GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 7090-7091 [2016-02635]
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The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–02632 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13642–003]
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GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Unconstructed
Major Project.
b. Project Nos.: 13642–003.
c. Date Filed: October 1, 2015.
d. Applicant: GB Energy Park, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Gordon Butte
Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Approximately 3 miles
west of the City of Martinsdale, Meagher
County, Montana. The proposed project
would not occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Carl. E.
Borgquist, President, GB Energy Park,
LLC, 209 Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 309,
Bozeman, MT 59771; (406) 585–3006;
carl@absarokaenergy.com.
i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust; (202)
502–6522 or michael.tust@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, terms
and conditions, recommendations, and
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
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date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include the docket number P–13642–
003.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis. If no
substantive comments are received in
response to this notice, the Commission
proposes to issue a single EA by August
2016. If the Commission decides to
issue a draft EA and no substantive
comments are received on the draft, a
final EA will not be necessary, in which
case the draft EA will become the final
EA. Revisions to the schedule may be
made as appropriate.
l. The Gordon Butte Hydroelectric
Project would consist of the following
new facilities: (1) A manually operated
head gate on an existing irrigation canal
that provides initial fill and annual
make-up water to the lower reservoir
from the existing irrigation canal; (2) a
3,000-foot-long, 1,000-foot-wide upper
reservoir created by a 60-foot-high,
7,500-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill
dam; (3) a reinforced concrete intake/
outlet structure at the upper reservoir
with six gated intake bays converging
into a central 18-foot-diameter, 750-footlong vertical shaft; (4) an 18-footdiameter, 3,000-foot-long concrete and
steel-lined penstock tunnel leading from
the upper reservoir to the lower
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reservoir; (5) a 2,300-foot-long, 1,900foot-wide lower reservoir created by a
combination of excavation and two 60foot-high, 500- and 750-foot-long
concrete-faced rockfill dams; (6) a
partially buried 338-foot-long, 109-footwide, 74-foot-high reinforced concrete
and steel powerhouse with four 100megawatt (MW) ternary Pelton turbine/
pump/generators; (7) a 600-foot-long,
200-foot-wide substation at the
powerhouse site with 13.8-kilovolt (kV)
to 230-kV step-up transformers; (8) a
5.7-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line;
(9) a 1,200-foot-long, 1,450-foot wide
substation with a 230-kV to 500-kV stepup transformer, connecting to an
existing non-project 500-kV
transmission line; and (11) appurtenant
facilities. The project is estimated to
provide 1,300 gigawatt-hours annually.
No federal lands are included in the
project.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://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. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS,’’ ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions
or prescriptions must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b).
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
Each filing must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed on
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and
385.2010.
You may also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
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n. Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which
has already been given, established the
due date for filing competing
applications or notices of intent. Under
the Commission’s regulations, any
competing development application
must be filed in response to and in
compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No
competing applications or notices of
intent may be filed in response to this
notice.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–02635 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Accession Number: 20160202–5002,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16,
Any person desiring to protest in any
of the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
§ 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[FR Doc. 2016–02618 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am]
Combined Notice of Filings
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Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP16–581–000.
Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Processing Requirements to be effective
3/1/2016.
Filed Date: 2/2/16.
Accession Number: 20160202–5127.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16.
Docket Numbers: RP16–582–000.
Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Volume No. 2—Seneca Resources
Corp—Amend NRA No. 315568 to be
effective 12/1/2015.
Filed Date: 2/2/16.
Accession Number: 20160202–5249.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/16.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR § 385.211 and
§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
Filings in Existing Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP10–1083–008,
Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas
Company,
Description: Compliance filing
Compliance Filing ??? Order No. 587–W
to be effective 4/1/2016,
Filed Date: 2/2/16,
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RM15–11–000]
Reliability Standard for Transmission
System Planned Performance for
Geomagnetic Disturbance Events;
Supplemental Notice of Agenda and
Discussion Topics for Staff Technical
Conference
This notice establishes the agenda and
topics for discussion at the technical
conference to be held on March 1, 2016,
to discuss issues related to the proposed
Reliability Standard for Transmission
System Planned Performance for
Geomagnetic Disturbance Events.1 The
technical conference will start at 9:00
a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) in the Commission
Meeting Room at the Commission’s
Headquarters, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC. The technical
conference will be led by Commission
staff. Commissioners may attend and
participate. All interested parties are
invited to attend, and registration is not
required.
1 On April 30, 2012, Commission staff held a
technical conference to discuss ‘‘issues related to
the reliability of the Bulk-Power System as affected
by geomagnetic disturbances,’’ and ‘‘the risks and
impacts from geomagnetically induced currents to
transformers and other equipment on the BulkPower System, as well as options for addressing or
mitigating the risks and impacts.’’
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The topics and related questions to be
discussed during this conference are
provided as an attachment to this
Notice. The purpose of the technical
conference is to facilitate a structured
dialogue on issues identified by the
Commission in the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NOPR) in this proceeding
and raised in public comments to the
NOPR. Prepared remarks will be
presented by invited panelists.
This event will be webcast and
transcribed. The free webcast allows
listening only. Anyone with internet
access who desires to listen to this event
can do so by navigating to the ‘‘FERC
Calendar’’ at www.ferc.gov, and locating
the technical conference in the Calendar
of Events. Opening the technical
conference in the Calendar of Events
will reveal a link to its webcast. The
Capitol Connection provides technical
support for the webcast and offers the
option of listening to the meeting via
phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any
questions, visit
www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703–
993–3100. The webcast will be available
on the Calendar of Events at
www.ferc.gov for three months after the
conference. Transcripts of the
conference will be available for a fee
from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202–
347–3700).
FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations, please send an email
to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
(866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502–
8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208–
2106 with the requested
accommodations.
There is no fee for attendance.
However, members of the public are
encouraged to preregister online at:
https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
registration/03-01-16-form.asp.
For more information about the
technical conference, please contact:
Sarah McKinley, Office of External
Affairs, 202–502–8368, sarah.mckinley@
ferc.gov.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13642-003]
GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Unconstructed Major Project.
b. Project Nos.: 13642-003.
c. Date Filed: October 1, 2015.
d. Applicant: GB Energy Park, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: Approximately 3 miles west of the City of Martinsdale,
Meagher County, Montana. The proposed project would not occupy any
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Carl. E. Borgquist, President, GB Energy
Park, LLC, 209 Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 309, Bozeman, MT 59771; (406)
585-3006; carl@absarokaenergy.com.
i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust; (202) 502-6522 or
michael.tust@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, terms and conditions,
recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of
this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include the
docket number P-13642-003.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis. If no substantive comments are received in
response to this notice, the Commission proposes to issue a single EA
by August 2016. If the Commission decides to issue a draft EA and no
substantive comments are received on the draft, a final EA will not be
necessary, in which case the draft EA will become the final EA.
Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.
l. The Gordon Butte Hydroelectric Project would consist of the
following new facilities: (1) A manually operated head gate on an
existing irrigation canal that provides initial fill and annual make-up
water to the lower reservoir from the existing irrigation canal; (2) a
3,000-foot-long, 1,000-foot-wide upper reservoir created by a 60-foot-
high, 7,500-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill dam; (3) a reinforced
concrete intake/outlet structure at the upper reservoir with six gated
intake bays converging into a central 18-foot-diameter, 750-foot-long
vertical shaft; (4) an 18-foot-diameter, 3,000-foot-long concrete and
steel-lined penstock tunnel leading from the upper reservoir to the
lower reservoir; (5) a 2,300-foot-long, 1,900-foot-wide lower reservoir
created by a combination of excavation and two 60-foot-high, 500- and
750-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill dams; (6) a partially buried 338-
foot-long, 109-foot-wide, 74-foot-high reinforced concrete and steel
powerhouse with four 100-megawatt (MW) ternary Pelton turbine/pump/
generators; (7) a 600-foot-long, 200-foot-wide substation at the
powerhouse site with 13.8-kilovolt (kV) to 230-kV step-up transformers;
(8) a 5.7-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line; (9) a 1,200-foot-long,
1,450-foot wide substation with a 230-kV to 500-kV step-up transformer,
connecting to an existing non-project 500-kV transmission line; and
(11) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to provide 1,300
gigawatt-hours annually. No federal lands are included in the project.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at https://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. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
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n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development
application, which has already been given, established the due date for
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No competing applications or notices
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-02635 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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