
[Federal Register: May 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 97)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13335-000]

 
FFP Project 31, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

May 14, 2009.
    On November 24, 2008, FFP Project 31, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 4 Water Power 
Project (Lock & Dam 4 Project), to be located at River Mile 752.8 on 
the Mississippi River in the City of Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, 
and Wabasha County, Minnesota.
    The proposed Lock & Dam 4 Project would be integral with: (1) The 
existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock & Dam No. 4 comprised of a 
1,367-foot-long gated dam section with 6 roller gates and 22 tainter 
gates, and a 600 foot-long lock; and (2) an existing 44.1-mile long 
reservoir with a normal pool elevation of 667 feet mean sea level and 
31,200 acre-feet of storage.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) 24 Very Low Head (VHL) 
generating units and 70 hydrokinetic generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 11.4 megawatts (MW); (2) a new 69-kilovolt 
transmission line connected to an existing above ground local 
distribution system; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an estimated average annual generation of 57,900 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Daniel R. Irvin, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, phone (978) 
252-7631.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy, (202) 502-8755.
    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-
13335) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-11800 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]

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