
[Federal Register: June 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 104)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13725-000]

 
Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

May 24, 2010.
    On May 6, 2010, Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Highlands 
New Jersey Tidal Energy Project, which would be located on the 
Shrewsbury River, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. 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.
    Natural Currents proposes to develop this project, in conjunction 
with various marinas as well as private, public and commercial 
properties within the project footprint, potentially including 42 South 
Bay Ave, LLC, Twin Lights Marina, Barhs Marina, and other property 
owners in the Highlands, NJ area. The purpose of this project is to 
install and operate in-stream tidal turbines to power the office 
buildings and marinas within the site. Natural Currents Red Hawk \TM\ 
Tidal In-Stream Energy Conversion (TISEC) modules would generate 
electricity in the free flow of the tides. The initial installations 
will consist of twenty in-stream 150-kilowatt (kW) turbines with an 
initial peak output of 3,000 kW.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, Natural Currents Energy 
Services, LLC, 24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, NY 12561; phone (845) 
691-4009.
    FERC Contact: John M. Mudre, (202) 502-8902.
    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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. 
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13725) in the docket number field to access 
the

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document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-12994 Filed 5-28-10; 8:45 am]
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