Document ID: FERC-2012-0054-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Proposed Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project, Ocean Renewable Power Company Maine, LLC
Posted Date: 2012-01-11T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 1674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-272]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 12711-005]

Ocean Renewable Power Company Maine, LLC; Notice of Availability 
of Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy 
Project

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC's) 
regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC's 
application for an 8-year pilot license for the proposed Cobscook Bay 
Tidal Energy Project (FERC Project No. 12711-005), which would be 
located in Cobscook Bay in Washington County, Maine, and has prepared 
an environmental assessment (EA) in cooperation with the U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE/EA1916). In the EA, Commission staff analyzes 
the potential environmental effects of constructing and operating the 
project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate 
environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action that would significantly affect the quality of the human 
environment.
    A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may 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, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-(866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy of the EA can also be found on DOE's Public 
Reading Room Web site at http://www.eere.energy.gov/golden/Reading_Room.aspx. Please reference DOE/EA 1916 in the National Environmental 
Policy Act Documents section.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice. Comments 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/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. 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 filings, 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. Please affix Project No. 12711-005 to all 
comments.
    For further information, contact Timothy Konnert by telephone at 
(202) 502-6359 or by email at timothy.konnert@ferc.gov.

    Dated: January 4, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-272 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am]
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