[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2288]
[FR Doc No: 2012-698]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 12817-002 and 14083-000]

 Free Flow Power Corporation and Northland Power Mississippi
River LLC; Notice Announcing Preliminary Permit Drawing

    The Commission has received two preliminary permit applications
deemed filed on February 1, 2011, at 8:30 a.m.,\1\ for proposed
projects to be located on the Mississippi River, in West Baton Rouge
and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana. The applications were filed
by Free Flow Power Corporation for Project No. 12817-002, and Northland
Power Mississippi River LLC for Project No. 14083-000.
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    \1\ Under the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, any
document received after regular business hours is considered filed
at 8:30 a.m. on the next regular business day. 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(2)
(2011).
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    On January 17, 2012, at 9 a.m. (eastern time), the Secretary of the
Commission, or her designee, will conduct a random drawing to determine
the filing priority of the applicants identified in this notice. The
Commission will select among competing permit applications as provided
in section 4.37 of its regulations.\2\ The priority established by this
drawing will be used to determine which applicant, among those with
identical filing times, will be considered to have the first-filed
application.
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    \2\ 18 CFR 4.37 (2011).
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    The drawing is open to the public and will be held in room 2C, the
Commission Meeting Room, located at 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC
20426. A subsequent notice will be issued by the Secretary announcing
the results of the drawing.

    Dated: January 10, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-698 Filed 1-13-12; 8:45 am]
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