[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 66081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27127]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13823-000]


 Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

October 20, 2010.
    On August 5, 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 Killisnoo 
Tidal Energy Project (Killisnoo Project), located in Kootznahoo Inlet 
northeast of Killisnoo Island, near the City of Angoon in the Skagway-
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area of southeastern Alaska. 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 Killisnoo Project would consist of: (1) A moored test 
platform or dock, or underwater tethering device, pending evaluation of 
specific site conditions; (2) ten 25-kilowatt (kW) Red Hawk in-stream 
turbine modules for a total generating capacity of 250 kW; (3) an 
approximately 650-foot-long, 480-volt underwater transmission line 
connecting the Red Hawk modules to an existing above-ground local 
distribution system; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project would 
have an estimated average annual generation of 1,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Roger Bason, President, Natural Currents Energy 
Services, LLC, 24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, NY 12528; phone: (845) 
691- 4008.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, (202) 502-6136.
    The deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications has been extended 60 days from the issuance of 
this notice to December 20, 2010. 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. Entities that have already filed 
comments, motions to intervene, competing applications, or notices of 
intent to file competing applications do not need to refile. 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. 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-13823) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-27127 Filed 10-26-10; 8:45 am]
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