[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05110]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14868-000]


Pioneer Valley Renewables; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On February 13, 2018, Pioneer Valley Renewables, filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the 
Scotlandville Bend Project (Scotlandville Project or project) to be 
located on the Mississippi River, in West Baton Rouge and East Baton 
Rouge Parishes, Louisiana. 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) Four 
underwater, carbon fiber shroud and blade design turbine-generating 
units, each with a diameter of 18 meters and a cross section of 4 
meters; (2) each pair of units will be mounted on a riverbed secured 
piling, 30 meters apart; (3) flexible cables would convey power to a 
metering station; and (4) a transmission line would interconnect with 
the power grid. Each unit would have an installed capacity of 1.5 
megawatts for a total generating capacity of 6 megawatts. The proposed 
project would have an estimated average annual generation of 40,000 
megawatt-hours, which would be sold.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark D. Farb, Pioneer Valley Renewables, 240 
Central Avenue, 1J, Lawrence, New York 11559; phone: (631) 552-0284.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093, 
[email protected]
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications 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-14868-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14868) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 7, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-05110 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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