
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24013-24014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10316]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 13437-001, 13438-001, 14118-000, 14119-000]


Free Flow Power Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project Nos.: P-13437-001, P-13438-001, P-14118-000 and P-14119-
000.
    c. Dated Filed: March 25, 2011.
    d. Submitted by: Free Flow Power Corporation (Free Flow Power), on 
behalf of its subsidiaries FFP Iowa 1, LLC and FFP Iowa 2, LLC.
    e. Name of Projects: Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12 Project, 
P-13438-001; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 12--Auxiliary Lock 
Water Power Project, P-14118-000; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 13 
Project, P--13437-001; Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 13--Auxiliary 
Lock Water Power Project, P-14119-000.
    f. Location: At existing locks and dams owned and operated by the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Mississippi River in Iowa and 
Illinois (see table below for specific project locations). The projects 
would occupy United States lands administered by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers.

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                                                             County(s)/
          Project No.                   Projects              state(s)                Township name(s)
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P-13438/P-14118................  Mississippi River Lock  Jo Daviess, IL,    Hanover, IL, Bellevue, IA.
                                  and Dam No. 12          Jackson, IA.
                                  Project; Mississippi
                                  River Lock and Dam
                                  No. 12--Auxiliary
                                  Lock Water Power
                                  Project.
P-13437/P-14119................  Mississippi River Lock  Whiteside, IL,     Fulton, IL, Elk River, IA.
                                  and Dam No. 13          Clinton, IA.
                                  Project; Mississippi
                                  River Lock and Dam
                                  No. 13--Auxiliary
                                  Lock Water Power
                                  Project.
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    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating 
Officer, Free Flow Power, 239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114-2130; 
(978) 283-2822; or e-mail at flow-power.com">rswaminathan@free-flow-power.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella at (202) 502-6406; or e-mail at 
Lesley.Kordella@ferc.gov.
    j. Free Flow Power filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on March 25, 2011. Free Flow Power provided public 
notice of its request on December 23, 27, and 29, 2010. In a letter 
dated April 20, 2011, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects 
approved Free Flow Power's request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Illinois and 
Iowa State Historic Preservation Officers, as required by section 106, 
National Historic 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 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 
section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, and 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://

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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, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    o. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: April 22, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-10316 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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