[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 63919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26597]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 13305-002]


Whitestone Power and Communications; Notice of Technical 
Teleconference To Discuss Information and Monitoring Needs for a 
License Application for a Pilot Project

    a. Type of Application: Draft License Application for Pilot 
Project.
    b. Project No.: 13305-002.
    c. Applicant: Whitestone Power and Communications (Whitestone).
    d. Name of Project: Microturbine Hydrokinetic River-In-Stream 
Energy Conversion Power Project (also known as the Whitestone Poncelet 
RISEC Project).
    e. Location: On the Tanana River near Delta Junction, Alaska.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    g. Applicant Contact: Steven M. Selvaggio, Whitestone Power and 
Communications, P.O. Box 1630, Delta Junction, Alaska 99737; (907) 895-
4938.
    h. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202) 502-6077 or 
[email protected].
    i. Project Description: The proposed Microturbine Hydrokinetic 
River-In-Stream Energy Conversion Power Project would consist of: (1) A 
12-foot-wide, 16-foot-diameter Poncelet undershot water wheel; (2) a 
34-foot-long, 19- to 24-foot-wide aluminum-frame floatation platform 
mounted on a 34-foot-long, 3.5-foot-diameter high-density- polyethylene 
(HDPE) pontoon and a 34-foot-long, 3-foot-diameter HDPE pontoon; (3) a 
100-kilowatt turbine/generator unit; (4) a 33-foot-long, 3.5-foot-wide 
gangway from the shore to the floating pontoon; (5) three anchoring 
cables to secure the flotation platform to the shore, including a 30-
foot-long primary safety tether, a 117-foot-long primary cable, and a 
100-foot-long secondary cable; (6) an approximately 900-foot-long 
transmission cable from the floatation platform to an existing Golden 
Valley Electric Association distribution line; and (7) appurtenant 
facilities. The project is anticipated to operate from April until 
October, with an estimated annual generation of 200 megawatt-hours.
    j. Meeting Purpose and Schedule: On August 22, 2011, Whitestone 
filed (1) A notice of intent to file an application for an original 
license for a hydrokinetic pilot project and a draft license 
application; (2) a request for waivers of the integrated licensing 
process regulations necessary for expedited processing of a 
hydrokinetic pilot project license application; (3) a proposed process 
plan and schedule; (4) a request to be designated as the non-federal 
representative for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 
consultation; and (5) a request to be designated as the non-Federal 
representative for section 106 consultation under the National Historic 
Preservation Act.
    Commission staff will hold a technical teleconference with 
Whitestone to discuss the project proposal, pilot licensing process, 
and additional information and monitoring needs for the license 
application. During the teleconference, Commission staff will focus the 
discussion on the information gaps that need to be addressed to ensure 
that sufficient information exists for the Commission to make a 
determination on whether the proposed project meets the criteria for a 
pilot project and for processing a license application for a pilot 
project once it is filed with the Commission.
    All local, state, and Federal agencies, Native Alaskan tribal 
entities, and other interested parties are invited to participate by 
phone. The date and time of the teleconference are as follows:
    Monday, November 7, 2011, starting at 1 p.m. and ending no later 
than 4 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
    Please call Dianne Rodman by October 31, 2011, to RSVP and to 
receive specific instructions on how to participate.

    Dated: October 7, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-26597 Filed 10-13-11; 8:45 am]
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