77 FR 152 pgs. 47062-47063 - Notice Rejecting Request for Rehearing
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 152Pages: 47062 - 47063
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-19271 Filed 8-6-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice Rejecting Request for Rehearing
| Project Nos. | |
|---|---|
| Northland Power Mississippi River LLC | 14072-001, |
| 14073-002, | |
| 14075-002, | |
| 14076-002, | |
| 14077-002, | |
| 14078-002, | |
| 14080-002, | |
| 14081-002, | |
| 14082-002, | |
| 14089-002, | |
| 14090-002, | |
| 14091-002, | |
| 14092-002, | |
| 14093-002, | |
| 14094-002, | |
| 14095-002, | |
| 14096-002, | |
| 14097-002, | |
| 14098-002, | |
| 14099-002 | |
| FFP Project 19 LLC | 12842-005 |
| FFP Project 23 LLC | 12843-005 |
| FFP Project 24 LLC | 12844-005 |
| FFP Project 14 LLC | 12845-005 |
| FFP Project 6 LLC | 12848-004 |
| FFP Project 7 LLC | 12851-004 |
| FFP Project 12 LLC | 12853-005 |
| FFP Project 13 LLC | 12854-005 |
| FFP Project 3 LLC | 12856-005 |
| FFP Project 18 LLC | 12857-004 |
| FFP Project 16 LLC | 12858-005 |
| FFP Project 28 LLC | 12861-005 |
| FFP Project 20 LLC | 12869-005 |
| FFP Project 32 LLC | 12921-004 |
| FFP Project 33 LLC | 12924-004 |
| FFP Project 39 LLC | 12925-004 |
| FFP Project 30 LLC | 12927-004 |
On June 1, 2012, the Commission denied Northland Power Mississippi River LLC's (Northland) request for rehearing of Commission staff orders issuing successive preliminary permits to wholly-owned subsidiaries of Free Flow Power Corporation (Free Flow) to study hydrokinetic projects at sites along the Mississippi River.1On July 2, 2012, Northland filed a request for rehearing of the Commission's order denying rehearing.
Footnotes:
1 Northland Power Mississippi River LLC, 139 FERC ¶ 61,177 (2012).
Rehearing of an order on rehearing lies when the order on rehearing modifies the result reached in the original order in a manner that gives rise to a wholly new objection.2The Commission's June 1 rehearing order does not modify the result of the orders issuing successive preliminary permits to Free Flow and denying Northland's competing applications. Therefore, Northland's request for rehearing of the June 1 order is rejected.3
Footnotes:
2 See Duke Power, 114 FERC ¶ 61,148 (2006); Gustavus Electric Co., 111 FERC ¶ 61,424 (2005); Symbiotic, L.L.C., 99 FERC ¶ 61,064 (2002); and PacifiCorp, 99 FERC ¶ 61,015 (2002). See also Southern Natural Gas Co. v. FERC, 877 F.2d 1066, 1072-73 (D.C. Cir. 1999) ( citing Tennessee Gas Pipeline v. FERC, 871 F.2d 1099-100 (D.C. Cir. 1988)).
3 Northland also seeks to raise new arguments regarding Free Flow's diligence under its prior permits and the Commission's first-in-time tiebreaker rule. Because these arguments could and should have been raised earlier, they are untimely and may not be raised now. Under section 313(a) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825l(a) (2006), a party may apply for rehearing within thirty days after the issuance of the order from which they are seeking rehearing. However, the thirty-day limit is a jurisdictional one which the Commission has no authority to waive, E.g., Kings River Conservation Dist., 32 FERC ¶ 61,021, at 61,079 (1985).
This notice constitutes final agency action. Requests for rehearing by the Commission of this rejection notice must be filed within 30 days of the date of issuance of this notice pursuant to 18 CFR 385.713 (2012).
Dated: August 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-19271 Filed 8-6-12; 8:45 am]
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