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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Motions To 

Intervene, Protests, and Comments 

January 12, 2007. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Preliminary 

Permit. 

b. Project No.: 12743–000. 

c. Date filed: September 20, 2006. 

d. Applicant: Douglas County, 

Oregon. 

e. Name of Project: Douglas County 

Wave and Tidal Energy Project. 

f. Location: The project would be 

located in the Pacific Ocean in Douglas 

County, Oregon. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Ronald S. 

Yocum, Douglas County, Oregon, 430 

SE Main Street, P.O. Box 2456, 

Roseburg, OR 97470, phone: (541) 957–

5900. 

i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202) 

502–6062. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene: 60 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice. 

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. 

k. Description of Project: Oregon’s 

offshore conditions present the most 

optimal wave environment for 

extracting potential useful energy 

according to the Electrical Power 

Research Institute (EPRI). The wave 

energy project would be bounded on the 

north and south by a 3-mile-long line, 

on the east by the shoreline defined by 

the border of Douglas County, and on 

the west by a parallel line 3 miles 

offshore. Within this area Douglas 

County together with the Central 

Lincoln People’s Utility District 

(CLPUD), has identified potential 

interconnections between the existing 

CLPUD near shore substations on the 

power distribution grid and possible 

‘‘wave energy park’’ locations off the 

coast of Lincoln County. A Bonneville 

Power Administration (BPA) can 

distribute power beyond the county on 

the electrical grid. Douglas County’s 

project will comply with all 

interconnection requirements as 

specified by CLPUD and BPA. In 

addition, there are potentially other 

connections including utilizing an 

existing outfall for a major power user 

and possible interconnections with 

Pacific Power in the northern portion of 

Douglas County. 

Such wave parks have the potential of 

generating from 20 to 180 megawatts 

(MW) of power or more. Multiple sites 

would be beneficial to the immediate 

area and to the Pacific Northwest in 

supplementing the region’s hydropower 

capacity and in providing generation to 

the west of the Cascade Mountain 

Range, thereby easing congestion on the 

east-west transmission grid in region. 

While recognizing that wave energy will 

be an intermittent energy source, and 

mindful of integration needs, waves are 

far less intermittent than wind energy 

and are predictable many hours ahead 

of their occurrence. 

Douglas County will examine all the 

available wave power technologies for 

each location within the project 

boundary. All the alternative Wave and 

Tidal Energy Conversion devices 

capable of generating commercially 

viable energy will be explored. 

Douglas County will seek investment 

of available economic development 

dollars to locate businesses to both 

support wave parks off our county 

shores and to create and test new 

technologies. The Port of Umpqua has 

dock and facilities to support vessels 

servicing the wave and tidal parks. 

Adequate industrial lands adjacent to 

those terminals, with full infrastructure 

improvements including water, sewer, 

and highways, are available to develop 

local wave park technology, 

manufacturing, maintenance and repair 

businesses. Oregon State University, 

which has launched an initiative to 

create the U.S. Ocean Wave Energy 

Research, Development and 

Demonstration Center, maintains the 

Hatfield Marine Science Center on 

Yaquina Bay in Newport, which could 

become a primary center for creating 

and field testing new wave power 

technologies. 

This project has amended its project 

boundary so that it does not compete 

with the Reedsport OPT Wave Park 

Project No. 12713–000. 

The project is estimated to have an 

annual generation of 87.5 to 790 

gigawatt-hours. 

l. Locations of Applications: A copy of 

the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room, located at 888 First Street NE., 

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by 

calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may 

also 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, 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 inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item h 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Competing Preliminary Permit: 

Anyone desiring to file a competing 

application for preliminary permit for a 

proposed project must submit the 

competing application itself, or a notice 

of intent to file such an application, to 

the Commission on or before the 

specified comment date for the 

particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36). 

Submission of a timely notice of intent 

allows an interested person to file the 

competing preliminary permit 

application no later than 30 days after 

the specified comment date for the 

particular application. A competing 

preliminary permit application must 

conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36. 

o. Competing Development 

Application: Any qualified development 

applicant desiring to file a competing 

development application must submit to 

the Commission, on or before a 

specified comment date for the 

particular application, either a 

competing development application or a 

notice of intent to file such an 

application. Submission of a timely 

notice of intent to file a development 

application allows an interested person 

to file the competing application no 

later than 120 days after the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. A competing license 

application must conform with 18 CFR 

4.30(b) and 4.36. 

p. 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, if such an application may be 

filed, either a preliminary permit 

application or a development 

application (specify which type of 

application). A notice of intent must be 

served on the applicant(s) named in this 

public notice. 


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q. Proposed Scope of Studies under 

Permit: A preliminary permit, if issued, 

does not authorize construction. The 

term of the proposed preliminary permit 

would be 36 months. The work 

proposed under the preliminary permit 

would include economic analysis, 

preparation of preliminary engineering 

plans, and a study of environmental 

impacts. Based on the results of these 

studies, the Applicant would decide 

whether to proceed with the preparation 

of a development application to 

construct and operate the project. 

r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments 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 comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

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 ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. 

s. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filings must bear in all 

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, 

‘‘PROTEST’’,‘‘COMPETING 

APPLICATION’’ OR ‘‘MOTION TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Project Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. 

Any of the above-named documents 

must be filed by providing the original 

and the number of copies provided by 

the Commission’s regulations to: The 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

t. Agency Comments: Federal, State, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–789 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. ER02–1656–000, ER06–615–

000] 

California Independent System 

Operator Corporation; Notice of FERC 

Staff Attendance 

January 12, 2007. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) hereby gives 

notice that on the following dates 

members of its staff will attend 

stakeholder meetings of the California 

Independent System Operator (CAISO). 

These meetings will be held at the 

CAISO, 151 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, 

CA or by teleconference. The agenda 

and other documents for the meetings 

are available on the CAISO’s Web site, 

http://www.caiso.com. 

January 16, 2007 

Long-Term Transmission Rights. 

January 17, 2007 

Systems Interface Users Group. 

January 18, 2007 

Transmission Maintenance Coordination 

Committee. 

January 18, 2007 

MRTU Market Simulation Phase 2. 

Sponsored by the CAISO, these 

meetings are open to all market 

participants, and staff’s attendance is 

part of the Commission’s ongoing 

outreach efforts. The meetings may 

discuss matters at issue in the above 

captioned dockets. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Katherine Gensler at 

katherine.gensler@ferc.gov; (916) 294–

0275. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–788 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Change in Meeting 

January 17, 2007. 

Upon the affirmative vote of 

Chairman Kelliher and Commissioners 

Kelly, Spitzer, Moeller and Wellinghoff 

the following Docket Nos. and 

Companies are hereby added as Item M–

3 on the Commission’s open meeting 

scheduled for January 18, 2007. 

Item No. Docket No. and company 

M–3 .......... IN07–1–000, NorthWestern Corporation 

IN07–3–000, SCANA Corporation 

IN07–4–000, Entergy Services, 

Inc. 

IN07–5–000, PacifiCorp 

IN07–6–000, NRG Energy, Inc. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–780 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Meeting, Notice of Vote, 

Explanation of Action Closing Meeting 

and List of Persons To Attend 

January 17, 2007. 

The following notice of meeting is 

published pursuant to Section 3(a) of 

the Government in the Sunshine Act 

(Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: January 24, 2007, 1 p.m. 

PLACE: Room 2C, Commission Meeting 

Room, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Non-Public 

Investigations and Inquiries, 

Enforcement Related Matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Telephone, 

(202) 502–8400. 

Chairman Kelliher and 

Commissioners Kelly, Spitzer, Moeller, 

and Wellinghoff voted to hold a closed 

meeting on January 24, 2007. The 

certification of the General Counsel 

explaining the action closing the 

meeting is available for public 

inspection in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

The Chairman and the 

Commissioners, their assistants, the 

Commission’s Secretary and her 

assistant, the General Counsel and 

members of his staff, and a stenographer 

are expected to attend the meeting. 

Other staff members from the 

Commission’s program offices who will 


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