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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER07–1332–000; ER07–1332–

001; ER07–1332–002]

Smoky Hills Wind Farm, LLC; Notice of

Issuance of Order

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December 10, 2007.

Smoky Hills Wind Farm, LLC (Smoky

Hills Wind Farm) filed an application

for market-based rate authority, with an

accompanying rate schedule. The

proposed market-based rate schedule

provides for the sale of energy and

capacity at market-based rates. Smoky

Hills Wind Farm also requested waivers

of various Commission regulations. In

particular, Smoky Hills Wind Farm

requested that the Commission grant

blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34

of all future issuances of securities and

assumptions of liability by Smoky Hills

Wind Farm.

On November 29, 2007, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Tariffs and Market

Development-West, granted the requests

for blanket approval under Part 34

(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order

also stated that the Commission would

publish a separate notice in the Federal

Register establishing a period of time for

the filing of protests. Accordingly, any

person desiring to be heard concerning

the blanket approvals of issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability by

Smoky Hills Wind Farm, should file a

protest with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214

(2004).

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing protests is December

28, 2007.

Absent a request to be heard in

opposition to such blanket approvals by

the deadline above, Smoky Hills Wind

Farm is authorized to issue securities

and assume obligations or liabilities as

a guarantor, indorser, surety, or

otherwise in respect of any security of

another person; provided that such

issuance or assumption is for some

lawful object within the corporate

purposes of Smoky Hills Wind Farm,

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approvals of Smoky Hills Wind Farm’s

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issuance of securities or assumptions of

liability.

Copies of the full text of the Director’s

Order are available from the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. The Order may also be viewed

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary

link. Enter the docket number excluding

the last three digits in the docket

number filed to access the document.

Comments, protests, and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s Web site under the

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission

strongly encourages electronic filings.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. ER07–1236–000; ER07–1236–

001; ER07–1236–002]

Yuma Cogeneration Associates; Notice

of Issuance of Order

December 10, 2007.

Yuma Cogeneration Associates

(Yuma) filed an application for marketbased rate authority, with an

accompanying market-based rate tariff.

The proposed market-based rate tariff

provides for the sale of energy, capacity

and ancillary services at market-based

rates. Yuma so requested waivers of

various Commission regulations. In

particular, Yuma requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by Yuma.

On December 4, 2007, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Tariffs and Market

Development-West, granted the requests

for blanket approval under Part 34

(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order

also stated that the Commission would

publish a separate notice in the Federal

Register establishing a period of time for

the filing of protests. Accordingly, any

person desiring to be heard concerning

the blanket approvals of issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability by

Yuma, should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

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Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211,

385.214 (2004).

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing protests is January 7,

2008.

Absent a request to be heard in

opposition to such blanket approvals by

the deadline above, Yuma is authorized

to issue securities and assume

obligations or liabilities as a guarantor,

indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect

of any security of another person;

provided that such issuance or

assumption is for some lawful object

within the corporate purposes of Yuma,

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approvals of Yuma’s issuance of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Copies of the full text of the Director’s

Order are available from the

Commission’s Public Reference Room,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426. The Order may also be viewed

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary

link. Enter the docket number excluding

the last three digits in the docket

number filed to access the document.

Comments, protests, and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s Web site under the

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission

strongly encourages electronic filings.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 13039–000]

BPUS Generation Development, LLC;

Notice of Application Accepted for

Filing and Soliciting Motions To

Intervene, Protests, and Comments

December 10, 2007.

Take notice that the following

hydroelectric application has been filed

with the Commission and is available

for public inspection:

a. Type of Application: Preliminary

Permit.

b. Project No.: 13039–000.

c. Date filed: September 28, 2007.

d. Applicant: BPUS Generation

Development, LLC.

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e. Name of Project: Wappapello Dam

Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: St. Francis River in

Wayne County, Missouri. It would use

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

Wappapello Dam.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeffrey M.

Auser, P.E., BPUS Generation

Development, LLC, 225 Greenfield

Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY

13088, (315) 413–2700.

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202)

502–4126.

j. Deadline for filing comments,

protests, and motions to intervene: 60

days from the issuance date of this

notice.

All documents (original and eight

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Comments, protests, and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s Web site under the

‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission

strongly encourages electronic filings.

Please include the project number (P–

13039–000) on any comments or

motions filed.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure require all intervenors

filing documents with the Commission

to serve a copy of that document on

each person in the official service list

for the project. Further, if an intervenor

files comments or documents with the

Commission relating to the merits of an

issue that may affect the responsibilities

of a particular resource agency, they

must also serve a copy of the document

on that resource agency.

k. Description of Project: The

proposed project using the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers’ Wappapello Dam

and operated in a run-of-river mode

would consist of: (1) A new 80-foot

long, 80-foot wide, 50-foot high concrete

powerhouse and associated switchyard

immediately below the dam on the right

bank of the existing stilling basin; (2)

two 200-foot-long, 7-foot-diameter steel

penstocks; (3) two turbine/generator

units with a combined installed

capacity of 9 megawatts; (4) a new

23,734-foot long above ground

transmission line extending from the

switchyard near the powerhouse south

to an interconnection point with an

existing transmission line owned by the

Poplar Bluff Light & Water-Sewer

Department; and (5) appurtenant

facilities. The proposed Wappapello

Dam Project would have an average

annual generation of 33 gigawatt-hours.

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l. This filing is available for review at

the Commission in the Public Reference

Room or may be viewed on the

Commission’s Web site at http://

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, call toll-free 1–866–208–

3676 or e-mail

FERCONLINESUPPORT@FERC.GOV.

For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is

also available for inspection and

reproduction at the address in item h

above.

m. Competing Preliminary Permit—

Anyone desiring to file a competing

application for preliminary permit for a

proposed project must submit the

competing application itself, or a notice

of intent to file such an application, to

the Commission on or before the

specified comment date for the

particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).

Submission of a timely notice of intent

allows an interested person to file the

competing preliminary permit

application no later than 30 days after

the specified comment date for the

particular application. A competing

preliminary permit application must

conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36.

n. Competing Development

Application—Any qualified

development applicant desiring to file a

competing development application

must submit to the Commission, on or

before a specified comment date for the

particular application, either a

competing development application or a

notice of intent to file such an

application. Submission of a timely

notice of intent to file a development

application allows an interested person

to file the competing application no

later than 120 days after the specified

comment date for the particular

application. A competing license

application must conform with 18 CFR

4.30 and 4.36.

o. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent

must specify the exact name, business

address, and telephone number of the

prospective applicant, and must include

an unequivocal statement of intent to

submit, if such an application may be

filed, either a preliminary permit

application or a development

application (specify which type of

application). A notice of intent must be

served on the applicant(s) named in this

public notice.

p. Proposed Scope of Studies Under

Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued,

does not authorize construction. The

term of the proposed preliminary permit

would be 36 months. The work

proposed under the preliminary permit

would include economic analysis,

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preparation of preliminary engineering

plans, and a study of environmental

impacts. Based on the results of these

studies, the Applicant would decide

whether to proceed with the preparation

of a development application to

construct and operate the project.

q. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene—Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

r. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents—Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF INTENT

TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘COMPETING APPLICATION’’,

‘‘PROTEST’’, and ‘‘MOTION TO

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the

Project Number of the particular

application to which the filing refers.

Any of the above-named documents

must be filed by providing the original

and the number of copies provided by

the Commission’s regulations to: The

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426. An additional

copy must be sent to Director, Division

of Hydropower Administration and

Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, at the above-mentioned

address. A copy of any notice of intent,

competing application or motion to

intervene must also be served upon each

representative of the Applicant

specified in the particular application.

s. Agency Comments—Federal, state,

and local agencies are invited to file

comments on the described application.

A copy of the application may be

obtained by agencies directly from the

Applicant. If an agency does not file

comments within the time specified for

filing comments, it will be presumed to

have no comments. One copy of an

agency’s comments must also be sent to

the Applicant’s representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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