[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 30341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12869]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13015-003]


Town of Edgartown; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On March 3, 2011, the Town of Edgartown, Massachusetts (Edgartown), 
filed an application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 
feasibility of the Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project to be located 
in Muskeget Channel, between the islands of Martha's Vineyard and 
Nantucket, Dukes County and Nantucket County, Massachusetts. 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) 13 
Commercially operated OCGen\TM\ horizontal hydrokinetic cross flow 
turbine generation units, each with an installed capacity of 0.38 
megawatts (MW) for a total installed capacity of 4.94 MW, and one 
experimental turbine unit that would be used to test various open-
bladed and helical tidal energy technologies; (2) a mooring and 
anchoring system attached to each unit consisting of four mooring 
lines, an anchor, and a clump weight; (3) two alternative submarine 
cable routes consisting of a either a 3.5-mile-long, or a 5-mile-long 
submarine cable with two 13.8-kilovolt (kv) lines and a 4.0-kv 
transmission line connecting the turbine generation units to an onshore 
substation located either in the Chappaquiddick or Katama sections of 
Edgartown; (4) two alternative onshore transmission line routes 
consisting of a 34.5 kv transmission line connecting either the 
Chappaquiddick or Katama onshore station to an existing distribution 
line in Edargatown; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an average annual generation of 10.95 gigawatt-hours
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Pamela Dolby, Town Administrator, Town of 
Edgartown, 70 Main Street, Edgartown, MA 02539; phone: (508) 627-6180.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (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/efiling.asp. Commentors 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] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (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 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13015-003) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 18, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-12869 Filed 5-24-11; 8:45 am]
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