70730 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 222 / Thursday, November 18, 2010 / Notices 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

m. The applications are not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The Ball Mountain Dam 

Hydroelectric Project would utilize the 

Corps’ existing Ball Mountain Dam and 

reservoir and would consist of: (1) Two 

turbine generator modules located 

within the existing intake tower, each 

containing 6 horizontal mixed flow 

turbines directly connected to 6 

submersible generator units for a total 

installed capacity of 2,200 kilowatts 

(kW); (2) a new 12.47-kilovolt (kV), 

1,320-foot-long transmission line; and 

(3) appurtenant facilities. The project 

would have an estimated average annual 

generation of approximately 6,000 

megawatt-hours (MWh). 

The Townshend Dam Hydroelectric 

Project would utilize the Corps’ existing 

Townshend Dam and reservoir and 

would consist of: (1) Two turbine 

generator modules located within the 

existing intake tower, each containing 6 

horizontal mixed flow turbines directly 

connected to 6 submersible generator 

units for a total installed capacity of 925 

kW; (2) a new 12.47-kV, 430-foot-long 

transmission line; and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. The project would have an 

estimated average annual generation of 

approximately 2,000 MWh. 

o. Copies of the applications are 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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. Copies are also available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

You may also 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. 

p. With this notice, we are initiating 

consultation with the Vermont State 

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as 

required by § 106, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the regulations of 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4. 

q. Procedural schedule: The 

applications will be processed 

according to the following Hydro 

Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 

schedule will be made as appropriate. 

Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis.January 2010 

Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and 

fishway prescriptions.

March 2011 

Commission issues NonDraft EA.August 2011 

Comments on EA .............. September 2011 

Modified terms and conditions.November 2011 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29062 Filed 11–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13849–000] 

Natural Currents Energy Services, 

LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

November 10, 2010. 

On September 30, 2010, Natural 

Currents Energy Services, 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 Salem Tidal Energy 

Project, which would be located on the 

Salem River, in Salem County, New 

Jersey. 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. 

Natural Currents proposes to develop 

this project in the stretch of the Salem 

River between the confluence of 

Fenwick Creek just north of the Penn’s 

Neck Bridge (South Broadway, City of 

Salem, NJ) and the Mid Atlantic Port 

Terminal to the south. The project 

proposes between 10 and 30 NC Sea 

Dragon or Red Hawk tidal turbines at a 

rated capacity of 100 kilowatts (kW). 

The exact number would be dependent 

on further resource assessment, which 

would precisely characterize the water 

flow speeds. Initial estimated 

production would be a minimum of 

3,504,000 kW hours per year with the 

installation of 10 units. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, 

Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC, 

24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, NY 

12561; phone (845) 691–4009. 

FERC Contact: John M. Mudre, (202) 

502–8902. 

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. 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/ 

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; 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 seven 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–13849) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29064 Filed 11–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13817–000] 

EBD Hydro; Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, 

Protests, Recommendations, and 

Terms and Conditions 

November 10, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

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with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Conduit 

Exemption. 

b. Project No.: 13817–000. 

c. Date filed: July 16, 2010. 

d. Applicant: EBD Hydro. 

e. Name of Project: 45-Mile 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed 45-Mile 

Hydroelectric Project would be located 

on the concrete drop structure of the 

North Unit Irrigation District’s main 

irrigation canal in Jefferson County, near 

the Town of Culver, Oregon. The land 

on which all the project structures are 

located is leased by the applicant. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jim Gordon, 

EBD Hydro, 20247 Gaines Court, Bend, 

Oregon 97702, phone (541) 318–1017. 

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 

502–6062, robert.bell@ferc.gov. 

j. Status of Environmental Analysis: 

This application is ready for 

environmental analysis at this time, and 

the Commission is requesting 

comments, reply comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions. 

k. Deadline for filing responsive 

documents: In light of the comments 

received by resource agencies, the 60- 

day timeframe specified in 18 CFR 

4.43(b) for filing all comments, motions 

to intervene, protests, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions is 

shortened to 20 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. All reply comments 

filed in response to comments 

submitted by any resource agency, 

Indian Tribe, or person, must be filed 

with the Commission within 30 days 

from the issuance date of this notice. 

Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling.asp. The Commission 

strongly encourages electronic filings. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person in 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. 

l. Description of Project: The 45-Mile 

Hydroelectric Project would consist of: 

(1) A proposed intake structure; (2) a 

proposed 2,700-foot-long, 96-inch 

diameter reinforced Krah/HDPE pipe; 

(3) a proposed powerhouse containing 

three proposed generating units with a 

total installed capacity of 5,000 

kilowatts; and (4) appurtenant facilities. 

The applicant estimates the project 

would have an average annual 

generation of 18.126 gigawatt-hours. 

m. This filing is available for review 

and reproduction at the Commission in 

the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. The filing may also be viewed on 

the Web at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/elibrary.asp using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number, here P–13817, in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3676 or e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for review and reproduction at 

the address in item h above. 

n. Development Application—Any 

qualified applicant desiring to file a 

competing application must submit to 

the Commission, on or before the 

specified deadline date for the 

particular application, 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 

deadline date for the particular 

application. Applications for 

preliminary permits will not be 

accepted in response to this notice. 

o. Notice of Intent—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 competing development 

application. A notice of intent must be 

served on the applicant(s) named in this 

public notice. 

p. Protests or Motions to Intervene— 

Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

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 protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on or before the specified deadline date 

for the particular application. 

q. 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. Any of these documents 

must be filed by providing the original 

and seven copies to: The Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. An additional copy must be sent 

to Director, Division of Hydropower 

Administration and Compliance, Office 

of Energy Projects, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, at the above 

address. 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. 

r. Waiver of Pre-filing Consultation: 

On July 16, 2010, the applicant 

requested the agencies support to waive 

the Commission’s consultation 

requirements under 18 CFR 4.38(c). On 

October 15, 2010, the U.S. Department 

of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife 

service concurred with this request. No 

other comments were received. 

Therefore, we intend to accept the 

consultation that has occurred on this 

project during the pre-filing period and 

we intend to waive pre-filing 

consultation under section 4.38(c), 

which requires, among other things, 

conducting studies requested by 

resource agencies, and distributing and 

consulting on a draft exemption 

application. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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