[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70224-70225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28914]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12665-003]


New York Tidal Energy Company; Notice Concluding Pre-Filing 
Process and Approving Process Plan and Schedule

November 9, 2010.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File Application for License 
for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project.
    b. Project No.: 12665-003.
    c. Dated Filed: June 1, 2009.

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    d. Submitted By: New York Tidal Energy Company.
    e. Name of Project: East River Tidal Energy Pilot Project.
    f. Location: In the East River at Hell Gate, in New York City, New 
York. The project would not occupy Federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Applicant Contact: Daniel Power, Oceana Energy Company, 1785 
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036; phone: 
(202) 465-6405.
    i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert (202) 502-6359.
    j. New York Tidal Energy Company (NYTEC) has filed with the 
Commission: (1) A notice of intent (NOI) to file an application for a 
pilot hydrokinetic hydropower project and a draft license application 
with monitoring plans; (2) a request for waivers of certain Integrated 
Licensing Process (ILP) regulations necessary for expedited processing 
of a license application for a hydrokinetic pilot project; (3) a 
proposed process plan and schedule; and (4) a request to be designated 
as the non-Federal representative for section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act (ESA) consultation and for section 106 consultation under 
the National Historic Preservation Act.
    k. A notice was issued on June 10, 2009 soliciting comments on the 
draft license application from agencies and stakeholders. Comments were 
filed by Federal and State agencies, and non-governmental 
organizations. No comments were filed opposing the request to waive the 
integrated licensing process regulations or the proposed process plan 
and schedule.
    l. The June 10, 2009 notice approved NYTEC's request to be 
designated as the non-Federal representative for section 7 of the ESA 
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, and its request to initiate consultation under 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with the New York 
State Historic Preservation Officer.
    m. The proposed East River Tidal Energy Pilot Project would consist 
of: (1) A 2-meter-diameter 20-kilowatt (kW) capacity hydrokinetic 
device during Phase 1, which would be replaced by a 6-meter-diameter 
200-kW device in Phase 2; (2) a 1,300-foot-long transmission cable that 
would interconnect with the existing Wards Island Park System; and (3) 
appurtenant facilities for operating and maintaining the project. Based 
on the proposed 250 hours of testing operation per-year, the project is 
estimated to have an annual generation of 5 megawatt-hours per-year, 
which would be sold to a local utility.
    n. The pre-filing process has been concluded and the requisite 
regulations have been waived such that the process and schedule 
indicated below can be implemented.
    o. Post-filing process schedule. The post-filing process will be 
conducted pursuant to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule 
may be made as needed.

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              Milestones                             Dates
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Final license application expected...  January 31, 2011.
Issue notice of acceptance and ready   February 15, 2011.
 for environmental analysis and
 request for interventions.
Issue biological assessment..........  February 15, 2011.
Comments and interventions due.......  March 17, 2011.
Issue notice of availability of        May 16, 2011.
 environmental assessment.
Comments due and 10(j) resolution, if  June 15, 2011.
 needed.
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    p. Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-28914 Filed 11-16-10; 8:45 am]
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