scotlandville Bend Hydrokinetic Project, Kempe Bend Hydrokinetic 
Project, Ashley Point Hydrokinetic Project, Hope Field Point 
Hydrokinetic Project, Flora Creek Light Hydrokinetic Project, and 
McKinley Crossing Hydrokinetic Project (Lead Projects).
    f. Locations: On the Mississippi River, in Arkansas, Illinois, 
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. No Federal 
lands are occupied by the project works or located within the project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Vice 
President of Project Development, Free Flow Power, 33 Commercial 
Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 226-1531, rswaminathan@free-flow-
power.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Stephen Bowler at (202) 502-6861 or e-mail at 
stephen.bolwer@ferc.gov and Sarah Florentino at (202) 502-6863 or e-
mail at sarah.florentino@ferc.gov.
    j. We are asking Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies with 
jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental 
issues to cooperate with us in the preparation of the environmental 
document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should 
follow the instructions for filing comments described in paragraph o 
below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that 
agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental 
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001).
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Free Flow Power as the 
Commission's non-Federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    m. Free Flow Power filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including 
a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 
18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(http://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, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. All comments on 
the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to the address above 
in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD and SD1, study 
requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and all 
communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits of 
the potential application (original and eight copies) must be filed 
with the Commission at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on 
the first page, the project names (Greenville Bend Hydrokinetic 
Project, Scotlandville Bend Hydrokinetic Project, Kempe Bend 
Hydrokinetic Project, Ashley Point Hydrokinetic Project, Hope Field 
Point Hydrokinetic Project, Flora Creek Light Hydrokinetic Project, and 
McKinley Crossing Hydrokinetic Project) and numbers (V12829-001, P-
12861-001, P-12921-001, P-12930-001, P-12938-001, P-12915-001, and P-
12912-001 respectively), and bear the heading ``Comments on Pre-
Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' ``Comments on Scoping 
Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency Status,'' or 
``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any individual or 
entity interested in submitting study requests, commenting on the PAD 
or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating status must do so by May 
15, 2009.
    Comments on the PAD and SD1, study requests, requests for 
cooperating agency status, and other permissible forms of 
communications with the Commission may be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ferconline.asp) under the ``e-filing'' link. For a simpler method of 
submitting text only comments, click on ``Quick Comment.''
    p. Our current intent is to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS).

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two initial scoping meetings in the 
vicinity of the projects at the time and place noted below. The daytime 
meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian Tribes, and non-
governmental organization concerns, while the evening meeting is

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primarily for receiving input from the public. We invite all interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the 
meetings, and to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as 
well as the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the 
environmental document. The times and locations of these meetings are 
as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
    Time: 2 p.m.
    Location: Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Mulberry Street, 
Vicksburg, MS 39180.
    Phone: Toll free (866) 822-6338.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009.
    Time: 7 p.m.
    Location: Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Mulberry Street, 
Vicksburg, MS 39180.
    Phone: Toll free (866) 822-6338.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals 
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be 
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at 
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions 
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written 
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a 
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process. We will announce additional 
scoping meetings at locations near the proposed Lead Projects and site 
visits at a later date.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
Federal, State, and Tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any Federal or State agency or 
Indian Tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will become 
part of the formal record of the Commission proceedings on the 
projects.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-6283 Filed 3-23-09; 8:45 am]
