[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51987-51988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20933]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13656-000]


TideWorks, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental 
Analysis, Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, and Terms and 
Conditions, and Waiving Scoping

August 17, 2010.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: 5-Megawatt Exemption From Licensing.
    b. Project No.: 13656-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 15, 2010.
    d. Applicant: TideWorks, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: TideWorks Project.
    f. Location: On the Sasanoa River adjacent to Bareneck Island, in 
Sagadahoc County, Maine. The project would not occupy lands of the 
United States.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
    h. Applicant Contact: Shana Lewis, 730 N. Yellowstone Street, 
Livingston, MT 59047, (406) 224-2908.
    i. FERC Contact: Tom Dean, (202) 502-6041.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, and terms and 
conditions is 60 days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments 
are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. Under section 
30(c) of the Federal Power Act, exemptions are subject to the mandatory 
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authority of federal and state fish and wildlife agencies with respect 
to the mitigation of project impacts on fish and wildlife resources.
    All comments, recommendations, and terms and conditions 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/efiling.asp. Commenters 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. 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. A notice of application accepted for filing, soliciting motions 
to intervene, and intent to waive scoping was issued on May 28, 2010, 
establishing July 27, 2010, as the deadline to file interventions and 
comments. The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Maine State 
Planning Office filed interventions, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the Maine Department of Marine Resources filed comments. No 
comments were filed regarding scoping. With this notice we are waiving 
scoping for the proposed TideWorks Project.
    l. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    m. The proposed project would consist of: (1) A new submerged 5 
kilowatt single vertical shaft turbine generating unit with four 4-
inch-wide, 5-foot-long blades; (2) a new 10-foot-wide, 20-foot-long 
steel pontoon float to suspend the turbine into the river; (3) a new 
3.5-foot-wide, 40-foot-long walkway ramp connecting the pontoon float 
to Bareneck Island; (4) a new 100-foot-long, 220-volt transmission 
line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an average 
annual generation of about 22,000 kilowatt-hours. The project would 
operate in a run-of-river mode using the river current flood and ebb 
tidal flows to rotate the hydrokinetic turbine generating unit.
    n. A copy of the application 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 ``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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' or ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant 
and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; 
(3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person 
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements 
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, or 
terms and conditions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of 
all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied 
by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared 
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 
4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    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.
    o. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20933 Filed 8-23-10; 8:45 am]
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