2014-15997. Pennamaquan Tidal Power LLC; Notice of Initial Study Plan Meetings and Revised Process Plan

On June 5, 2014, Commission staff issued a letter to Pennamaquan Tidal Power LLC (Pennamaquan Tidal) stating that Pennamaquan Tidal's proposed study plan for the Pennamaquan Tidal Power Plant Project (P-13884) filed on December 12, 2013, meets the requirements of section 5.11 of the Commission's regulations and that the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) can resume. According to section 5.11(e) of the Commission's regulations, the next step in the ILP is the initial study plan meeting. In its June 5, 2014, letter, Commission staff indicated that the initial study plan meeting must be held within 75 days of, but no sooner than 60 days from, June 5, 2014. Accordingly, Pennamaquan Tidal has scheduled the meetings listed below:

Meetings in Bangor, ME

Dates and Times: August 6 and 7, 2014. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location: Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Eastern Maine Regional Office, 106 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine 04401.

Contact: Ramez Attiya, Pennamaquan Tidal, [phone].

Meeting in Pembroke, ME

Date and Time: August 8, 2014. 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location: Pembroke Town Office, 48 Old County Road, Pembroke, ME 04666.

Contact: Ramez Attiya, Pennamaquan Tidal, [phone].

A revised process plan that includes new dates for completing the ILP is provided below:

Responsible party	Pre-filing milestone	Date 1	FERC regulation
Pennamaquan	Issue Public Notice for NOI/PAD	7/19/12	5.3(d)(2)
Pennamaquan	File NOI/PAD with FERC	7/19/12	5.5, 5.6
FERC	Initiate Tribal Consultation	8/18/12	5.7
FERC	Issue Notice of Commencement of Proceeding; Scoping Document 1 (SD1)	9/14/12	5.8
FERC	Project Environmental Site Review and Scoping Meetings	10/25/12 10/26/12	5.8(b)(viii)
All stakeholders	PAD/SD1 Comments and Study Requests Due	12/4/12	5.9
FERC	Issue Scoping Document 2 (if needed)	1/18/13	5.1
Pennamaquan	File Proposed Study Plan (PSP)	12/12/13	5.11(a)
All stakeholders	Proposed Study Plan Meeting (scheduled for 8/6/14 to 8/8/14)	Between 8/4/14 and 8/19/14 2	5.11(e)
All stakeholders	Proposed Study Plan Comments Due	10/18/14	5.12
Pennamaquan	File Revised Study Plan	11/17/14	5.13(a)
All stakeholders	Revised Study Plan Comments Due	12/2/14	5.13(b)
FERC	Director's Study Plan Determination	12/17/14	5.13(c)
Mandatory Conditioning Agencies	Any Study Disputes Due	1/6/15	5.14(a)
Dispute Panel	Third Dispute Panel Member Selected	1/21/15	5.14(d)(3)
Dispute Panel	Dispute Resolution Panel Convenes	1/26/15	5.14(d)
Pennamaquan	Applicant Comments on Study Disputes Due	1/31/15	5.14(j)
Dispute Panel	Dispute Resolution Panel Technical Conference	2/5/15	5.14(j)
Dispute Panel	Dispute Resolution Panel Findings Issued	2/25/15	5.14(k)
FERC	Director's Study Dispute Determination	3/17/15	5.14(l)
Pennamaquan	First Study Season	Spring/Summer 2015	5.15(a)
Pennamaquan	Initial Study Report	12/17/15	5.15(c)(1)
All stakeholders	Initial Study Report Meeting	1/1/16	5.15(c)(2)
Pennamaquan	Initial Study Report Meeting Summary	1/16/16	5.15(c)(3)
All stakeholders	Any Disputes/Requests to Amend Study Plan Due	2/15/16	5.15(c)(4)
All stakeholders	Responses to Disputes/Amendment Requests Due	3/16/16	5.15(c)(5)
FERC	Director's Determination on Disputes/Amendments	4/15/16	5.15(c)(6)
Second study season if necessary. Schedule would be adjusted accordingly.
Pennamaquan	File Preliminary Licensing Proposal (PLP)	12/14/16 3	5.16(a)
All stakeholders	PLP Comments Due	3/14/17	5.16(e)
1 If a due date falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date is the following business day. Dates prior to August 2014 are the dates when the events occurred, rather than due dates.
2 Commission staff issued a letter on June 5, 2014, requiring the proposed study plan meeting to be held between August 4, 2014, and August 19, 2014. Subsequent deadlines in the process plan were calculated from the deadline of August 19, 2014.
3 The date for filing of the PLP is a staff estimate.

Dated: July 1, 2014.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.