[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76623-76624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29854]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12611-004]


Verdant Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Applications 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comment, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

December 9, 2008.
    On December 1, 2008, Verdant Power, LLC filed an application, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study 
the feasibility of the Roosevelt Island Project, to be located on East 
River in New York County, New York.
    The proposed Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project consists of: (1) 
A proposed 30 turbine array of the East Channel with an installed 
capacity of 1 megawatts, (2) a proposed 100 turbine array with an 
installed capacity of 4

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megawatts the west channel, (3) a proposed transmission line, and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The Verdant Power, LLC project using the 
Verdant turbines project, would have an average annual generation of 12 
gigawatt-hours and be sold to a local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. William H. Taylor, Verdant Power, LLC, The 
Octogon, 888 Main Street, New York, NY 10044, phone (212) 888-8887.
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 502-6062.
    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-
12611-004) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-29854 Filed 12-16-08; 8:45 am]
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