Document ID: FERC-2007-1579-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Hydroelectric applications
Posted Date: 2007-09-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 173)]
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[Page 51436]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 12713-000]

 
Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of 
the Traditional Licensing Process

August 30, 2007.
    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and 
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 12713-000.
    c. Date Filed: July 2, 2007.
    d. Submitted By: Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Reedsport OPT Wave Park.
    f. Location: Oregon state territorial waters of the Pacific Ocean, 
about 3 miles off the coast near Reedsport, in Douglas County, Oregon. 
The proposed transmission line would occupy about 2.5 acres of United 
States lands within the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Siuslaw 
National Forest, administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.5 and 5.6 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    h. License Applicant Contact: Mr. Charles F. Dunleavy, 1590 Reed 
Road, Pennington, NJ 08534; (609) 730-0400; or e-mail at 
edunleavy@oceanpowertech.com.

    i. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter at (503) 552-2760; or e-mail at 
james.hastreiter@ferc.gov.

    j. Pursuant to 18 CFR 5.3(a)(2), Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC filed 
a request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on July 2, 2007, and 
provided public notice of this request on August 2, 2007. With this 
notice, the Director of the Office of Energy Projects approves 
Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC'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 and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
consultation 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 Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 
106, National Historic 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 Reedsport OPT Wave Park, 
LLC, 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. Reedsport OPT Wave Park, LLC filed a Pre-Application Document 
(PAD) 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 (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://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. E7-17656 Filed 9-6-07; 8:45 am]

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