[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 23007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07042]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15340-001]


Pembroke Tidal Power Project, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 1, 2024, Pembroke Tidal Power Project, LLC, 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 
Pembroke Tidal Power Plant Project No. 15340 (project), to be located 
at the mouth of Cobscook Bay near the Town of Pembroke, Washington 
County, Maine. 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 new features: 
(1) a 9.8-foot-wide, 1,640-foot-long concrete tidal diversion dam; (2) 
a 118-foot-long, 141-foot-wide concrete powerhouse caisson located 
inline of the tidal diversion dam near the midpoint, housing four 
turbine-generators each with a generating capacity of 5.3 megawatts; 
(3) a 40-ton traveling gantry boat lift; (4) two impervious core, sand 
and crushed rock embankments (one 689-foot-long embankment from 
Leighton Neck, a peninsula south of the proposed project site, and one 
164-foot-long embankment from Hershey Neck, a peninsula north of the 
proposed site); (5) a 2.5-mile-long, 35-kilovolt transmission line 
connecting the turbine-generator units to the regional grid; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated 
annual generation of 87,000-megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Brad Fletcher, Pembroke Tidal Power Project, 
LLC, 62 Portland Rd., Ste. 25A, Kennebunk, ME 04043; phone: (612) 315-
9053; email: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Nathan Tatum; phone: (202) 502-7313, or by email at 
[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 https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments 
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment 
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-
Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any 
filing should include docket number P-15340-001.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed on the Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, 
excluding the last three digits (P-15340), in the docket number field 
to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 28, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07042 Filed 4-2-24; 8:45 am]
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