Verdant Power, LLC (Verdant); Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 4097 [2011-1286]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 15 / Monday, January 24, 2011 / Notices Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8339. [FR Doc. 2011–1355 Filed 1–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12611–005] Verdant Power, LLC (Verdant); Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments January 13, 2011. Take notice that the following hydrokinetic pilot project license application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Pilot License. b. Project No.: 12611–005. c. Date Filed: December 29, 2010. d. Applicant: Verdant Power, LLC (Verdant). e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project. f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the East River in New York City, New York. The project does not affect Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–828(c). h. Applicant Contact: Ronald F. Smith, Verdant Power, LLC, The Octagon, 888 Main Street, New York, NY 10044; telephone (212) 888–8887 (extension 601). i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502–6359 or timothy.konnert@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. The Project Description: The primary project facilities would include: (1) Three 35-kilowatt (kW), 5-meterdiameter axial flow Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on a single triframe mount, with a total installed capacity of 105 kW, in Phase 1; (2) nine additional 5-meter-diameter axial flow Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on three triframe mounts, with a total installed capacity of 420 kW, in Phase 2; (3) eighteen additional 5-meter-diameter axial flow Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on six triframe mounts, with a total installed capacity of 1,050 kW, in Phase 3; (4) 480-volt underwater cables from each turbine to five shoreline switchgear vaults that would interconnect to a control room and interconnection points; and (5) appurtenant facilities for navigation safety and operation. The project is estimated to have an annual generation of between 1,680 and 2,400 megawatthours. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application 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 ‘‘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 tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Filing of requested additional information ............................................................................................................................... Commission issues REA notice .............................................................................................................................................. Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions .................................. Commission issues Single EA ................................................................................................................................................. Comments on EA .................................................................................................................................................................... o. 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. [FR Doc. 2011–1286 Filed 1–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2713–082] Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES January 13, 2011. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 2713–082. c. Date Filed: December 30, 2010. d. Applicant: Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:51 Jan 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 4097 Sfmt 4703 January 28, 2011. February 2, 2011. March 4, 2011. May 3, 2011. June 2, 2011. e. Name of Project: Oswegatchie River Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing multidevelopment project is located on the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County, New York. The project does not affect Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Jon Elmer, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P, 800 Starbuck Ave., Suite 802, Watertown, New York 13601, (315) 779–2401. i. FERC Contact: John Baummer, (202) 502–6837 or john.baummer@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. The Project Description: The existing Oswegatchie River Hydroelectric Project consists of six developments with an installed capacity of 30.32 megawatts (MW) and an average annual generation of 123,769 megawatt-hours. The six developments, E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12611-005]


Verdant Power, LLC (Verdant); Notice of Application Tendered for 
Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for 
Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

January 13, 2011.
    Take notice that the following hydrokinetic pilot project license 
application has been filed with the Commission and is available for 
public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Pilot License.
    b. Project No.: 12611-005.
    c. Date Filed: December 29, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Verdant Power, LLC (Verdant).
    e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project.
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the East 
River in New York City, New York. The project does not affect Federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-828(c).
    h. Applicant Contact: Ronald F. Smith, Verdant Power, LLC, The 
Octagon, 888 Main Street, New York, NY 10044; telephone (212) 888-8887 
(extension 601).
    i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502-6359 or 
timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The primary project facilities would 
include: (1) Three 35-kilowatt (kW), 5-meter-diameter axial flow 
Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on a single triframe 
mount, with a total installed capacity of 105 kW, in Phase 1; (2) nine 
additional 5-meter-diameter axial flow Kinetic System turbine generator 
units mounted on three triframe mounts, with a total installed capacity 
of 420 kW, in Phase 2; (3) eighteen additional 5-meter-diameter axial 
flow Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on six triframe 
mounts, with a total installed capacity of 1,050 kW, in Phase 3; (4) 
480-volt underwater cables from each turbine to five shoreline 
switchgear vaults that would interconnect to a control room and 
interconnection points; and (5) appurtenant facilities for navigation 
safety and operation. The project is estimated to have an annual 
generation of between 1,680 and 2,400 megawatt-hours.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application 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 ``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 item 
(h) above.
    m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following 
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be 
made as appropriate.

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              Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of requested additional        January 28, 2011.
 information.
Commission issues REA notice........  February 2, 2011.
Filing of recommendations,            March 4, 2011.
 preliminary terms and conditions,
 and preliminary fishway
 prescriptions.
 Commission issues Single EA........  May 3, 2011.
Comments on EA......................  June 2, 2011.
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    o. 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.
[FR Doc. 2011-1286 Filed 1-21-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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