Notice Announcing Preliminary Permit Drawing

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Federal RegisterMar 23, 2011
76 Fed. Reg. 16409 (Mar. 23, 2011)

Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVII Project No. 13743-000.
FFP Missouri 16, LLC Project No. 13753-000.
Solia 7 Hydroelectric, LLC Project No. 13769-000.
Three Rivers Hydro LLC Project No. 13785-000.

The Commission has received four preliminary permit applications deemed filed on May 18, 2010, at 8:30 a.m., for proposed projects to be located at the Army Corps of Engineers' Opekiska Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River, in Monongahela County, West Virginia. The applications were filed by Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVII for Project No. 13743, FFP Missouri 16, LLC, for Project No. 13753, Solia 7 Hydroelectric, LLC, for Project No. 13769 and Three Rivers Hydro LLC for Project No. 13785.

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) (2010).

Opekiska Hydro, LLC, also filed a permit application to study the same site for Project No. 13791, which is deemed filed on May 19, 2010.

On March 24, 2011, at 10 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. 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.

18 CFR 4.37 (2010).

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: March 15, 2011.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2011-6769 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]

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