[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25157-25158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10221]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12690-005]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing, Ready for Environmental Analysis,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions, and
Waiving the Timing Requirement for Filing Competing Development
Applications
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 Project License.
b. Project No.: 12690-005.
c. Date Filed: March 1, 2012.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County,
Washington (Snohomish PUD).
e. Name of Project: Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project.
f. Location: On the east side of Admiralty Inlet in Puget Sound,
Washington, about 1 kilometer west of Whidbey Island, entirely within
Island County, Washington. The project would not occupy any federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-828(c).
h. Applicant Contact: Steven J. Klein, Public Utility District No.
1 of Snohomish County, Washington, P.O. Box 1107, 2320 California
Street, Everett, WA 98206-1107; (425) 783-8473.
i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions: 30
days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, and fishway prescriptions may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission's Web site http://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
http://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
[email protected] or toll
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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.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis (EA).
l. The Project Description: The proposed Admiralty Inlet Pilot
Tidal Project would consist of: (1) Two 19.7-foot-diameter Open-Centre
turbines, supplied by OpenHydro Group Ltd., mounted on completely
submerged gravity foundations; (2) two transmission cables which run
from the turbines to the cable termination vault; (3) two transmission
cables from the cable termination vault to the proposed cable control
building; (4) a cable control building housing the power conditioning
and monitoring equipment; (5) a transmission cable bringing power from
the cable control building to an existing 12.47-kilovolt transmission
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities for operation and maintenance. The
estimated average annual generation of the project is 216,000 kilowatt-
hours.
m. 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 http://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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure,
18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``FISHWAY
PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant
and the project number of the application to which the filing responds;
(3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of
18 CFR 4.34(b) except to the extent that this notice establishes
deadlines different from those in the regulation. Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative
of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b)
and 385.2010.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Due date
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Filing of recommendations, terms and May 23, 2012.
conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Single EA........... July 23, 2012.
Comments on EA........................ August 22, 2012.
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p. Waiver of deadline to file competing applications filed pursuant
to a notice of intent (NOI):
Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application or an NOI to file
such an application. Section 4.36(b)(2) of the Commission's
regulations, which allows 120 days from the specified intervention
deadline date for interested parties to file competing development
applications in which timely NOIs have been submitted, is hereby
waived. Due to the expedited nature of the pilot project licensing
procedures, the submission of a timely NOI will instead allow an
interested person to file the competing development application no
later than 30 days after the specified intervention deadline date.
Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response
to this notice.
An NOI must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone
number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal
statement of intent to submit a development application. An NOI must be
served on the applicant named in this public notice.
Dated: April 23, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary .
[FR Doc. 2012-10221 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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