Pennamaquan Tidal Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 78236 [2010-31417]

Download as PDF 78236 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 240 / Wednesday, December 15, 2010 / Notices brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven 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 the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13890) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–31418 Filed 12–14–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13884–000] Pennamaquan Tidal Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications hsrobinson on DSK69SOYB1PROD with NOTICES December 8, 2010. On November 22, 2010, Pennamaquan Tidal Power, LLC 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 Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant Project to be located on the Pennamaquan River and Cobscook Bay, Washington County, Maine. 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: (1) A 692-acre tidal area of the Pennamaquan River and Cobscook Bay; (2) two new impervious core, sand, and crushed rock embankments, one 689feet-long and another 164-feet-long; (3) a new 505-foot-long concrete modular VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:10 Dec 14, 2010 Jkt 223001 wall panel extending about 11 feet above mean sea level consisting of: (a) New concrete support columns; (b) a new boat lift; and (c) a new powerhouse with four reversible bulb generating units with a total capacity of 21.1 megawatts; and (4) a new 35 kilovolt, 2.5-mile-long transmission line. The project would produce an estimated average annual generation of about 66,400 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Andrew Landry, 45 Memorial Circle, PO Box 1058, Augusta, ME 04332, phone: (207) 791– 3191, e-mail: alandry@preti.com. FERC Contact: Tom Dean (202) 502– 6041. 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/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven 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 the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13884) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–31417 Filed 12–14–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XLVII, FFP Missouri 16, LLC, et al.; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, and Motions To Intervene December 8, 2010. Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XLVII. FFP Missouri 16, LLC Solia 7 Hydroelectric, LLC. Three Rivers Hydro, LLC. Opekiska Hydro, LLC Project 000. Project 000. Project 000. Project 000. Project 000. No. 13743– No. 13753– No. 13769– No. 13785– No. 13791– On May 18, 2010, Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XLVII, FFP Missouri 16, LLC, Solia 7 Hydroelectric, LLC, and Three Rivers Hydro, LLC, filed applications, and on May 19, 2010, Opekiska Hydro, LLC, filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Opekiska Lock and Dam on the Monongahela River in Monongahela County, West Virginia. 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. Descriptions of the proposed Opekiska Lock and Dam Projects: Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XLVII’s proposed project (Project No. 13743– 000) would consist of: (1) One lock frame module 109 feet long, 40 feet high, and weighing 1.16 million pounds each, and containing 10 generating units with a total combined capacity of 20 megawatts (MW); (2) a 57-foot-high, 75foot-long prefabricated concrete wall attached to pilings in the river to support the lock frame module; (3) a 25foot-long, 50-foot-wide switchyard containing a transformer; and (4) a 4,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to an existing substation. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 87.66 gigawatt-hours (GWh), which would be sold to a local utility. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark R. Stover, Hydro Green Energy LLC, 5090 E:\FR\FM\15DEN1.SGM 15DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13884-000]


Pennamaquan Tidal Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

December 8, 2010.
    On November 22, 2010, Pennamaquan Tidal Power, LLC 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 
Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant Project to be located on the Pennamaquan 
River and Cobscook Bay, Washington County, Maine. 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: (1) A 692-acre tidal area of 
the Pennamaquan River and Cobscook Bay; (2) two new impervious core, 
sand, and crushed rock embankments, one 689-feet-long and another 164-
feet-long; (3) a new 505-foot-long concrete modular wall panel 
extending about 11 feet above mean sea level consisting of: (a) New 
concrete support columns; (b) a new boat lift; and (c) a new powerhouse 
with four reversible bulb generating units with a total capacity of 
21.1 megawatts; and (4) a new 35 kilovolt, 2.5-mile-long transmission 
line. The project would produce an estimated average annual generation 
of about 66,400 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Andrew Landry, 45 Memorial Circle, PO Box 1058, 
Augusta, ME 04332, phone: (207) 791-3191, e-mail: alandry@preti.com.
    FERC Contact: Tom Dean (202) 502-6041.
    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/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven 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 the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13884) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31417 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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