Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, 7469-7470 [2010-3105]
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Notice of the availability of
the EA.
Target date
April, 2010.
s. Based on a review of the exemption
application and resource agency
consultation letters, Commission staff
intend to prepare a single
environmental assessment (EA). The EA
will assess the potential effects of
project construction and operation on
geology and soils, aquatic, terrestrial,
threatened and endangered species,
recreation and land use, aesthetic, and
cultural and historic resources. Because
staff believe the issues that need to be
addressed in its EA have been
adequately identified, with this notice,
we are soliciting comments on our
intent to waive scoping for the Potter
Creek Hydroelectric Project. Comments,
terms and conditions,
recommendations, prescriptions, and
reply comments, if any, will be
addressed in an EA.
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
later than 30 days from the issuance
date of the notice of ready for
environmental analysis.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD04–4–001]
Panel Member List for Hydropower
Licensing Study Dispute Resolution;
Notice Extending Filing Date for
Applications for Panel Member List for
Hydropower Licensing Study Dispute
Resolution
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February 4, 2010.
On October 20, 2009, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) requested applications to
be included on a list of resource experts
willing to serve as a third panel member
in the Commission’s hydropower
integrated licensing process (ILP) study
dispute resolution process. We are
extending the application period until
August 15, 2010, to afford interested
parties more time to respond to the
original request. Respondents to the
initial request need not reapply to be
considered. Information on the
application contents and how to file
applications can be found in the
October 20, 2009 notice or on the
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Commission’s Web page at: https://
www.ferc.gov/industries/
hydropower.asp. For more information
please contact David Turner at (202)
502–6091 or david.turner@ferc.gov.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13605–000]
Natural Currents Energy Services,
LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
February 4, 2010.
On October 21, 2009, and revised on
January 28, 2009, Natural Currents
Energy Services, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act, proposing to study the
feasibility of the Icy Passage Tidal
Energy Project, located in Icy Passage, in
the Hoonah-Angoon Borough, Alaska.
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 project would either
attach turbines to the underside of an
existing State of Alaska dock, or anchor
the turbines to the bottom of the
passage, and would consist of: (1) An
existing approximately 70-foot-long by
220-foot-wide State of Alaska dock
connected to the shore by an
approximately 1,130-foot-long
boardwalk extending into Icy Passage;
(2) twelve 25-kilowatt (kW) Red Hawk
in-stream turbine modules with a total
generating capacity of 300 kW; (3) one
or more clusters of Tidal In-Stream
Energy Conversion Devices (TISEC
devices) to transmit the electricity from
the turbines to the underwater
transmission line; (4) an approximately
3,900-foot-long, 480-volt underwater
transmission line connecting the TISEC
device to an existing above-ground local
distribution system; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The project would have an
estimated average annual generation of
1,200 megawatt-hours.
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Applicant Contact: Roger Bason,
President, Natural Currents Energy
Services, LLC, 24 Roxanne Boulevard,
Highland, NY 12561; phone: (845) 691–
4009.
FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, 202–
502–6136.
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 (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
For a simpler method of submitting text
only comments, click on ‘‘Quick
Comment.’’ For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree 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 eight 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 Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–13605) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13237–001]
Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
and Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
February 5, 2010.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 13237–001.
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c. Date Filed: November 20, 2009.
d. Submitted By: Whitman River Dam,
Inc.
e. Name of Project: Crocker Pond
Project.
f. Location: The project would be
located at the existing Crocker Pond
Dam, on the Whitman River, in
Worcester County, Massachusetts. The
project would not occupy any federal
land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr.
Robert T. Francis, Whitman River Dam,
Inc., P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy Francis
Road, Westminster, MA 01473; (978)
874–1010.
i. FERC Contact: Jeff Browning, (202)
502–8677, or jeffrey.browning@ferc.gov.
j. Whitman River Dam, Inc. filed its
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on November 20, 2009.
Whitman River Dam, Inc. provided
public notice of its request on December
17, 2009. In a letter dated February 1,
2010, the Director of the Office of
Energy Projects approved the Whitman
River Dam, Inc. 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 under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act; and (b)
the Massachusetts State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by
section 106, National Historical
Preservation Act, and the implementing
regulations of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. Whitman River Dam, Inc. 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.
m. 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 (https://
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.
Register online at https://ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related
to this or other pending projects. For
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assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP04–379–003]
Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC;
Notice of Application
February 3, 2010.
Take notice that on January 26, 2010,
Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC (Pine
Prairie), 333 Clay Street, Suite 1100,
Houston, TX 77002, filed an abbreviated
application in Docket No. CP04–379–
003, pursuant to section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended, for
an order amending the certificate of
public convenience and necessity
issued in Docket Nos. CP04–379–000,
CP04–379–001, and CP04–379–002, to
authorize Pine Prairie to: (1) Install six
5,750 hp electric motor drive
compressor units instead of the four
4,700 hp natural gas-fueled units
previously authorized; (2) construct and
operate a new electrical substation at
the Pine Prairie Gas Handling Facility
and approximately 1,200 feet of aerial
electric power lines between the new
substation and the existing substation
and (3) increase the authorized daily
delivery capacity at Pine Prairie’s
existing interconnection with Columbia
Gulf Transmission Company to permit
higher rates of delivery at peak
conditions. Pine Prairie also seeks
reaffirmation of its authority to charge
market based rates for storage and hub
services, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the
Commission and open for public
inspection.
Any questions concerning this
application should be directed to James
F. Bowe, Jr., Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP,
1101 New York Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, 202–346–8000
(phone), 202–346–8102 (fax), or via email at jbowe@dl.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
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issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
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 https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘e-Library’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
14 copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13237-001]
Whitman River Dam, Inc.; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
the Traditional Licensing Process
February 5, 2010.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 13237-001.
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c. Date Filed: November 20, 2009.
d. Submitted By: Whitman River Dam, Inc.
e. Name of Project: Crocker Pond Project.
f. Location: The project would be located at the existing Crocker
Pond Dam, on the Whitman River, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The
project would not occupy any federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert T. Francis, Whitman
River Dam, Inc., P.O. Box 145, 10 Tommy Francis Road, Westminster, MA
01473; (978) 874-1010.
i. FERC Contact: Jeff Browning, (202) 502-8677, or
jeffrey.browning@ferc.gov.
j. Whitman River Dam, Inc. filed its request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process on November 20, 2009. Whitman River Dam, Inc.
provided public notice of its request on December 17, 2009. In a letter
dated February 1, 2010, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects
approved the Whitman River Dam, Inc. 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 under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act; and (b) the Massachusetts State Historic
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. Whitman River Dam, Inc. 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.
m. 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
(https://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.
Register online at https://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified
via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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