[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 31194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08776]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15329-000]


Ocean Renewable Power Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    a. On October 20, 2023, Ocean Renewable Power Company, Inc., 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 
Buffalo-Niagara Hydrokinetic Project No. 15329 (project), to be located 
on the Niagara River in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. 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.
    b. Project Description: The proposed project would consist of the 
following: (1) up to 265 turbine-generators, including RivGen and 
Modular RivGen hydrokinetic turbine-generators with a combined 
installed capacity of 5 megawatts; (2) a mooring system to anchor each 
turbine-generator to the riverbed; (3) an approximately 3,365-foot-long 
bundled data line and 750-volt generator lead line that connect the 
turbine-generators to a 20-foot-long, 8-foot-wide onshore station; (4) 
a 12.5- to 25-kilovolt transmission line and transformer that connect 
the onshore station to an adjacent electric distribution line owned by 
National Grid; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the project would be up to 42,050 megawatt-hours.
    c. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nathan Johnson, Ocean Renewable Power 
Company, Inc., 254 Commercial Street, Suite 119B, Portland, Maine 
04101; telephone at (207) 772-7707; email at [email protected].
    d. FERC Contact: Joshua Dub, Project Coordinator, Great Lakes 
Branch, Division of Hydropower Licensing; telephone at (202) 502-8138; 
email at [email protected].
    e. The preliminary permit application has been accepted for filing.
    f. 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, June 
17, 2024.
    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/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/.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-15329-000.
    g. 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 filings such as interventions, 
comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to 
contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or [email protected].
    h. 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 (P-
15329) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 18, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08776 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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