Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 10, 2010 / Notices 11151 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13630–000] 

Lewis County Development 

Corporation; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

March 3, 2010. 

On November 16, 2009, Lewis County 

Development Corporation (Lewis 

County Corp) filed an application for a 

preliminary permit, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing 

to study the feasibility of the Croghan 

Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 13630, to 

be located at the existing Croghan Dam, 

on the on the Beaver River, in Lewis 

County, New York. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) An existing concrete gravity dam 

structure consisting of an 11.5-foot-high 

by 120-foot-long section, and a 9.5-foothigh by 103-foot-long section; (2) an 

existing approximately 121-acre 

impoundment with a normal water 

surface elevation of 817.7 feet mean sea 

level; (3) a new 75-foot-long by 35-footwide powerhouse; (4) two new turbine 

generator units for a total installed 

capacity of 450 kilowatts; (5) a new 

approximately 360-foot-long, 13.2- 

kilovolt transmission line; and (6) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project would operate in run-of-river 

mode and generate an estimated average 

annual generation of 2,773 megawatthours. 

Lewis County Corp: Larry Dolhof, 

Lewis County Development 

Corporation, P.O. Box 704, Lyons Falls, 

NY 13368, (315) 348–4066. 

FERC Contact: Michael Watts, (202) 

502–6123. 

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 under the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight 

copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For 

more information on how to submit 

these types of filings please go to the 

Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project 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–13630) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5042 Filed 3–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12779–005] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Draft Application, 

Request for Waivers of Integrated 

Licensing Process Regulations 

Necessary for Expedited Processing of 

a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License 

Application, and Soliciting Comments 

March 3, 2010. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File a License Application for an 

Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot 

Project. 

b. Project No.: 12779–005. 

c. Date Filed: March 1, 2010. 

d. Submitted By: Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company. 

e. Name of Project: Humboldt 

WaveConnect Pilot Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located in the Pacific Ocean west of the 

City of Eureka in Humboldt County, 

California within California State 

waters. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian 

McDonald, Director—Renewable 

Resource Development, Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, MC 

B5Q–542, San Francisco, CA 94105– 

1814, telephone: (415)–973–2005. 

i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan (202) 

502–8434. 

j. Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

(PG&E) has filed with the Commission: 

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

application for an original license for a 

hydrokinetic pilot project and a draft 

license application with monitoring 

plans; (2) a request for waivers of the 

integrated licensing process regulations 

necessary for expedited processing of a 

hydrokinetic pilot project license 

application; (3) a proposed process plan 

and schedule; (4) a request to be 

designated as the non-Federal 

representative for section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act consultation; 

and (5) a request to be designated as the 

non-Federal representative for section 

106 consultation under the National 

Historic Preservation Act (collectively 

the pre-filing materials). 

k. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the pre-filing materials 

listed in paragraph j above, including 

the draft license application and 

monitoring plans. All comments should 

be sent to the address above in 

paragraph h. In addition, all comments 

(original and eight copies) must be filed 

with the Commission at the following 

address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. All filings with the Commission 

must include on the first page, the 

project name (Humboldt WaveConnect 

Pilot Project) and number (P–12779– 

005), and bear the heading ‘‘Comments 

on the proposed Humboldt 

WaveConnect Pilot Project.’’ Any 

individual or entity interested in 

submitting comments on the pre-filing 

materials must do so by April 30, 2009. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. See 18 CFR 

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

on the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link. 

l. With this notice, we are approving 

PG&E’s request to be designated as the 

non-Federal representative for section 7 

of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

and its request to initiate consultation 

under section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act; and 

recommending that it begin informal 

consultation with: (a) The U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service as required by 

section 7 of ESA; and (b) the California 

State Historic Preservation Officer, as 

required by section 106, National 

Historical Preservation Act, and the 

implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

m. This notice does not constitute the 

Commission’s approval of PG&E’s 

request to use the Pilot Project Licensing 

Procedures. Upon its review of the 

project’s overall characteristics relative 

to the pilot project criteria, the draft 

license application contents, any 

comments filed, and PG&E’s response to 

any additional information requests by 

the Commission, the Commission will 

determine whether there is adequate 

information to conclude the pre-filing 


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