Town of Edgartown; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Draft Application, Request for Waivers of Integrated Licensing Process Regulations Necessary for Expedited Processing of a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License Application, and Soliciting Comments, 8726-8727 [2011-3305]

Download as PDF 8726 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2011 / Notices Dated: February 8, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR10–65–001] [Docket No. EF11–4–000] EasTrans, LLC; Notice of Filing jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Take notice that on February 3, 2011, the Western Area Power Administration, pursuant to Order No. 714,1 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Order Establishing Baseline Filing Schedule Starting April 1, 2010, issued on March 19, 2010, 130 FERC ¶ 61,228 (March 19 Order), resubmitted a new Baseline eTariff version of its non-jurisdictional Open Access Transmission Tariff, to be effective September 30, 2010. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 17, 2011. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Take notice that on February 4, 2011, EasTrans, LLC (EasTrans) filed a revised Statement of Operating Conditions (SOC) reflecting minor changes to the eTariff information on the cover page originally filed on July 22, 2010. Any person desiring to participate in this rate filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Dated: February 8, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–3309 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:51 Feb 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 [FR Doc. 2011–3302 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Electronic Tariff Filings, Order No. 714, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,276 (2008). PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Project No. 13015–001] Town of Edgartown; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Draft Application, Request for Waivers of Integrated Licensing Process Regulations Necessary for Expedited Processing of a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License Application, and Soliciting Comments a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application for an Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project. b. Project No.: 13015–001. c. Date Filed: February 1, 2011. d. Submitted By: Town of Edgartown (Edgartown). e. Name of Project: Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project.1 f. Location: In Muskeget Channel, between the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, Dukes County, Massachusetts. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Pamela Dolby, Town Administrator, Town of Edgartown, 70 Main Street, Edgartown, MA 02539; (508) 627–6180. i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts (202) 502–6123. j. Edgartown has filed with the Commission: (1) A notice of intent (NOI) to file an application for an original license for a hydrokinetic pilot project and a draft license application with monitoring plans; (2) a request for waivers of the integrated licensing process regulations necessary for expedited processing of a hydrokinetic pilot project license application; (3) a proposed process plan and schedule; (4) a request to be designated as the nonfederal representative for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation; and (5) a request to be designated as the non-Federal representative for section 106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act (collectively the prefiling materials). 1 The project was named the Nantucket Tidal Energy Plant Water Power Project in the preliminary permit for Project No. 13015 issued in March 31, 2008. E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2011 / Notices k. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the pre-filing materials listed in paragraph j above, including the draft license application and monitoring plans. All comments should be sent to the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 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. Any individual or entity interested in submitting comments on the pre-filing materials must do so by March 17, 2011. l. With this notice, we are approving Edgartown’s request to be designated as the non-Federal representative for section 7 of the ESA and its request to initiate consultation under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; and recommending that it begin informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service as required by section 7 of ESA; 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. m. This notice does not constitute the Commission’s approval of Edgartown’s request to use the Pilot Project Licensing Procedures. Upon its review of the project’s overall characteristics relative to the pilot project criteria, the draft license application contents, and any comments filed, the Commission will determine whether there is adequate information to conclude the pre-filing process. n. The proposed Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project would consist of: (1) 13 commercially operated OCGenTM horizontal hydrokinetic cross flow turbine generation units with a total installed capacity of 5 megawatts, and one experimental turbine unit that would be used to test various tidal energy technologies; (2) a mooring and anchoring system attached to each unit consisting of four mooring lines, an anchor, and a clump weight; (3) two alternative submarine cable routes consisting of a either a 3.5-mile-long, or a 5-mile-long submarine cable with two 8727 13.8-kilovolt (kv) lines and a 4.0-kv transmission line connecting the turbine generation units to an onshore substation located either in the Chappaquiddick or Katama sections of Edgartown; (4) two alternative onshore transmission line routes consisting of a 34.5 kv transmission line connecting either the Chappaquiddick or Katama onshore station to an existing distribution line in Edargatown; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average annual generation of 10.95 gigawatt-hours. o. A copy of the draft license application and all pre-filing materials are 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. p. Pre-filing process schedule. The pre-filing process will be conducted pursuant to the following tentative schedule. Revisions to the schedule below may be made based on staff’s review of the draft application and any comments received. Milestone Date Comments on pre-filing materials due ............................................................................................ Issuance of meeting notice (if needed) ........................................................................................... Public meeting/technical conference (if needed) ............................................................................ Issuance of notice concluding pre-filing process and ILP waiver request determination .............. March 17, 2011. April 1, 2011. May 1, 2011. April 16, 2011 (if no meeting is needed). May 16, 2011 (if meeting is needed). q. Register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Note: Items listed on the agenda may be deleted without further notice. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Dated: February 8, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–3305 Filed 2–14–11; 8:45 am] jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:51 Feb 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 Sunshine Act Meeting Notice The following notice of meeting is published pursuant to section 3(a) of the government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. No. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. DATE AND TIME: February 17, 2011, 10 a.m. PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. STATUS: OPEN. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone (202) 502–8400. For a recorded message listing items struck from or added to the meeting, call (202) 502–8627. This is a list of matters to be considered by the Commission. It does not include a listing of all documents relevant to the items on the agenda. All public documents, however, may be viewed on line at the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link, or may be examined in the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 967TH—Meeting E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13015-001]


Town of Edgartown; Notice of Intent To File License Application, 
Filing of Draft Application, Request for Waivers of Integrated 
Licensing Process Regulations Necessary for Expedited Processing of a 
Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License Application, and Soliciting Comments

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application 
for an Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project.
    b. Project No.: 13015-001.
    c. Date Filed: February 1, 2011.
    d. Submitted By: Town of Edgartown (Edgartown).
    e. Name of Project: Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project.\1\
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    \1\ The project was named the Nantucket Tidal Energy Plant Water 
Power Project in the preliminary permit for Project No. 13015 issued 
in March 31, 2008.
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    f. Location: In Muskeget Channel, between the islands of Martha's 
Vineyard and Nantucket, Dukes County, Massachusetts.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Pamela Dolby, Town Administrator, Town of 
Edgartown, 70 Main Street, Edgartown, MA 02539; (508) 627-6180.
    i. FERC Contact: Michael Watts (202) 502-6123.
    j. Edgartown has filed with the Commission: (1) A notice of intent 
(NOI) to file an application for an original license for a hydrokinetic 
pilot project and a draft license application with monitoring plans; 
(2) a request for waivers of the integrated licensing process 
regulations necessary for expedited processing of a hydrokinetic pilot 
project license application; (3) a proposed process plan and schedule; 
(4) a request to be designated as the non-federal representative for 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation; and (5) a 
request to be designated as the non-Federal representative for section 
106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act 
(collectively the pre-filing materials).

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    k. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the pre-filing 
materials listed in paragraph j above, including the draft license 
application and monitoring plans. All comments should be sent to the 
address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments 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 at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. 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. Any individual or entity interested in submitting comments on 
the pre-filing materials must do so by March 17, 2011.
    l. With this notice, we are approving Edgartown's request to be 
designated as the non-Federal representative for section 7 of the ESA 
and its request to initiate consultation under section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act; and recommending that it begin 
informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the National Marine Fisheries Service as required by section 7 of ESA; 
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.
    m. This notice does not constitute the Commission's approval of 
Edgartown's request to use the Pilot Project Licensing Procedures. Upon 
its review of the project's overall characteristics relative to the 
pilot project criteria, the draft license application contents, and any 
comments filed, the Commission will determine whether there is adequate 
information to conclude the pre-filing process.
    n. The proposed Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project would consist 
of: (1) 13 commercially operated OCGenTM horizontal hydrokinetic cross 
flow turbine generation units with a total installed capacity of 5 
megawatts, and one experimental turbine unit that would be used to test 
various tidal energy technologies; (2) a mooring and anchoring system 
attached to each unit consisting of four mooring lines, an anchor, and 
a clump weight; (3) two alternative submarine cable routes consisting 
of a either a 3.5-mile-long, or a 5-mile-long submarine cable with two 
13.8-kilovolt (kv) lines and a 4.0-kv transmission line connecting the 
turbine generation units to an onshore substation located either in the 
Chappaquiddick or Katama sections of Edgartown; (4) two alternative 
onshore transmission line routes consisting of a 34.5 kv transmission 
line connecting either the Chappaquiddick or Katama onshore station to 
an existing distribution line in Edargatown; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an average annual generation of 
10.95 gigawatt-hours.
    o. A copy of the draft license application and all pre-filing 
materials are 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.
    p. Pre-filing process schedule. The pre-filing process will be 
conducted pursuant to the following tentative schedule. Revisions to 
the schedule below may be made based on staff's review of the draft 
application and any comments received.

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                Milestone                                                   Date
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Comments on pre-filing materials due.....  March 17, 2011.
Issuance of meeting notice (if needed)...  April 1, 2011.
Public meeting/technical conference (if    May 1, 2011.
 needed).
Issuance of notice concluding pre-filing   April 16, 2011 (if no meeting is needed).
 process and ILP waiver request            May 16, 2011 (if meeting is needed).
 determination.
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    q. Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: February 8, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-3305 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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