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generation of 74,555 megawatts-hours, 

which would be sold to a local utility. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne F. 

Krouse, Managing Partner, Lock + 

Hydro Friends Fund X, 5090 Richmond 

Avenue #390, Houston, TX 77056, 877– 

556–6566 x709. 

FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502– 

8969. 

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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ 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/filing-comments.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–13514) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3372. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19616 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13444–000] 

McGinnis, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

August 7, 2009. 

On April 29, 2009, McGinnis, Inc. 

filed an application, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing 

to study the feasibility of the Willow 

Island Hydrokinetic Project, to be 

located on the Ohio River, in 

Washington County, Ohio and Pleasants 

County, West Virginia. 

The proposed Willow Island Project 

would be located approximately 500 to 

2,200 feet downstream of the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers Willow Island Lock 

and Dam. The proposed project would 

consist of: (1) Ten turbine generators, 

with a total installed capacity of 350 

kilowatts, mounted to a single barge 

attached to the riverbed; (2) an armored 

submarine cable to transmit power 

generated to a metering station and 

transformer on shore at the southeast 

side of the Willow Island Dam; (3) a 

new approximately 500-foot-long, or 

alternatively a new 1.26-mile-long, 13.2 

kilovolt transmission line, which would 

extend from an existing substation to 

interconnect with the grid at the 

existing hydropower facility at the 

Willow Island Dam; and (4) appurtenant 

facilities. The Willow Island Project 

would have an estimated average annual 

generation of 1533 megawatts-hours, 

which would be distributed to the 

power grid or sold directly to industrial, 

commercial, or municipal users. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Bruce 

McGinnis, Sr., McGinnis, Inc., P.O. Box 

534, 502 Second St. Ext., South Point, 

Ohio 45680, (740) 377–4391, 

bmcginnis@mcginnisinc.com. 

FERC Contact: John Ramer, (202) 502– 

8969. 

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 

‘‘e-Filing’’ 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/filing-comments.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–13444) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call toll-free 

1–866–208–3372. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19615 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12680–003] 

Ocean Renewable Power Company, 

LLC; Notice of Intent To File 

Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License 

Application, Filing of Draft Application, 

Request for Waivers of Integrated 

Licensing Process Regulations 

Necessary for Expedited Processing of 

a Pilot Project License Application, 

and Soliciting Comments 

August 7, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File an Application for an Original 

License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project. 

b. Project No.: 12680–003. 

c. Dated Filed: July 24, 2009. 

d. Submitted By: Ocean Renewable 

Power Company, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: ORPC Eastport 

Tidal Energy Project. 

f. Location: In Western Passage and 

Cobscook Bay in Eastport, Maine. The 

project would not occupy federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Christopher R. 

Sauer, Ocean Renewable Power 

Company, 2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 

307, Portland, Maine 04101, (207) 772– 

7707. 

i. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert 

(202) 502–6359. 

j. Ocean Renewable Power Company 

(ORPC) has filed with the Commission: 

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

application for an original license for a 

kinetic hydropower 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 nonfederal representative for section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

consultation; and (5) a request to be 

designated as the non-federal 

representative for section 106 

consultation under the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) (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 pilot 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, 

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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 (ORPC Eastport Tidal 

Energy Project) and number (P–12680– 

003), and bear the heading ‘‘Comments 

on the proposed ORPC Eastport Tidal 

Energy Project.’’ Any individual or 

entity interested in submitting 

comments on the pre-filing materials 

must do so by September 8, 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 

ORPC’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 New York 

State Historic Preservation Officer, as 

required by section 106, NHPA, 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 ORPC’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, and any 

comments filed, the Commission will 

determine whether there is adequate 

information to conclude the pre-filing 

process. 

n. The proposed ORPC Eastport Tidal 

Energy Project would consist of: (1) A 

single 1-megawatt (MW) hydrokinetic 

device in Cobscook Bay during Phase 1; 

(2) four additional 1–MW hydrokinetic 

devices in Western Passage during 

Phase 2; (3) underwater bundled cables 

from each device that would 

interconnect with a control room and 

station located on shore, one at Western 

Passage and one at Cobscook Bay; (4) a 

transmission line connecting the shore 

stations to the Eastport electrical grid; 

and (5) appurtenant facilities for 

operating and maintaining the project. 

The estimated annual generation of the 

proposed project during Phase 1 is 2,760 

megawatt-hours (MWh) and 15,000 

MWh during Phase 2. 

o. A copy of the draft license 

application and all pre-filing materials 

are available for review at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room or may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site (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 at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, of for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

p. Pre-filing process schedule. The 

pre-filing process will be conducted 

pursuant to the following tentative 

schedule. Revisions to the schedule may 

be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Date 

Comments on pre-filing materials due.September 8, 2009. 

Issuance of meeting 

notice (if needed).

September 23, 2009. 

Public meeting/technical conference (if 

needed).

October 23, 2009. 

Issuance of notice 

concluding pre-filing 

process and ILP 

waiver request determination.

October 8, 2009 (if no 

meeting is needed) 

November 9, 2009 

(if meeting is needed). 

q. 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. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19614 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 516–459] 

South Carolina Electric & Gas 

Company; Notice of Settlement 

Agreement and Soliciting Comments 

August 7, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

Settlement Agreement (Settlement) has 

been filed with the Commission and is 

available for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Settlement 

Agreement. 

b. Project No.: P–516–459. 

c. Date filed: July 31, 2009. 

d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric 

& Gas Company (SC Electric & Gas). 

e. Name of Project: Saluda 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Saluda River in 

Richland, Lexington, Saluda, and 

Newberry counties, South Carolina. The 

project does not occupy any federal 

lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James M. 

Landreth, Vice President, Fossil/Hydro 

Operations South Carolina Electric & 

Gas Company, 111 Research Drive, 

Columbia, South Carolina 29203; or Mr. 

William R. Argentieri, Manager-Civil 

Engineering, South Carolina Electric & 

Gas Company, 111 Research Drive, 

Columbia, South Carolina 29203, (803) 

217–9162. 

i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery at (202) 

502–8379, or e-mail at 

lee.emery@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for Filing Comments: The 

deadline for filing comments on the 

Settlement Agreement is 53 days from 

the date of this notice (September 29, 

2009). The deadline for filing reply 

comments is 98 days from the date of 

this notice (November 13, 2009). All 

documents (original and eight copies) 

should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all participants filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if a participant 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. 

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 

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

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

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘Quick 

Comment.’’ 

k. SC Electric & Gas filed a 

comprehensive settlement agreement 

(Agreement) on behalf of itself, 

American Rivers, American Whitewater, 

Capitol City Lake Murray Country, 

Catawba Indian Nation, City of 

Columbia Fire and Rescue, City of 

Columbia Parks and Recreation, Coastal 

Conservation League, Lake Murray 

Association, Lake Murray Docks, Lake 

Murray Homeowners Coalition, Lake 

Murray Power Squadron, Lake Watch, 

Lake Murray Chamber of Commerce, 

Midlands Striper Club, Riverbanks Zoo 

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