Notice2023-10175
Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New England; Notice Concluding Pre-Filing Process and Approving Process Plan and Schedule
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May 12, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30734-30735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10175]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14775-004]
Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New England; Notice
Concluding Pre-Filing Process and Approving Process Plan and Schedule
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File an Application for an
Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project.
b. Project No.: 14775-004.
c. Date Filed: September 7, 2021.
d. Submitted By: Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New
England (MRECo).
e. Name of Project: Bourne Tidal Test Site.
f. Location: In the Cape Cod Canal near the Town of Bourne, in
Barnstable County, MA. The project would occupy land under the
jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and would be
in the boundary of the Corps' Cape Cod Canal Navigation Project.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's
regulations.
h. Applicant Contact: Stephen Barrett, Barrett Energy Resources
Group, LLC, P.O. Box 1004, Concord, MA 01742; Phone at (339) 234-2696;
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4132352437240123203333243535242f2433263826332e34316f222e2c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b585f4e5d4e6b494a59594e5f5f4e454e594c524c59445e5b05484446">[email protected]</span></a>.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Haltner at (202) 502-8612 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8dac7cacddadc86c0c9c4dcc6cddae8cecddacb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="acdec3cec9ded882c4cdc0d8c2c9deeccac9decf82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a>.
j. MRECo has filed with the Commission: (1) a notice of intent to
file an application for an original license for a pilot hydrokinetic
hydropower project and a draft license application with monitoring
plans; (2) a request for waivers of certain Integrated Licensing
Process regulations necessary for expedited processing of a license
application for a hydrokinetic pilot project; (3) a proposed process
plan and schedule; and (4) a request to be designated as the non-
Federal representative for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) consultation and for section 106 consultation under the National
Historic Preservation Act.
k. A notice was issued on September 20, 2021, soliciting comments
on the draft license application from agencies and stakeholders.
Comments were filed by Federal and State agencies and individuals.
l. On September 20, 2021, MRECo was designated as the non-Federal
representative for section 7 consultation under the ESA and for section
106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. The proposed Bourne Tidal Test Site Project would consist of:
(1) an existing 56.2-foot-high, 23-foot-wide steel support structure
comprised of a platform mounted to three piles embedded in the Cape Cod
Canal; (2) an existing vertical turbine mounting pole that is attached
to the platform and equipped with an electric lift; (3) a tidal
turbine-generator unit that would have a maximum installed capacity of
50 kW; (4) a proposed 50-kW inverter that would be located on the
support structure and used to convert the generated power from Direct
Current to Alternating Current; (5) an approximately 775-foot-long,
13.2-kilovolt overhead transmission line that would connect the project
to the regional grid; (6) a proposed onshore station consisting of a
20-foot-long, 8-foot-wide modular steel structure that would house
power control and data management equipment; and (7)
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appurtenant facilities. A variety of turbine-generators would be tested
at the project.
n. The pre-filing process has been concluded and the requisite
regulations have been waived such that the process and schedule
indicated below can be implemented.
o. The post-filing process will be conducted pursuant to the
following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as needed.
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Milestones Dates
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Final license application expected......... June 8, 2023.
Issue notice of acceptance and ready for June 23, 2023.
environmental analysis and request for
interventions.
Recommendations, conditions, comments and July 23, 2023.
interventions due.
Issue notice of availability of September 21, 2023.
environmental assessment.
Issue biological assessment................ September 21, 2023.
Comments due and 10(j) resolution, if October 21, 2023.
needed.
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p. Register online at <a href="https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a>
to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: May 8, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10175 Filed 5-11-23; 8:45 am]
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