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d. Submitted By: New York Tidal 

Energy Company. 

e. Name of Project: East River Tidal 

Energy Pilot Project. 

f. Location: In the East River at Hell 

Gate, in New York City, New York. The 

project would not occupy Federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Daniel Power, 

Oceana Energy Company, 1785 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 100, 

Washington, DC 20036; phone: (202) 

465–6405. 

i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert 

(202) 502–6359. 

j. New York Tidal Energy Company 

(NYTEC) has filed with the Commission: 

(1) A notice of intent (NOI) to file an 

application for a pilot hydrokinetic 

hydropower project and a draft license 

application with monitoring plans; (2) a 

request for waivers of certain Integrated 

Licensing Process (ILP) regulations 

necessary for expedited processing of a 

license application for a hydrokinetic 

pilot project; (3) a proposed process 

plan and schedule; and (4) a request to 

be designated as the non-Federal 

representative for section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

consultation and for section 106 

consultation under the National Historic 

Preservation Act. 

k. A notice was issued on June 10, 

2009 soliciting comments on the draft 

license application from agencies and 

stakeholders. Comments were filed by 

Federal and State agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. No 

comments were filed opposing the 

request to waive the integrated licensing 

process regulations or the proposed 

process plan and schedule. 

l. The June 10, 2009 notice approved 

NYTEC’s request to be designated as the 

non-Federal representative for section 7 

of the ESA with the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service, and its request 

to initiate consultation under section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act with the New York 

State Historic Preservation Officer. 

m. The proposed East River Tidal 

Energy Pilot Project would consist of: 

(1) A 2-meter-diameter 20-kilowatt (kW) 

capacity hydrokinetic device during 

Phase 1, which would be replaced by a 

6-meter-diameter 200-kW device in 

Phase 2; (2) a 1,300-foot-long 

transmission cable that would 

interconnect with the existing Wards 

Island Park System; and (3) appurtenant 

facilities for operating and maintaining 

the project. Based on the proposed 250 

hours of testing operation per-year, the 

project is estimated to have an annual 

generation of 5 megawatt-hours peryear, which would be sold to a local 

utility. 

n. The pre-filing process has been 

concluded and the requisite regulations 

have been waived such that the process 

and schedule indicated below can be 

implemented. 

o. Post-filing process schedule. The 

post-filing process will be conducted 

pursuant to the following schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule may be made 

as needed. 

Milestones Dates 

Final license application expected .............................................................................................................................................. January 31, 2011. 

Issue notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis and request for interventions ............................................. February 15, 2011. 

Issue biological assessment ....................................................................................................................................................... February 15, 2011. 

Comments and interventions due ............................................................................................................................................... March 17, 2011. 

Issue notice of availability of environmental assessment ........................................................................................................... May 16, 2011. 

Comments due and 10(j) resolution, if needed .......................................................................................................................... June 15, 2011. 

p. Register online at http://ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related 

to this or other pending projects. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28914 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP11–17–000] 

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Application 

November 9, 2010. 

Take notice that on October 29, 2010, 

El Paso Natural Gas Company (EPNG), 

P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, 

Colorado 80944, filed in the above 

referenced docket an application, 

pursuant to section 7(c)(1)(b) of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Rule 

207(a)(5) of the Commission’s 

regulations, requesting the temporary 

deactivation of sixteen compressor units 

on its South Mainline System in 

Arizona and New Mexico and five 

compressor units on its San Juan 

Triangle and North Mainline System in 

Arizona and New Mexico, all as more 

fully set forth in the application which 

is on file with the Commission and open 

to public inspection. The filing is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 

Web 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 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Susan C. 

Stires, Director, Regulatory Affairs, El 

Paso Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 

1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 

at (719) 667–7514 or by fax at (719) 667– 

7534. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify Federal and 

State agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

Federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

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a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made in the 

proceeding with the Commission and 

must mail a copy to the applicant and 

to every other party. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible online at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: November 30, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28910 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13875–000] 

Clean River Power 16, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

November 8, 2010. 

On October 22, 2010, Clean River 

Power 16, 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 

Kitano Water Power Project, located in 

Kauai County, in the state of Hawaii. 

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 developments: 

(1) The existing Kokee Ditch Irrigation 

System comprised of multiple intakes, 

two reservoirs, and a series of ditches 

and tunnels; (2) a new upper intake 

including a trashrack and control gate; 

(3) a new 26,700-foot-long, 36-inchdiameter steel penstock; (4) a proposed 

40-foot-long and 75-foot-wide upper 

powerhouse made with reinforced 

concrete; (5) a 4 MVA 4.16/695kV threephase step-up transformer located in a 

switchyard 50 feet from the 

powerhouse; (6) dependent on the 

results of the proposed studies, a new 2- 

mile transmission line interconnecting 

with the existing utility transmission 

line between the Kahaka switchyard and 

the Kaumakani substation; (7) The 

proposed development would have an 

average annual generation of 23,100 

megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Daniel Irvin, CEO, 

Free Flow Power Corporation, 33 

Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 

01930; phone: (978) 252–7631. 

FERC Contact: Mary Greene, 202– 

502–8865. 

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. 

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/ferconline.asp) 

under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler 

method of submitting text only 

comments, click on ‘‘eComment.’’ For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree 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 eight 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–13875) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28908 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3041–004] 

Mackay Bar Corporation; Notice of 

Authorization for Continued Project 

Operation 

November 9, 2010. 

On April 28, 2008 the Mackay Bar 

Corporation, licensee for the Hettinger 

Hydroelectric Project, filed an 

Application to Surrender its License as 

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