[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25157-25158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10221]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12690-005]


Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice of 
Application Accepted for Filing, Ready for Environmental Analysis, 
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Soliciting Comments, 
Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions, and 
Waiving the Timing Requirement for Filing Competing Development 
Applications

    Take notice that the following hydrokinetic pilot project license 
application has been filed with the Commission and is available for 
public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Pilot Project License.
    b. Project No.: 12690-005.
    c. Date Filed: March 1, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, 
Washington (Snohomish PUD).
    e. Name of Project: Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project.
    f. Location: On the east side of Admiralty Inlet in Puget Sound, 
Washington, about 1 kilometer west of Whidbey Island, entirely within 
Island County, Washington. The project would not occupy any federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-828(c).
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven J. Klein, Public Utility District No. 
1 of Snohomish County, Washington, P.O. Box 1107, 2320 California 
Street, Everett, WA 98206-1107; (425) 783-8473.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502-6091.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions: 30 
days from the issuance of this notice; reply comments are due 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms 
and conditions, and fishway prescriptions 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] or toll

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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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis (EA).
    l. The Project Description: The proposed Admiralty Inlet Pilot 
Tidal Project would consist of: (1) Two 19.7-foot-diameter Open-Centre 
turbines, supplied by OpenHydro Group Ltd., mounted on completely 
submerged gravity foundations; (2) two transmission cables which run 
from the turbines to the cable termination vault; (3) two transmission 
cables from the cable termination vault to the proposed cable control 
building; (4) a cable control building housing the power conditioning 
and monitoring equipment; (5) a transmission cable bringing power from 
the cable control building to an existing 12.47-kilovolt transmission 
line; and (6) appurtenant facilities for operation and maintenance. The 
estimated average annual generation of the project is 216,000 kilowatt-
hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to 
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or ``FISHWAY 
PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant 
and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; 
(3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person 
protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth 
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 
18 CFR 4.34(b) except to the extent that this notice establishes 
deadlines different from those in the regulation. Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all 
other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by 
proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by 
the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) 
and 385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following Hydro 
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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               Milestone                             Due date
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Filing of recommendations, terms and    May 23, 2012.
 conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Single EA...........  July 23, 2012.
Comments on EA........................  August 22, 2012.
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    p. Waiver of deadline to file competing applications filed pursuant 
to a notice of intent (NOI):
    Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application or an NOI to file 
such an application. Section 4.36(b)(2) of the Commission's 
regulations, which allows 120 days from the specified intervention 
deadline date for interested parties to file competing development 
applications in which timely NOIs have been submitted, is hereby 
waived. Due to the expedited nature of the pilot project licensing 
procedures, the submission of a timely NOI will instead allow an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 30 days after the specified intervention deadline date. 
Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response 
to this notice.
    An NOI must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone 
number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal 
statement of intent to submit a development application. An NOI must be 
served on the applicant named in this public notice.

    Dated: April 23, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary .
[FR Doc. 2012-10221 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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