

[Federal Register: July 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 146)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD07-14-000]

 
Hydrokinetic Pilot Project Workshop; Notice of Technical 
Conference and Soliciting Comments

July 19, 2007.
    A technical conference, led by Commissioner Philip D. Moeller, will 
be held on October 2, 2007, in Portland, Oregon. Specific information 
on time and location will be noticed a month prior to the conference. 
All interested persons may attend, and there is no fee. Registration is 
not required, but is appreciated for planning purposes; please register 
at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/hydrokinetic-10-07-form.asp.
 Following the conference there will be a 30-day written 

comment period.
    The purpose of the conference will be to present Commission staff's 
proposed licensing process for hydrokinetic energy pilot projects and 
to seek feedback from representatives from industry, state and federal 
agencies, NGOs, Native American tribes, and members of the public.
    The goal of the proposed program is to complete licensing in as few 
as six months, to provide for Commission oversight and agency input, 
and to allow developers to generate while testing. This process will be 
available for projects that are: (1) Small (5 MW or less), (2) 
removable or able to shut down on relatively short notice, (3) not 
located in waters with sensitive designations, and (4) for the purpose 
of testing new hydro technologies or determining appropriate sites for 
ocean wave and tidal energy projects.
    We envision the license having the following characteristics:
     A short license term (5 years);
     A standard license condition requiring project alteration 
or shutdown in the event that monitoring reveals an unacceptable level 
of environmental effect;
     The option of applying for a 30-50 year license at the end 
of the license term; and

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     A standard license condition requiring decommissioning and 
site restoration at the time of license expiration if the option is not 
exercised.
    A flowchart describing Commission staff's proposed licensing 
process for pilot projects is attached to this notice.
    Transcripts of the conference will be immediately available from 
Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700 or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. They 
will be available to the public on the Commission's eLibrary system 
seven calendar days after FERC receives the transcript.
    All comments (original and eight copies) should be filed with: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to: accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    Additional details regarding the agenda for this conference will be 
included in a subsequent notice.
    For more information about the conference, please contact Kristen 
Murphy at 202-502-6236 (kristen.murphy@ferc.gov), or Tim Welch at 202-
502-8760 (timothy.welch@ferc.gov).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-14729 Filed 7-30-07; 8:45 am]

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