81 FR 3406 - ORPC Maine, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 13 (January 21, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3406-3407]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01124]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-14743-000]


ORPC Maine, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On December 4, 2015, ORPC Maine, LLC (ORPC Maine) filed an 
application

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for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Western Passage 
Tidal Energy Project No. 14743 (Western Passage Project) to be located 
in Western Passage, near the City of Eastport, Washington County, 
Maine. 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: (1) 15 double TidGen[supreg] 
TGU hydrokinetic tidal devices, each consisting of a 500-kilowatt 
turbine-generator unit for a combined capacity of 5,000 kilowatts; (2) 
an anchoring support structure; (3) a mooring system; (4) a 3,900 to 
4,200-foot-long submersible cable connecting the turbine-generator 
units to a shore station; (5) a 1,900 to 4,600-foot-long, 4.16- to 
12.7-kilovolt transmission line connecting the shore station to an 
existing distribution line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
estimated average annual generation of the Western Passage Project 
would be 2.6 to 3.53 gigawatt-hours. There are no federal lands 
associated with the project.
    Applicant Contact: Christopher R. Sauer, President and CEO, Ocean 
Renewable Power Company, LLC, 66 Pearl Street, Suite 301, Portland, 
Maine 04101; phone: (207) 772-7707.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502-6123; email: 
[email protected].
    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 
[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-14743-000.
    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-14743) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 14, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01124 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am]
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