[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47283-47284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19342]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14616-001]


Oregon State University; Notice of Application and Applicant-
Prepared EA Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 
Protests, and Soliciting Comments, and Final Recommendations, and Final 
Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application and 
applicant-prepared environmental assessment has been filed with the 
Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original License for Major Unconstructed 
Project.
    b. Project No.: 14616-001.
    c. Date filed: May 31, 2019, and amended on August 28, 2019.
    d. Applicant: Oregon State University.
    e. Name of Project: PacWave South Project.
    f. Location: On the Pacific Ocean 6 nautical miles off the central 
Oregon coast near the city of Newport, in Lincoln County, Oregon. The 
project occupies 1,695 acres of United States submerged lands on the 
Outer Continental Shelf administered by the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Cherise Gaffney, Stoel Rives LLP, 600 
University St, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98101; (206) 386-7622; or email 
at cherise.gaffney@stoel.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter at (503) 552-2760; or email at 
james.hastreiter@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments, 
and final terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 30 
days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 45 
days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests, comments, and final terms and 
conditions, recommendations, and 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 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, (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-14616-001.
    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.
    l. The proposed PacWave South Project would consist of: (1) Four 
offshore test berths; (2) a maximum of 20 wave energy conversion (WEC) 
devices with a maximum total installed capacity of 20 megawatts; (3) 
various WEC devices including point absorbers, oscillating water 
column, overtopping, attenuator, and ``other'' types that utilize a 
combination of technology designs; (4) various anchoring systems 
including gravity based anchors, drag anchors, and embedment anchors, 
consisting of steel, concrete, or a mixture of steel and concrete; (5) 
single- or three-point mooring systems consisting of chain, steel 
cables, or synthetic materials; (6) mooring infrastructure including 
surface buoys, subsurface floats, and chain, wire or rope, as catenary, 
tendon or bridle lines; (7) subsea connectors; (8) five buried 8.3-
mile-long subsea transmission cables converging in a nearshore conduit; 
(9) up to five onshore 10-foot by 10-foot by 10-foot cable splice 
vaults (beach manholes), where the subsea cables would transition to 
terrestrial cables; (10) five buried 0.5-mile-long subterranean 
transmission cables connecting to a power monitoring and conditioning 
facility; (11) grid-interconnection at Central Lincoln Public Utility 
District substation; and (12) appurtenant facilities.
    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 at FERCOnlineSupport. 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. 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 a notice of 
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of 
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development 
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention 
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be 
accepted in response to this notice.
    A notice of intent 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. A 
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this 
public notice.
    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, NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION, 
COMPETING APPLICATION, COMMENTS, REPLY COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS 
AND CONDITIONS, or 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

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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. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following 
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality 
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including 
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; 
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
    p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as 
appropriate.
    Commission issues EA: November 2019.

    Dated: August 29, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19342 Filed 9-6-19; 8:45 am]
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