[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7044]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13840-000]
ECOsponsible, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On September 15, 2010, ECOsponsible, Inc., filed an application for
a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Niagara River
Community Hydro Project 2 (Niagara 2 Project or
project) to be located on the Niagara River, near Lewiston, in Niagara
County, New York. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued,
is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application
during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the
permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise
enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express
permission.
The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) Five
hydrokinetic turbine support structures, each containing four 10-foot-
diameter Spitfire Horizontal Axis Turbines rated at approximately 250
kilowatts (kW) each; (2) a 150-kilovolt (kV) underwater transmission
line connecting the triads and transmitting electricity to an onshore
collection substation and point of interconnection switchyard; (3) an
operations and maintenance building to house the command center of the
project's supervisory control and data acquisition system; and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Niagara
2 Project would be 550,000 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Dennis Ryan, ECOsponsible, Inc., 120 Mitchell
Road, East Aurora, NY 14052-9710, phone: (716) 655-3524.
FERC Contact: Allyson Conner (202) 502-6082.
Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications 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]; 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.
More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-13840-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: March 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-7044 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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