[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11151-11152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5044]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12779-005]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 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
March 3, 2010.
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application
for an Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project.
b. Project No.: 12779-005.
c. Date Filed: March 1, 2010.
d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
e. Name of Project: Humboldt WaveConnect Pilot Project.
f. Location: The project would be located in the Pacific Ocean west
of the City of Eureka in Humboldt County, California within California
State waters.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian McDonald, Director--Renewable
Resource Development, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale
Street, MC B5Q-542, San Francisco, CA 94105-1814, telephone: (415)-973-
2005.
i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan (202) 502-8434.
j. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) 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 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).
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 (original and
eight copies) must be filed with the Commission at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings
with the Commission must include on the first page, the project name
(Humboldt WaveConnect Pilot Project) and number (P-12779-005), and bear
the heading ``Comments on the proposed Humboldt WaveConnect Pilot
Project.'' Any individual or entity interested in submitting comments
on the pre-filing materials must do so by April 30, 2009.
Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-filing'' link.
l. With this notice, we are approving PG&E's request to be
designated as the non-Federal representative for section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (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 California 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
PG&E'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, any comments
filed, and PG&E's response to any additional information requests by
the Commission, the Commission will determine whether there is adequate
information to conclude the pre-filing
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process and approve the use the Pilot Project Licensing Procedures.
n. The proposed Humboldt WaveConnect Pilot Project would consist
of: (1) Wave energy conversion (WEC) buoys including multi-point
catenary moorings and anchors; (2) marker buoys, navigation lights, and
environmental monitoring instruments; (3) five 9-mile-long submarine
electrical cables extending underground onshore to; (4) land-based
power conditioning equipment; (5) a 2,025-feet-long 12kV aboveground
transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual
generation of the proposed project would be 43,800 megawatt-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 (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 at
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, of 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... April 30, 2010.
Issuance of Notice of Site Visit/ May 7, 2010.
Meetings.
Site Visit & Public Meetings/Technical June 8-9, 2010.
Conference.
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q. Register online at http://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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-5044 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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