[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19813]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13246-000]


Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

August 20, 2008.
    On June 23, 2008 and supplemented on August 12, 2008, Natural 
Currents Energy Services, LLC filed an application, pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of 
the Wiscasset Tidal Energy Project, located on the Sheepscot River in 
Lincoln County, Maine. The project uses no dam or impoundment.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) 6 Tidal In-Stream Energy 
Conversion (TISEC) generating units, with a total installed capacity of 
10-megawatts, (2) an underwater cable approximately 0.5 to 1 km in 
length, and (3) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to 
have an annual generation of 4.38-gigawatt-hours, which would be sold 
to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, Natural Currents Energy 
Services, LLC, 24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, New York 12561, (845) 
691-4009.
    FERC Contact: Kelly Houff (202) 502-6393.
    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. 
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 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically, 
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight 
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to 
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or 
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-
13246) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-19813 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 am]
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