[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 61479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24981]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12680-004]


Western Passage OCGen\TM\ Power Project; 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 Western Passage 
OCGen\TM\ Power Project, located in Western Passage, in the vicinity of 
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) 2 OCGen\TM\ hydrokinetic 
tidal devices each consisting of four 150-kilowatt turbine generator 
units for a combined capacity of 1,200 kilowatts; (2) an anchoring 
support structure; (3) a mooring system; (4) a 1,500-foot-long 
submersible cable connecting the turbine-generating units of each 
device to a shore station; (5) a 2,800-foot-long, 34.5-kilovolt 
transmission line connecting the shore station to an existing 
distribution line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Western Passage OCGen\TM\ Power Project would be 3.12 
to 3.96 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 ``eComment.'' 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-12680) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24981 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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