[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51266-51267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20504]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12713-002]
Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and
Soliciting Comments
August 10, 2010.
Take notice that the following Settlement Agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
b. Project No.: P-12713-002.
c. Date Filed: August 2, 2010.
d. Applicant: Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC.
e. Location: The proposed project would be located in Oregon state
waters of the Pacific Ocean about 2.5 miles off the coast near
Reedsport, in Douglas County, Oregon. The proposed transmission line
would occupy about 5 acres of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation
Area, Siuslaw National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602, Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791
(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Dr. George Taylor, Reedsport OPT Wave Park,
LLC (OPT), 1590 Reed Road, Pennington, New Jersey 08534-2760; (609)
730-0400.
i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter (503) 552-2760 or via e-mail at
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing comments on the Settlement: August 30, 2010.
Reply comments due September 15, 2010.
All documents 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/ferconline.asp. Commenter's 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]; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (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 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. OPT filed a settlement agreement on behalf of itself; National
Marine Fisheries Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Forest
Service; Oregon Department of State Lands; Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality; Oregon Department of Land Conservation and
Development; Oregon Water Resources Department; Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife; Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; Oregon
Department of Energy; Oregon State Marine Board; Oregon Shores
Conservation Coalition; Surfrider Foundation; and Southern Oregon Ocean
Resource Coalition.
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The settlement agreement resolves among the signatories all issues
associated with issuance of an original license for the project
regarding construction and operation, including fish and wildlife,
aquatic resources and water quality, recreation and public safety,
crabbing and fishing, terrestrial resources, and cultural resources.
The signatories request that the Commission: (1) Accept the Agreement
as an Offer of Settlement; (2) issue an original license for a term of
35 years; and (3) incorporate in their entirety and without
modification as enforceable conditions of the license, OPT's
obligations under the following terms, which include specific
protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures and study and adaptive
management requirements: (a) Section 3.3 and Exhibit B-Adaptive
Management; (b) Section 3.6-Fish or Wildlife Emergency Circumstance;
(c) Section 4.2-Committees; (d) Section 4.3-Inspection, Notice and Site
Visit; (e) Appendix A-Aquatic Resources and Water Quality Plan; (f)
Appendix B-Recreation and Public Safety Plan; (g) Appendix C-Crabbing
and Fishing Plan; (h) Appendix D-Terrestrial and Cultural Resources
Plan; and (i) OPT's license application including the project
description, Operations and Maintenance Plan, Spill Prevention Control
and Countermeasure Plan, and Emergency Response/Recovery Plan.
l. A copy of the settlement agreement 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 ``e-Library''
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.
You may also register online at http://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.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20504 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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