[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51266-51267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20504]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12713-002]


Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC; Notice of Settlement Agreement and 
Soliciting Comments

August 10, 2010.
    Take notice that the following Settlement Agreement has been filed 
with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Settlement Agreement.
    b. Project No.: P-12713-002.
    c. Date Filed: August 2, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC.
    e. Location: The proposed project would be located in Oregon state 
waters of the Pacific Ocean about 2.5 miles off the coast near 
Reedsport, in Douglas County, Oregon. The proposed transmission line 
would occupy about 5 acres of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation 
Area, Siuslaw National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602, Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 
(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Dr. George Taylor, Reedsport OPT Wave Park, 
LLC (OPT), 1590 Reed Road, Pennington, New Jersey 08534-2760; (609) 
730-0400.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter (503) 552-2760 or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments on the Settlement: August 30, 2010. 
Reply comments due September 15, 2010.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp. Commenter's can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected]; call toll-free at (866) 208-
3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-
filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. 
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. OPT filed a settlement agreement on behalf of itself; National 
Marine Fisheries Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Forest 
Service; Oregon Department of State Lands; Oregon Department of 
Environmental Quality; Oregon Department of Land Conservation and 
Development; Oregon Water Resources Department; Oregon Department of 
Fish and Wildlife; Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; Oregon 
Department of Energy; Oregon State Marine Board; Oregon Shores 
Conservation Coalition; Surfrider Foundation; and Southern Oregon Ocean 
Resource Coalition.

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    The settlement agreement resolves among the signatories all issues 
associated with issuance of an original license for the project 
regarding construction and operation, including fish and wildlife, 
aquatic resources and water quality, recreation and public safety, 
crabbing and fishing, terrestrial resources, and cultural resources. 
The signatories request that the Commission: (1) Accept the Agreement 
as an Offer of Settlement; (2) issue an original license for a term of 
35 years; and (3) incorporate in their entirety and without 
modification as enforceable conditions of the license, OPT's 
obligations under the following terms, which include specific 
protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures and study and adaptive 
management requirements: (a) Section 3.3 and Exhibit B-Adaptive 
Management; (b) Section 3.6-Fish or Wildlife Emergency Circumstance; 
(c) Section 4.2-Committees; (d) Section 4.3-Inspection, Notice and Site 
Visit; (e) Appendix A-Aquatic Resources and Water Quality Plan; (f) 
Appendix B-Recreation and Public Safety Plan; (g) Appendix C-Crabbing 
and Fishing Plan; (h) Appendix D-Terrestrial and Cultural Resources 
Plan; and (i) OPT's license application including the project 
description, Operations and Maintenance Plan, Spill Prevention Control 
and Countermeasure Plan, and Emergency Response/Recovery Plan.
    l. A copy of the settlement agreement is available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``e-Library'' 
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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20504 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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