[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7183-7184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2803]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12611-005]
Verdant Power, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions, and Waiving the Timing
Requirement for Filing Competing Development Applications
February 2, 2011.
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.: 12611-005.
c. Date filed: December 29, 2010.
d. Applicant: Verdant Power, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project
f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the East
River in New York, New York. The project does not affect federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-828c.
h. Applicant Contact: Ronald F. Smith, Verdant Power, LLC, The
Octagon, 888 Main Street, New York, NY 10044; telephone (212) 888-8887
(extension 601).
i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, telephone (202) 502-6359, and e-
mail [email protected].
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.
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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 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.
l. The Project Description: The primary project facilities would
include: (1) Three 35-kilowatt (kW), 5-meter-diameter axial flow
Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on a single triframe
mount, with a total installed capacity of 105 kW, in Phase 1; (2) nine
additional 5-meter-diameter axial flow Kinetic System turbine generator
units mounted on three triframe mounts, with a total installed capacity
of 420 kW, in Phase 2; (3) eighteen additional 5-meter-diameter axial
flow Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on six triframe
mounts, with a total installed capacity of 1,050 kW, in Phase 3; (4)
480-volt underwater cables from each turbine to five shoreline
switchgear vaults that would interconnect to a control room and
interconnection points; and (5) appurtenant facilities for navigation
safety and operation. The project is estimated to have an annual
generation of between 1,680 and 2,400 megawatt-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 Sec. 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 Target date
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Filing of recommendations, terms and March 4, 2011.
conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Single EA............... May 3, 2011.
Comments on EA............................ June 2, 2011.
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p. Waiver of deadline to file competing applications filed pursuant
to an 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 a notice of
intent 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 notice of intents have been
submitted, is hereby waived. Due to the expedited nature of the pilot
project licensing procedures, the submission of a timely notice of
intent 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.
A notice of intent 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. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant named in this public
notice.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary .
[FR Doc. 2011-2803 Filed 2-8-11; 8:45 am]
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