[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62858-62859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26457]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13511-003]


Igiugig Village Council; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for 
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Fishway Prescriptions, and Waiving the Timing 
Requirement for Filing Competing Development Applications

November 29, 2018.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot 
Project.
    b. Project No.: 13511-003.
    c. Date filed: November 15, 2018.
    d. Applicant: Igiugig Village Council.
    e. Name of Project: Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project.
    f. Location: On the Kvichak River in the Lake and Peninsula 
Borough, near the town of Igiugig, Alaska.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Nathan Johnson, Ocean Renewable Power 
Company, 254 Commercial Street, Suite 119B, Portland, Maine 04101; 
(207) 772-7707.
    i. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, telephone (202) 502-8074, and email 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 30 days from 
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 60 days from 
the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and fishway prescriptions using the Commission's eFiling 
system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior 
registration, using the

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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 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-13511-003.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready 
for environmental analysis.
    l. The proposed Igiugig Hydrokinetic Project would consist of: (1) 
An in-stream 35-kilowatt (kW), 52-foot-long, 12-foot-high, 47-foot-wide 
pontoon-mounted RivGen Power System Turbine Generator Unit (TGU) in 
Phase 1; (2) an additional in-stream 35-kW pontoon-mounted TGU in Phase 
2; (3) two anchoring systems each consisting of a 6,600-pound anchor, 
chain, shackles, and 200 feet of mooring; (4) a 375-foot-long, coated 
and weighted combined power, data, and environmental monitoring cable 
from the TGU for Phase 1; and a 675-foot-long cable from the TGU for 
Phase 2; (5) an existing 10-foot-long by 8-foot-wide shore station for 
housing project electronics and controls; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The project is estimated to have an annual generation of 
404,000 megawatt-hours per year.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at 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. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene 
in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action 
to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments 
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with 
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any 
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or 
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' 
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or '' FISHWAY 
PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant 
and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; 
(3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person 
protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the 
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, 
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth 
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 
18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly 
from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must 
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the 
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to 
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    o. Procedural Schedule:
    The application will be processed according to the following Hydro 
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as 
appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Filing of recommendations, preliminary      December 31, 2018.
 terms and conditions, and preliminary
 fishway prescriptions.
Filing of response comments...............  January 29, 2019.
Commission issues EA......................  February 27, 2019.
Comments on EA or EIS.....................  March 29, 2019.
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    p. Waiver of deadline to file competing applications filed pursuant 
to a notice of intent (NOI):
    Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application 
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention 
deadline date, a competing development application or an NOI to file 
such an application. Section 4.36(b)(2) of the Commission's 
regulations, which allows 120 days from the specified intervention 
deadline date for interested parties to file competing development 
applications in which timely NOIs have been submitted, is hereby 
waived. Due to the expedited nature of the pilot project licensing 
procedures, the submission of a timely NOI will instead allow an 
interested person to file the competing development application no 
later than 30 days after the specified intervention deadline date. 
Applications for preliminary permits will not be accepted in response 
to this notice.
    An NOI must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone 
number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal 
statement of intent to submit a development application. An NOI must be 
served on the applicant named in this public notice.

    Dated: November 29, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-26457 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]
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