[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 4953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1762]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13329-000]


Town of Wiscasset, ME; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

January 21, 2009.
    On November 12, 2008, the Town of Wiscasset, Maine filed an 
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, 
proposing to study the feasibility of the Town of Wiscasset Tidal 
Resources Project to be located on the Sheepscot River in Lincoln 
County, Maine. The project uses no dam or impoundment.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) 4 to 40 
OCGen(TM) hydrokinetic turbine generating units, with a 
total installed capacity of 1 to 10 megawatts, (2) a proposed 
underwater transmission cable approximately 6 miles in length, (3) a 
proposed 1,000-foot-long, 480-volt transmission line, and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to have an annual 
generation of 43.8 gigawatt-hours, which would be sold to a local 
utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Arthur Faucher, Town Manager, Town of 
Wiscasset, 51 Bath Road, Wiscasset, Maine 04578, phone: (207) 882-8200.
    FERC Contact: Kelly T. 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-
13329) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-1762 Filed 1-27-09; 8:45 am]
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