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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Army Science Board Summer Study
Meeting
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972
(5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and
41 Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR
102–3.140 through 160, the Department
of the Army announces the following
committee meeting:
Name of Committee: Army Science
Board (ASB).
Date(s) of Meeting: May 3, 2012.
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SUMMARY:
Brenda S. Bowen,
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CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
ACTION:
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Army Science and Technology and vote
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April 26, 2012 in order to attend.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13305–002]
Whitestone Power and
Communications; Notice Concluding
Pre-Filing Process and Approving
Process Plan and Schedule
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To
File an Application for a Hydrokinetic
Pilot Project License.
b. Project No.: 13305–002.
c. Date Filed: August 22, 2011.
d. Submitted By: Whitestone Power
and Communications (Whitestone).
e. Name of Project: Microturbine
Hydrokinetic River-In-Stream Energy
Conversion Power Project.
f. Location: On the Tanana River near
Delta Junction, Alaska. The project
would not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and
5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Steven M.
Selvaggio, Whitestone Power and
Communications, P.O. Box 1630, Delta
Junction, Alaska 99737; (907) 895–4938.
i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman;
(202) 502–6077.
j. Whitestone has filed with the
Commission: (1) A notice of intent (NOI)
to file an application for a pilot
hydrokinetic hydropower project and a
draft license application with
monitoring plan; (2) a request for waiver
of certain Integrated Licensing Process
(ILP) regulations necessary for
expedited processing of a license
application for a hydrokinetic pilot
project; (3) a proposed process plan and
schedule; and (4) a request to be
designated as the non-federal
representative for section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
consultation and for section 106
consultation under the National Historic
Preservation Act.
k. A notice was issued on August 25,
2011, soliciting comments on the draft
license application from agencies and
stakeholders. Comments were filed by
the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game.
l. Whitestone was designated as the
non-federal representative for section 7
of the Endangered Species Act
consultation and for section 106
consultation under the National Historic
Preservation Act on January 21, 2011.
m. The proposed Microturbine
Hydrokinetic River-In-Stream Energy
Conversion Power Project would consist
of: (1) A 12-foot-wide, 16-foot-diameter
Poncelet undershot water wheel; (2) a
34-foot-long, 19- to 24-foot-wide
aluminum-frame floatation platform
mounted on a 34-foot-long, 3.5-footdiameter high-density- polyethylene
(HDPE) pontoon and a 34-foot-long, 3foot-diameter HDPE pontoon; (3) a 100kilowatt turbine/generator unit; (4) a 33foot-long, 3.5-foot-wide gangway from
the shore to the floating pontoon; (5)
three anchoring cables to secure the
flotation platform to the shore,
including a 30-foot-long primary safety
tether, a 117-foot-long primary cable,
and a 100-foot-long secondary cable; (6)
an approximately 900-foot-long
transmission cable from the floatation
platform to an existing Golden Valley
Electric Association distribution line;
and (7) appurtenant facilities. The
project is anticipated to operate from
April until October, with an estimated
annual generation of 200 megawatthours.
n. The pre-filing process has been
concluded and the requisite regulations
have been waived such that the process
and schedule indicated below can be
implemented.
o. Post-filing process schedule. The
post-filing process will be conducted
pursuant to the following schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as needed.
Milestones
Dates
Final license application expected ..............................................................................................................................................
Issue notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis and request for interventions .............................................
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Milestones
Dates
Recommendations, Conditions, Comments and Interventions due ............................................................................................
Issue notice of availability of environmental assessment ...........................................................................................................
Comments due and 10(j) resolution, if needed ..........................................................................................................................
p. Register online at https://ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm to be notified via
email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PR12–21–000]
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MGTC, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Rate
Approval
Take notice that on April 4, 2012,
MGTC, Inc. (MGTC) filed a Rate
Election pursuant to 284.123(b)(1) of the
Commission’s regulations and to revise
its Statement of Operating Conditions.
MGTC proposes to utilize rates that are
the same as those contained in MGTC’s
transportation rate schedules for
comparable intrastate service on file
with the Wyoming Public Service
Commission as more fully detailed in
the petition.
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
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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 email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, April 16, 2012.
Dated: April 6, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. AD12–3–019]
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Review of Cost Submittals by Other
Federal Agencies for Administering
Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice
Requesting Questions and Comments
on Fiscal Year 2011 Other Federal
Agency Cost Submissions
In its Order On Rehearing
Consolidating Administrative Annual
Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying
Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109
FERC ¶ 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order)
the Commission set forth an annual
process for Other Federal Agencies
(OFAs) to submit their costs related to
Administering Part I of the Federal
Power Act. Pursuant to the established
process, the Director of the Financial
Management Division, Office of the
Executive Director, on October 19, 2011,
issued a letter requesting the OFAs to
submit their costs by January 17, 2012
using the OFA Cost Submission Form.
Upon receipt of the agency
submissions, the Commission posted
the information in eLibrary, and issued,
on February 29, 2012, a notice
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announcing the date for a technical
conference to review the submitted
costs. On March 22, 2012, the
Commission held the technical
conference. Technical conference
transcripts, submitted cost forms, and
detailed supporting documents are all
available for review under Docket No.
AD12–3. These documents are
accessible on-line at https://
www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
and are available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC.
Interested parties may file specific
questions and comments on the FY 2011
OFA cost submissions with the
Commission under Docket No. AD12–3–
019, no later than May 5, 2012. Once
filed, the Commission will forward the
questions and comments to the OFAs
for response.
Anyone with questions pertaining to
the technical conference or this notice
should contact W. Doug Foster at (202)
502–6118 (via email at
doug.foster@ferc.gov), or Fannie
Kingsberry at (202) 502–6108 (via email
at fannie.kingsberry@ferc.gov).
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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June 1, 2012.
July 31, 2012.
August 30, 2012.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Commission Staff
Attendance
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of the
Commission’s staff may attend the
following meeting. Their attendance is
part of the Commission’s ongoing
outreach efforts.
Order No. 1000 Interregional
Coordination Meeting
April 12, 2012
8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. (local time).
The above-referenced meeting will be
held at: Renaissance Oklahoma City, 10
North Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma 73102.
The above-referenced meeting is open
to the public.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13305-002]
Whitestone Power and Communications; Notice Concluding Pre-
Filing Process and Approving Process Plan and Schedule
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To File an Application for a
Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License.
b. Project No.: 13305-002.
c. Date Filed: August 22, 2011.
d. Submitted By: Whitestone Power and Communications (Whitestone).
e. Name of Project: Microturbine Hydrokinetic River-In-Stream
Energy Conversion Power Project.
f. Location: On the Tanana River near Delta Junction, Alaska. The
project would not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's
regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Steven M. Selvaggio, Whitestone Power and
Communications, P.O. Box 1630, Delta Junction, Alaska 99737; (907) 895-
4938.
i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman; (202) 502-6077.
j. Whitestone has filed with the Commission: (1) A notice of intent
(NOI) to file an application for a pilot hydrokinetic hydropower
project and a draft license application with monitoring plan; (2) a
request for waiver of certain Integrated Licensing Process (ILP)
regulations necessary for expedited processing of a license application
for a hydrokinetic pilot project; (3) a proposed process plan and
schedule; and (4) a request to be designated as the non-federal
representative for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
consultation and for section 106 consultation under the National
Historic Preservation Act.
k. A notice was issued on August 25, 2011, soliciting comments on
the draft license application from agencies and stakeholders. Comments
were filed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
l. Whitestone was designated as the non-federal representative for
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act consultation and for section
106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act on
January 21, 2011.
m. The proposed Microturbine Hydrokinetic River-In-Stream Energy
Conversion Power Project would consist of: (1) A 12-foot-wide, 16-foot-
diameter Poncelet undershot water wheel; (2) a 34-foot-long, 19- to 24-
foot-wide aluminum-frame floatation platform mounted on a 34-foot-long,
3.5-foot-diameter high-density- polyethylene (HDPE) pontoon and a 34-
foot-long, 3-foot-diameter HDPE pontoon; (3) a 100-kilowatt turbine/
generator unit; (4) a 33-foot-long, 3.5-foot-wide gangway from the
shore to the floating pontoon; (5) three anchoring cables to secure the
flotation platform to the shore, including a 30-foot-long primary
safety tether, a 117-foot-long primary cable, and a 100-foot-long
secondary cable; (6) an approximately 900-foot-long transmission cable
from the floatation platform to an existing Golden Valley Electric
Association distribution line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The
project is anticipated to operate from April until October, with an
estimated annual generation of 200 megawatt-hours.
n. The pre-filing process has been concluded and the requisite
regulations have been waived such that the process and schedule
indicated below can be implemented.
o. Post-filing process schedule. The post-filing process will be
conducted pursuant to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule
may be made as needed.
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Final license application expected... April 17, 2012.
Issue notice of acceptance and ready May 2, 2012.
for environmental analysis and
request for interventions.
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Recommendations, Conditions, Comments June 1, 2012.
and Interventions due.
Issue notice of availability of July 31, 2012.
environmental assessment.
Comments due and 10(j) resolution, if August 30, 2012.
needed.
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p. Register online at https://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other
pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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