
[Federal Register: July 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 147)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12749-000]

 
Oregon Wave Energy Partners I, LLC; Notice of Intent To File 
License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving 
Use of the Traditional Licensing Process

July 23, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12749-000.
    c. Date Filed: March 7, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Oregon Wave Energy Partners I, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Coos Bay OPT Wave Park.
    f. Location: Oregon state territorial waters of the Pacific Ocean, 
about 3 miles off the coast near Coos Bay, in Coos County, Oregon. A 
portion of the proposed terrestrial power cable would be buried and 
pass through United States lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.5 and 5.6 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    h. License Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles F. Dunleavy, 1590 Reed 
Road, Pennington, NJ 08534; (609) 730-0400; or e-mail at 
edunleavy@oceanpowertech.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter at (503) 552-2760; or e-mail at: 
james.hastreiter@ferc.gov.
    j. Pursuant to 18 CFR 5.3(a)(2), Oregon Wave Energy Partners I, LLC 
filed a request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on March 7, 
2008, and provided public notice of this request on March 8, 2008. With 
this notice, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects approves 
Oregon Wave Energy Partners I, LLC's request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the

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Endangered Species Act and the joint agency consultation thereunder at 
50 CFR part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and 
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the Oregon State 
Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating Oregon Wave Energy Partners 
I, LLC, as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out 
informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act, section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act
    m. Oregon Wave Energy Partners I, LLC filed a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD) with the Commission pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the 
Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be notified 
via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending 
projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-17400 Filed 7-29-08; 8:45 am]

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