Document ID: FERC-2008-0939-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Douglas County, OR
Posted Date: 2008-07-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 129)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12743-001]

 
Douglas County, Oregon; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

June 24, 2008.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12743-001.
    c. Date Filed: May 23, 2008.
    d. Submitted By: Douglas County, Oregon.
    e. Name of Project: Douglas County Wave & Tidal Energy Project.
    f. Location: On the south jetty at the mouth of the Umpqua River 
near the town of Winchester Bay, Oregon. South jetty is owned and 
maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Ronald S. Yockim, 430 SE Main, P.O. 
Box 2456, Roseburg, Oregon, 97470; (541) 957-5900; e-mail_
ryockim@cmspan.net.
    i. FERC Contact: David Turner at (202) 502-6091; or e-mail at 
david.turner@ferc.gov.
    j. Douglas County, Oregon filed its request to use the Traditional 
Licensing Process on May 23, 2008. Douglas County, Oregon provided 
public notice of its request on May 28, 2008. In a letter dated June 
24, 2008, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects approved 
Douglas County, Oregon's request to use the Traditional Licensing 
Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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 
Magnuson-Stevens 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

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Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. Douglas County, Oregon filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; 
including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, 
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    m. 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, of for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in paragraph h.
    n. Register online at http://ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be 
notified via e-mail of new filing and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-15084 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]

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