Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC; Notice of Change in Docket Number, 18750-18751 [2011-7984]

Download as PDF srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 18750 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / Notices the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission’s rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 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 7 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:18 Apr 04, 2011 Jkt 223001 Comment Date: April 7, 2011. Dated: March 17, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–7988 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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 Friday, April 8, 2011. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: March 30, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–8019 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Docket No. PR11–98–000; Docket No. PR11–99–000; Not Consolidated] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Humble Gas Pipeline Company; Cobra Pipeline Ltd.; Notice of Baseline Filings Take notice that on March 28, 2011, the applicants listed above submitted a revised baseline filing of their Statement of Operating Conditions for services provided under section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (‘‘NGPA’’). Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion to intervene or to protest this filing 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 7 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 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12680–003; Project No. 12711– 003] Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC; Notice of Change in Docket Number On July 24, 2009, Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC (ORPC) filed a draft hydrokinetic pilot license application (DLA) for the proposed Eastport Tidal Energy Project, a proposal that unified two preliminary permits held by ORPC, the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project preliminary permit (P–12711–004) and the Western Passage Tidal Energy Project preliminary permit (P–12680–004). The DLA was assigned a single docket number, P–12680–003, to represent the Eastport Tidal Energy Project pre-filing proceeding. ORPC has since dropped the Western Passage preliminary permit area from its pilot project proposal and is pursuing a pilot project license solely for the Cobscook Bay preliminary permit area. Due to this change in project proposal, ORPC has changed the name of its proposed pilot project from the Eastport Tidal Energy Project to the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project.1 Due to Western Passage no longer being a part of the pilot project proposal, the docket number P–12680–003 has been closed and the docket number P–12711– 003 has been created and assigned to the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project prefiling proceeding. As part of this change in docket number, all current filings and issuances associated with the Eastport Tidal Energy Project pre-filing proceeding have been cross-referenced with P–12711–003. All future issuances and filings for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project pre-filing proceeding should solely reference docket number P–12711–003. 1 ORPC E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM letter filed March 16, 2011. 05APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / Notices Dated: March 17, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–7984 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–128–000; Docket No. CP11–133–000] srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northern Access Project and Station 230c Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Environmental Site Review The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of two related projects proposed by National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel) and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP). National Fuel’s Northern Access Project would involve construction and operation of facilities in Erie County, New York and Potter County, Pennsylvania. TGP’s Station 230C Project would involve construction and operation of facilities in Niagara County, New York. This EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether these projects are in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the projects. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on April 28, 2011. Commission staff will conduct two onsite environmental reviews of National Fuel’s proposed East Aurora Compressor Station site and its Ellisburg Compressor Station expansion. All interested parties planning to attend must provide their own transportation. Those attending should meet at the following locations: East Aurora Compressor Station Site Review April 11, 2011, at 2 pm, Meet at Tops Plaza, 65 Grey Street, East Aurora, New York 14052. Ellisburg Compressor Station Site Review April 14, 2011, at 8 am, Meet at the Westgate Inn Hotel (Lobby), 307 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:18 Apr 04, 2011 Jkt 223001 Route 6 West, Coudersport, Pennsylvania 16915. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s environmental mailing list for these projects. State and local government representatives are asked to notify their constituents of these proposed projects and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ was attached to the project notice National Fuel and TGP provided to landowners. This fact sheet addresses a number of typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings. It is also available for viewing on the FERC website (https://www.ferc.gov). Summary of the Proposed Projects National Fuel’s proposed Northern Access Project would provide about 320,000 dekatherms per day of firm Marcellus Shale natural gas transportation service to northeastern and Canadian markets. The Northern Access Project would consist of the following: • A new East Aurora Compressor Station, totaling 4,470-horsepower (hp), and auxiliary facilities in Erie County, New York; • Piping modifications at the existing Concord Compressor Station in Erie County, New York to permit bidirectional flow; • Two additional compressor units, totaling 9,470-hp, at the existing Ellisburg Compressor Station in Potter County, Pennsylvania; and • Upgrades to the existing Rose Lake Interconnection metering facilities at the Ellisburg Compressor Station. TGP’s proposed project would include upgrades and modifications at its existing Compressor Station 230C in Niagara County, New York, located on the Niagara Spur Loop Line (NSLL). TGP states that the purpose of the Station 230C Project is to make the NSLL facilities, jointly owned with National Fuel, a bi-directional pipeline. TGP’s and National Fuel’s projects would make the proposed receipt and delivery service available to the northeastern and Canadian markets. TGP’s project would consist of the following facilities at the Compressor Station 230C: • Abandonment by replacement of the A2 and A3 compressor engines; • Restaging of centrifugal compressors for units A2, A3, and A4 to match bi-directional flow conditions; • Piping modifications to allow reverse flow; PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18751 • New discharge flow check meters and check valves along the existing 20and 30-inch pipelines; • New station discharge cooling equipment; and • Modification to station automation systems and installation of yard valves to allow bi-directional flow. The general locations of the projects’ facilities are shown in appendix 1.1 Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the Northern Access Project facilities would disturb a total of about 12.6 acres of land for the aboveground facilities. Following construction, a total of about 11.4 acres would be maintained for permanent operation of the project’s facilities. Construction of the Station 230C Project facilities would disturb about 7 acres of land for the compressor station upgrades and modifications; this includes 4.6 acres of temporary workspace outside the existing station fence line. About 2.4 acres of land within the station fence line would be required for operation of the project facilities. The EA Process The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as ‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments received will be considered during the preparation of the EA. In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed projects under these general headings: • Geology and Soils; • Land Use; • Water Resources, Fisheries, and Wetlands; • Endangered and Threatened Species; 1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at https:// www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last two pages of this notice. 2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12680-003; Project No. 12711-003]


Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC; Notice of Change in Docket 
Number

    On July 24, 2009, Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC (ORPC) filed a 
draft hydrokinetic pilot license application (DLA) for the proposed 
Eastport Tidal Energy Project, a proposal that unified two preliminary 
permits held by ORPC, the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project preliminary 
permit (P-12711-004) and the Western Passage Tidal Energy Project 
preliminary permit (P-12680-004). The DLA was assigned a single docket 
number, P-12680-003, to represent the Eastport Tidal Energy Project 
pre-filing proceeding. ORPC has since dropped the Western Passage 
preliminary permit area from its pilot project proposal and is pursuing 
a pilot project license solely for the Cobscook Bay preliminary permit 
area. Due to this change in project proposal, ORPC has changed the name 
of its proposed pilot project from the Eastport Tidal Energy Project to 
the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project.\1\ Due to Western Passage no 
longer being a part of the pilot project proposal, the docket number P-
12680-003 has been closed and the docket number P-12711-003 has been 
created and assigned to the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project pre-
filing proceeding. As part of this change in docket number, all current 
filings and issuances associated with the Eastport Tidal Energy Project 
pre-filing proceeding have been cross-referenced with P-12711-003. All 
future issuances and filings for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project 
pre-filing proceeding should solely reference docket number P-12711-
003.
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    Dated: March 17, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-7984 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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