
[Federal Register: August 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 151)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12665-004]

 
New York Tidal Energy Company; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

July 30, 2010.
    On May 12, 2010, New York Tidal Energy Company filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the East River Tidal Energy 
Pilot Project, located on the East River, in New York City, 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.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 2-meter-
diameter 20 kW capacity hydrokinetic device during Phase 1, which would 
be replaced by a 6-meter-diameter 200 kW device in Phase 2; (2) a 
1,300-foot transmission cable that would interconnect with the existing 
Wards Island Park System; and (3) appurtenant facilities for operating 
and maintaining the project. Based on the proposed 250 hours of testing 
operation per-year, the project is estimated to have an annual 
generation of 5 megawatt-hours per-year, which would be sold to a local 
utility.
    Applicant Contact: Daniel Power, Oceana Energy Company, 1785 
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036; phone: 
(202) 465-6405.
    FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, 202-502-6359.
    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 ``eComment.''

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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-12665) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-19380 Filed 8-5-10; 8:45 am]
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