[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 78236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31417]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13884-000]


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

December 8, 2010.
    On November 22, 2010, Pennamaquan 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 
Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant Project to be located on the Pennamaquan 
River and Cobscook Bay, 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) A 692-acre tidal area of 
the Pennamaquan River and Cobscook Bay; (2) two new impervious core, 
sand, and crushed rock embankments, one 689-feet-long and another 164-
feet-long; (3) a new 505-foot-long concrete modular wall panel 
extending about 11 feet above mean sea level consisting of: (a) New 
concrete support columns; (b) a new boat lift; and (c) a new powerhouse 
with four reversible bulb generating units with a total capacity of 
21.1 megawatts; and (4) a new 35 kilovolt, 2.5-mile-long transmission 
line. The project would produce an estimated average annual generation 
of about 66,400 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.
    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/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-13884) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31417 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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