[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59256-59257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24074]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13830-000]


Eastport Tidal Power LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To 
Intervene

September 17, 2010.

    On August 9, 2010, Eastport Tidal Power LLC filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Half Moon Cove 
Tidal Power Plant Project to be located in Half Moon Cove and Cobscook 
Bay, Washington County, Maine. The sole purpose of a

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preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority 
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary 
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by 
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) The existing 544-acre 
Half Moon Cove; (2) a new 410-foot-long and a new 115-foot-long 
impervious core, sand, and gravel embankments; (3) a new 860-foot-long 
concrete modular wall panel extending about 11 feet above mean sea 
level consisting of: (a) New concrete support columns; (b) a new 
filling and emptying gated section; (c) a new boat lift; and (d) a new 
powerhouse with four reversible bulb generating units with a total 
capacity of 20 megawatts; and (4) a new 34.5 kilovolt, 7.1-mile-long 
transmission line. The project would produce an estimated average 
annual generation of about 52,500 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Andrew Landry, 45 Memorial Circle, PO Box 1058, 
Augusta, ME 04332, phone: (207) 791-3191, e-mail: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Tom Dean (202) 502-6041.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
12704-004 filed April 12, 2010. The deadline to file a competing 
application or notice of intent ended July 16, 2010.
    Deadline for filing comments or motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13830) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24074 Filed 9-24-10; 8:45 am]
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