
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 48846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20060]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12829-002]


 Free Flow Power Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 1, 2011, Free Flow Power Corporation filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of hydropower on the Mississippi River, near New 
Orleans, in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes, Louisiana. The sole purpose 
of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder 
priority to file a license application during the permit term. A 
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any 
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters 
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed Greenville Bend hydrokinetic project would consist of 
the following: (1) Up to 1,450 SmarTurbine generating units installed 
in arrays on the bottom of the river; (2) the total capacity of the 
installation would be up to 58,000 kilowatts; (3) flexible cables would 
convey each arrays power to a metering station; and (4) a transmission 
line would interconnect with the power grid. The proposed project would 
have an average annual generation of 131,905,050 kilowatt-hours (kWh), 
which would be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, Free Flow Power Corporation, 
239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093.
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. 
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, 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-12829-002) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 2, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20060 Filed 8-8-11; 8:45 am]
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