
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13849-000]

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

November 10, 2010.
    On September 30, 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 Salem 
Tidal Energy Project, which would be located on the Salem River, in 
Salem 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 the stretch of 
the Salem River between the confluence of Fenwick Creek just north of 
the Penn's Neck Bridge (South Broadway, City of Salem, NJ) and the Mid 
Atlantic Port Terminal to the south. The project proposes between 10 
and 30 NC Sea Dragon or Red Hawk tidal turbines at a rated capacity of 
100 kilowatts (kW). The exact number would be dependent on further 
resource assessment, which would precisely characterize the water flow 
speeds. Initial estimated production would be a minimum of 3,504,000 kW 
hours per year with the installation of 10 units.
    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/efiling.asp). Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters without prior 
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information 
at the end of your comments. 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 seven 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-13849) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29064 Filed 11-17-10; 8:45 am]
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