Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 17402 [2010-7702]

Download as PDF 17402 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 6, 2010 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12690–004] Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES March 31, 2010. On March 2, 2010, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Admiralty Inlet Tidal Energy Project to be located in Admiralty Inlet in the northwestern portion of Puget Sound, between the Olympic Peninsula and Whidbey Island, in Jefferson and Island Counties, Washington. 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 will consist of the following: (1) Two 32.8-footdiameter, 500-kilowatt horizontal axis OpenHydro turbines, each mounted on a triangular subsea base; (2) two approximately 820-foot-long service cables transmitting power from the turbines to a trunk cable; (3) an approximately 3,280-foot-long trunk cable, approximately half the length will be buried, corresponding from the 20meter contour to shore; (4) a cable termination vault; (5) an approximately 265-foot-long buried transmission conduit from the termination vault to the Power Conditioning and Control building (PC&C); (6) a PC&C building; (7) an approximately 460-foot-long, 3.3kilovolt (kV) power cable bringing power from the PC&C building to the 12-kV Puget Sound Energy grid; and (8) appurtenant facilities. Applicant Contact: Steven Klein, General Manager, P.O. Box 1107, 2320 California Street, Everett, WA 98206– 110; phone: (425) 783–1000. 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:37 Apr 05, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 website (https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/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 website at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–12690–004) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–7702 Filed 4–5–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 199–218, et al.] South Carolina Public Service Authority; Notice of Applications for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests March 31, 2010. Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Amendment of License. b. Project Nos.: 199–218, 199–219, 199–220, 199–221, and 199–222. c. Date Filed: March 26, 2010. d. Applicant: South Carolina Public Service Authority. e. Name of Project: Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project lands proposed for reclassification are in Berkeley and Clarendon counties, South Carolina. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David L. Evans, Manager, Property Management, P.O. Box 2946101, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, telephone (843) 761–4068. i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed to Shana High at (202) 502–8674. j. Deadline for Filing Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protest: May 3, 2010. Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For more information on how to submit these types of filings, please go to the Commission’s Web site located at https://www.ferc.gov.filingcomments.asp. Please include the project number (P–199–218, 219, 220, 221, or 222) on any comments or motions filed. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervener 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. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. k. Description of Request: South Carolina Public Service Authority requests the following five changes in project land classification: Thornley Subdivision in Berkeley County (–218), approximately 42 acres from ‘‘Forest Management’’ to ‘‘Residential’’ to allow expansion of the subdivision; Potato Creek Area in Clarendon County (–219), two acres from ‘‘Residential’’ to ‘‘USFWS’’ for consistency among the lands to be leased by the USFWS; Jack’s Creek Area in Clarendon County (–220), approximately 4.57 acres from ‘‘Residential Marginal’’ to ‘‘Public Vacation Recreation’’ to allow expansion of a commercial lease area; Dingle Pond Area in Berkeley County (–221), 3.4 acres from ‘‘Forest Management’’ to ‘‘USFWS’’ to correct a E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 2010)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12690-004]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice of 
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

March 31, 2010.
    On March 2, 2010, the Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish 
County, Washington, filed an application for a preliminary permit, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to 
study the feasibility of the Admiralty Inlet Tidal Energy Project to be 
located in Admiralty Inlet in the northwestern portion of Puget Sound, 
between the Olympic Peninsula and Whidbey Island, in Jefferson and 
Island Counties, Washington. 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 will consist of the following: (1) Two 32.8-
foot-diameter, 500-kilowatt horizontal axis OpenHydro turbines, each 
mounted on a triangular subsea base; (2) two approximately 820-foot-
long service cables transmitting power from the turbines to a trunk 
cable; (3) an approximately 3,280-foot-long trunk cable, approximately 
half the length will be buried, corresponding from the 20-meter contour 
to shore; (4) a cable termination vault; (5) an approximately 265-foot-
long buried transmission conduit from the termination vault to the 
Power Conditioning and Control building (PC&C); (6) a PC&C building; 
(7) an approximately 460-foot-long, 3.3-kilovolt (kV) power cable 
bringing power from the PC&C building to the 12-kV Puget Sound Energy 
grid; and (8) appurtenant facilities.
    Applicant Contact: Steven Klein, General Manager, P.O. Box 1107, 
2320 California Street, Everett, WA 98206-110; phone: (425) 783-1000.
    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 
website (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 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 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 website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-12690-004) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-7702 Filed 4-5-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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