[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27757-27758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11361]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13305-004]


Whitestone Power and Communications; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, 
Ready for Environmental Analysis, and 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.: 13305-004.
    c. Date filed: April 17, 2012.
    d. Applicant: Whitestone Power and Communications.
    e. Name of Project: Whitestone Poncelet River-In-Stream-Energy-
Conversion Project (also known as the Microturbine Hydrokinetic River-
In-Stream-Energy-Conversion Project)
    f. Location: The proposed project would be located on the Tanana 
River near Delta Junction, Alaska. The project does not affect federal 
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791a-828c.
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven M. Selvaggio, Whitestone Power and 
Communications, P.O. Box 1630, Delta Junction, Alaska 99737; phone: 
(907) 895-4938.
    i. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, telephone (202) 502-6077, and email 
[email protected].
    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 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.
    l. Project Description: The 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 floatation platform to the shore, comprising 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.
    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

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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                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations, terms and     June 1, 2012.
 conditions, and fishway prescriptions.
Commission issues Single Environmental   July 31, 2012.
 Assessment (EA).
Comments on EA.........................  August 30, 2012.
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    p. Waiver of deadline to file competing applications filed pursuant 
to a notice of intent:
    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 a notice of 
intent 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 notices of intent have been 
submitted, is hereby waived. Due to the expedited nature of the pilot 
project licensing procedures, the submission of a timely notice of 
intent 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.
    A notice of intent 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. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant named in this public 
notice.

    Dated: May 2, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-11361 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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