[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 73 (Thursday, April 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20005-20006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-842]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Declaration of Intention and Soliciting Comments, 
Protests, and/or Motions To Intervene

April 9, 2004.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Declaration of Intention.
    b. Docket No.: DI04-5-000.
    c. Date Filed: March 11, 2004.
    d. Applicant: Florida Hydro Power and Light Company, 171 Comfort 
Road, Palatka, FL 32177, telephone (386) 328-2470.
    e. Name of Project: Gulf Stream Ocean Current Electricity Project.
    f. Location: The proposed Gulf Stream Ocean Current Electricity 
Project, a cluster of electricity production units (EPU) connected by 
undersea transmission cables to a series of monitoring stations, would 
be located in a 1,000 square mile area on and off the Florida coast 
between Miami and Palm Beach. The initial project land station will be 
located on Singer Island in the City of Riviera Beach, Palm Beach 
County, Florida, connected by a transmission line to an EPU more than 3 
miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) of the Federal Power Act, 16 
U.S.C. 817(b).
    h. Applicant Contact: Michael J. Hoover, Florida Hydro Power and 
Light Company, 171 Comfort Road, Palatka,

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FL 32177, telephone (386) 328-2470, fax (386) 328-2558, e-mail: 
[email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Any questions on this notice should be addressed 
to Henry Ecton (202) 502-8768, or e-mail address: [email protected].
    j. Deadline for Filing Comments and/or Motions: May 10, 2004.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and 
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of 
paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' 
link.
    Please include the docket number (DI04-5-000) on any comments or 
motions filed.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed Gulf Stream Ocean Current 
Electricity Project would anchor a cluster of Electricity Production 
Units (EPU) more than three miles offshore, in a 1,000-square-mile area 
off the Florida coast between Miami and Palm Beach. Each EPU is 
approximately 240 feet long, with two counter-rotating fiberglass 
blades, and will incorporate buoyancy and anchoring systems, electrical 
generators, and transmission cables. The units would be anchored to the 
sea floor at a depth of more than 200 feet, eight per mile, and would 
generate approximately three megawatts of electricity, using the Gulf 
Stream current. The units would be connected to on-shore monitoring 
stations via undersea transmission cables. These on-shore stations will 
monitor pressure, temperature, vibration, RPM, and power output, and 
would be connected to an interstate power grid. The initial project 
would be located more than three miles offshore of the City of Riviera 
Beach, with a transmission line connecting to a land station on Singers 
Island. This land station would be connected to an interstate grid.
    When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to 
investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign 
commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also 
determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a 
navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or 
reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or 
water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved 
or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have 
increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, 
or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design 
or operation.
    l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file 
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This 
filing may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``e-
Library'' link, select ``Docket'' and follow the instructions. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--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.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTESTS'', AND/
OR ``MOTIONS TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Docket Number of 
the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any 
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the 
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the 
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If 
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing 
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an 
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Linda Mitry,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-842 Filed 4-14-04; 8:45 am]
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