[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 30058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14793]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13498-000]


SARA, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

June 17, 2009.
    On June 2, 2009, SARA, Inc. filed an application for a preliminary 
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to 
study the feasibility of the SWAVE Catalina Green Wave Energy Project, 
located in the Pacific Ocean approximately 0.75 mile off the west coast 
of Santa Catalina Island, on submerged lands of the State of 
California. 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 project would consist of an array of 10-40 SWAVE buoys, mounted 
in a staggered array in about 225 to 300 feet of water. The project 
zone is a rectangle about 0.5 nautical mile wide by 1.75 nautical miles 
long. The exact layout of the buoy array would be determined once a 
oceanographic site survey has been completed. The units would be 
designed with a peak capacity of 150 kilowatts each, for a total peak 
capacity of the 1.5-6 megawatts. The buoys would be secured in place 
with a mooring system. The buoys themselves would be easy to disconnect 
from their mooring to allow easy removal in the case they are found to 
cause environmental damage. The buoy array would be connected to an 
underwater junction box and that conditions the power and transmits it 
to shore in the vicinity of the city of Avalon through a high-voltage 
power transmission cable.
    Applicant Contact: Dr. Parvis Parhami, CEO, SARA, Inc., 6300 
Gateway Drive, Cypress, CA 90630; phone: (714) 224-4410.
    FERC Contact: John M. Mudre, (202) 502-8902.
    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 paper-filed. 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, 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-13498) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-14793 Filed 6-23-09; 8:45 am]
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