Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 28597 [2010-12239]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 98 / Friday, May 21, 2010 / Notices Powerhouse DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (1) A partial or entirely subterranean structure adjacent to the lower reservoir; and (2) will contain five 250 MW pumpturbine units. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Power Tunnels Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications (1) A low pressure power tunnel; (2) a surge shaft; (3) a power shaft; and (4) and a high pressure tunnel. emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Transmission Lines (1) 230 kV or 550 kV transmission lines with interconnect with the Pacific Northwest—California Intertie at the Main Substation. Applicant Contact: David W. O’Keefe, Project Manager, 1325 Gwinn Street E., Monmouth, OR 97361–1575 (503) 606– 0347. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott, 202– 502–6480. 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–13680) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–12241 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 May 20, 2010 Jkt 220001 [Project No. 12687–003] May 14, 2010. On March 2, 2010, and supplemented on April 29, 2010, and May 4, 2010, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington (Snohomish PUD) filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Deception Pass Tidal Energy Project (project). The project would be located in Puget Sound within Deception Pass, between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island, in Skagit 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 would consist of the following: (1) Four approximately 66-foot-diameter, 1.6-megawatt horizontal axis tidal energy turbine/ generator units, each mounted approximately 25 feet above the sea bed; (2) an approximately 1-mile-long subsea transmission cable, which may be buried as it approaches shore at Miller Bay; (3) a cable termination vault on shore; (4) either an approximately 6.5mile long above ground transmission line connecting with Puget Sound Energy’s existing March Point substation, or an above ground transmission line and new substation connecting with an existing 115-kilovolt line, the location of which is yet to be determined; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to have average annual generation of 20.7 gigawatt-hours, which would be distributed by the Snohomish PUD. Applicant Contact: Steven J. Klein, General Manager, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, P.O. Box 1107, 2320 California Street, Everett, WA 98206–1107, phone: (425) 783– 1000. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, 202– 502–6136. PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28597 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–12687) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–12239 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2354–109] Georgia Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests May 14, 2010. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Request to remove lands from the project boundary. b. Project No: 2354–109. c. Date Filed: March 23, 2010, supplemented May 7, 2010. d. Applicant: Georgia Power Company. E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 98 (Friday, May 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 28597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12239]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12687-003]


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

May 14, 2010.
    On March 2, 2010, and supplemented on April 29, 2010, and May 4, 
2010, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington 
(Snohomish PUD) filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant 
to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the 
feasibility of the Deception Pass Tidal Energy Project (project). The 
project would be located in Puget Sound within Deception Pass, between 
Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island, in Skagit 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 would consist of the following: (1) Four 
approximately 66-foot-diameter, 1.6-megawatt horizontal axis tidal 
energy turbine/generator units, each mounted approximately 25 feet 
above the sea bed; (2) an approximately 1-mile-long subsea transmission 
cable, which may be buried as it approaches shore at Miller Bay; (3) a 
cable termination vault on shore; (4) either an approximately 6.5-mile 
long above ground transmission line connecting with Puget Sound 
Energy's existing March Point substation, or an above ground 
transmission line and new substation connecting with an existing 115-
kilovolt line, the location of which is yet to be determined; and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to have average annual 
generation of 20.7 gigawatt-hours, which would be distributed by the 
Snohomish PUD.
    Applicant Contact: Steven J. Klein, General Manager, Public Utility 
District No. 1 of Snohomish County, P.O. Box 1107, 2320 California 
Street, Everett, WA 98206-1107, 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 
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 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 Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-12687) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12239 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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