[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12723-12724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05355]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13305-005]


Whitestone Power and Communications; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:

    a. Type of Application: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: 13305-005.
    c. Date Filed: September 1, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Whitestone Power and Communications.
    e. Name of Project: Whitestone Poncelet River-In-Stream-Energy-
Conversion Pilot Project.
    f. Location: The unconstructed project would be located on the 
Tanana River, at its confluence with the Delta River, near the city of 
Delta Junction, Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.1.
    h. Applicant Contact: Steven A. Selvaggio, P.E., Whitestone Power 
and Communications, P.O. Box 1229, Delta Junction, AK 99737, 
[email protected], Phone: (907) 895-4770, Mobile: (907) 803-3021, 
Fax: (907) 895-4346.
    i. FERC Contact: Mr. Ashish Desai, (202) 502-8370, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests, 
is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to 
intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations, using the 
Commission's eFiling system at 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], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-13305-005.
    k. Description of Project Facilities: The unconstructed 
hydrokinetic project would consist of: (1) A 12-foot-wide, 16-foot-
diameter Poncelet undershot water

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wheel with a 100-kW turbine/generator unit mounted on; (2) a 34-
footlong, 19- to 24-foot-wide, aluminum-frame floating platform mounted 
on; (3) two, 34-foot-long, 3.0- to 3.5-foot-diameter high-density-
polyethylene pontoons connected to (4) a 33-foot-long, 3.5-foot-wide 
access bridge; (5) three anchoring cables including: (a) A 30-foot-long 
primary safety tether, (b) a 117-foot-long primary cable, and (c) a 
100-foot-long secondary cable; (6) a debris deflection cone installed 
on the upstream side of the floating platform to direct floating debris 
away from the pontoons supporting the floating platform; (7) an 
approximately 900-foot-long, 480-volt armored and insulated 
transmission cable routed from the floating platform to intertie with 
an existing 14.4-kilovolt (kV) Golden Valley Electric Association 
distribution line; and (9) appurtenant facilities.
    l. Description of Request: On September 1, 2015, Whitestone Power 
and Communications filed a request to surrender their pilot license for 
the unconstructed project stating they were unable to obtain the 
funding necessary to construct the project.
    m. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
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, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
[email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: 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.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (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, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of the license surrender. 
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. If an intervener 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. 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.

    Dated: March 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05355 Filed 3-9-16; 8:45 am]
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