[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 202 (Friday, October 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61847-61848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24664]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12585-002]


Golden Gate Energy 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

October 10, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application 
for an Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project.
    b. Project No.: 12585-002.
    c. Dated Filed: September 30, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Golden Gate Energy Company.
    e. Name of Project: San Francisco Bay Tidal Energy Pilot Project.
    f. Location: Within San Francisco Bay, in San Francisco and Marin 
Counties, California. The Proposed project site extends from beyond the 
western side of the Golden Gate Bridge into the Bay and around Angel 
and Alcatraz Islands before ending well short of the BART tunnel. No 
federal lands are occupied by

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the proposed project works or located within the proposed project 
boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mike Hoover, Golden Gate Energy 
Company, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036; 
(202) 494-9232.
    i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff (202) 502-6824; or e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Golden Gate Energy Company has filed with the Commission: (1) A 
notice of intent to file an original hydrokinetic pilot project license 
application and a draft license application with monitoring plan; (2) a 
request for waivers of the integrated licensing process regulations 
necessary for expedited processing of a hydrokinetic project pilot 
license application; (3) a proposed process plan and schedule; (4) a 
request to be designated as the non-federal representative for sections 
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 from 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 
(San Francisco Bay Tidal Energy Pilot Project) and number (P-12585-
002), and bear the heading ``Comments on the proposed San Francisco Bay 
Tidal Energy Pilot Project.'' Any individual or entity interested in 
submitting comments on the Pre-filing Materials must do so by October 
30, 2008.
    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. This notice does not constitute the Commission's approval of 
Golden Gate Energy Company'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 application contents, 
and any comments filed, the Commission may seek additional information 
needed to continue processing the Pilot Project or reject the NOI, 
draft application, and Golden Gate Energy Company's request for waiver/
process plan for an original hydrokinetic pilot project license.
    m. The proposed San Francisco Bay Tidal Energy Pilot Project would 
be implemented in a four-phase deployment, including removal of 
hydrokinetic electrical power generators and associated hardware in San 
Francisco Bay, California. The final design of each phase would be 
dependent upon results of the previous phase. In Phase 1, dependent 
upon final design, the project would consist of: (1) A 51-foot-long 
floating barge supporting; (2) up to three experimental hydrokinetic 
units approximately 2-3 meters in diameter; and (3) appurtenant 
facilities. Phase 2 would consist of: (1) An anchored jack-up barge 
supporting; (2) hydrokinetic units approximately 5-7 meters in 
diameter; and (3) appurtenant facilities. Phase 3 would consist of (1) 
a 12kV transmission cable approximately 1.25 miles in total length. 
Approximately 0.75 mile of the cable would be buried in the marine 
environment and the remaining 0.5 mile of the cable would follow an 
existing on shore right-of-way; and (2) appurtenant facilities. Phase 4 
consists of project removal and site restoration. The applicant 
estimates that the total average capacity of less than 1 megawatt.
    n. A copy of the draft 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. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in 
paragraph h.
    o. Pre-filing process schedule. The pre-filing process will be 
conducted pursuant to the following tentative schedule. Revisions to 
the schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                Milestone                              Date
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Comments on Pre-filing Materials due....  Oct. 30, 2008.
Issuance of Meeting Notice (if            Nov. 14, 2008.
 appropriate).
Public Meeting/technical Conference (if   Dec. 12, 2008.
 appropriate).
Issuance of notice concluding Pre-filing  Dec. 29, 2008.
 process.
Issuance of ILP Waiver request            Dec. 29, 2008.
 determination.
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    p. Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm 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.
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