17474 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 58 / Monday, March 26, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13843–001] 

Qualified Hydro 24, LLC; Notice of 

Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document, 

Denying Use of the Traditional 

Licensing Process, Commencement of 

Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, and 

Solicitation of Study Requests and 

Comments on the Pad 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 13843–001. 

c. Dated Filed: January 3, 2012. 

d. Submitted By: Qualified Hydro 24, 

LLC (Qualified Hydro 24). 

e. Name of Project: Cle Elum Dam 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Cle Elum River, in 

Kittitas County, Washington. A portion 

of the project occupies United States 

lands administered by U.S. Forest 

Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ramya 

Swaminathan, Qualified Hydro 24, LLC, 

239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, 

MA 02114; (978) 283–2822. 

i. FERC Contact: James Hastreiter at 

(503) 552–2760; or email at 

james.hastreiter@ferc.gov. 

j. Qualified Hydro 24 filed its request 

to use the Traditional Licensing Process 

on January 3, 2012. Qualified Hydro 24 

provided public notice of its request on 

January 27, 2012. Qualified Hydro 24’s 

request to use the Traditional Licensing 

Process was denied by letter dated 

March 15, 2012. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 

the Washington 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. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Qualified Hydro 24 as the Commission’s 

non-federal representative for carrying 

out informal consultation, pursuant to 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 

section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, and section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act. 

m. Qualified Hydro 24 filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD is 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, or for TTY, 

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

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7151 Filed 3–23–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14333–000] 

Natural Currents Energy Services, 

LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On December 6, 2011, Natural 

Currents Energy Services, LLC filed an 

application, pursuant to section 4(f) of 

the Federal Power Act, proposing to 

study the feasibility of the Orient Point 

Tidal Energy Project, which would be 

located on the eastern end of the Long 

Island Sound in Suffolk County, New 

York. The proposed project would not 

use a dam or impoundment. 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: (1) Installation of 45 NC Sea Dragon 

tidal turbines at a rated capacity of 110 

kilowatts, (2) an estimated 2,500 meters 

in length of additional transmission 

infrastructure, and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. Initial estimated production 

will be a minimum of 5 megawatt hours 

per year with the installation of 45 

units. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, 

Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC, 

24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, New 

York 12561, (845) 691–4009. 

FERC Contact: Woohee Choi (202) 

502–6336. 

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 or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(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 the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–14333) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7152 Filed 3–23–12; 8:45 am] 

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