[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7044]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13840-000]


ECOsponsible, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On September 15, 2010, ECOsponsible, Inc., 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 Niagara River 
Community Hydro Project 2 (Niagara 2 Project or 
project) to be located on the Niagara River, near Lewiston, in Niagara 
County, New York. 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 the following: (1) Five 
hydrokinetic turbine support structures, each containing four 10-foot-
diameter Spitfire Horizontal Axis Turbines rated at approximately 250 
kilowatts (kW) each; (2) a 150-kilovolt (kV) underwater transmission 
line connecting the triads and transmitting electricity to an onshore 
collection substation and point of interconnection switchyard; (3) an 
operations and maintenance building to house the command center of the 
project's supervisory control and data acquisition system; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Niagara 
2 Project would be 550,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Dennis Ryan, ECOsponsible, Inc., 120 Mitchell 
Road, East Aurora, NY 14052-9710, phone: (716) 655-3524.
    FERC Contact: Allyson Conner (202) 502-6082.
    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 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 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-13840-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-7044 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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