[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 61480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24933]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12711-004]


Cobscook Bay OCGen\TM\ Power; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

September 24, 2010.
    On July 1, 2010, ORPC Maine, LLC (ORPC Maine) filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Cobscook Bay OCGen\TM\ 
Power Project, located in the Cobscook Bay, near the City of Eastport, 
Washington County, Maine. The sole purpose of a 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) 5 TidGenTM 
hydrokinetic tidal devices each consisting of a bottom support frame 
and a single 150-kilowatt turbine generator unit for a combined 
capacity of 750 kilowatts; (2) a 4,530-foot-long submersible cable 
connecting the turbine-generating units of each device to a shore 
station; (3) a 100-foot-long, 13-kilovolt transmission line connecting 
the shore station to an existing distribution line; and (4) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Cobscook Bay OCGen 
Power Project would be 1.95 to 2.48 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Christopher R. Sauer, President and CEO, Ocean 
Renewable Power Company, LLC, 120 Exchange Street, Suite 508, Portland, 
Maine 04101; phone: (207) 772-7707.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts, 202-502-6123.
    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. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36. 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 (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' 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 eight 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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-12711) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24933 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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