[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 25855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09927]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15116-000]


Ocean Renewable Power Company, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On April 29, 2021, Ocean Renewable Power Company, Inc. filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
East Foreland Tidal Energy Project No. 15116-000, to be located on Cook 
Inlet near Nikiski and adjacent lands of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, 
Alaska. 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 series 
of proprietary turbine-generator units with a combined capacity of no 
more than 5 megawatts; (2) a 1- to 5-mile-long, 12.5- to 25-kV 
submarine transmission cable from the module site to an onshore 
location on the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula; (3) an approximately 
0.75-mile-long, 12.5- to 25-kV above-ground transmission line leading 
to a substation owned by Homer Electric Association; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the East 
Foreland project would be up to 13.5 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Nathan Johnson, 254 Commercial Street, Suite 
119B, Portland, Maine 04101; phone: (207) 772-7707; email: 
njohnson@orpc.co.
    FERC Contact: Kristen Sinclair; phone: (202) 502-6587; email: 
kristen.sinclair@ferc.gov.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications 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, you may submit a paper copy. 
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via 
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket 
number P-15116-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-15116) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-09927 Filed 5-10-21; 8:45 am]
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