Chugach Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 8416-8417 [2017-01675]

Download as PDF 8416 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 15 / Wednesday, January 25, 2017 / Notices Dated: January 18, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–01640 Filed 1–24–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 2897–047] mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES S.D. Warren; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: Extension of Time. b. Project No.: 2897–047. c. Date Filed: November 15, 2016, supplemented on December 28, 2016. d. Applicant: S.D. Warren Company. e. Name of Project: Saccarappa Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 385.2008. h. Applicant Contact: Barry Stemm, Senior Engineer, Sappi North America, P.O. Box 5000, Westbrook, ME 04098, (207) 856–4584, and Briana K. O’Regan, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Sappi North America, 179 John Roberts Road, South Portland, ME 04106, (207) 854– 7070. i. FERC Contact: Ms. Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502–6437, or Jennifer.polardino@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests, is 15 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations, 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:29 Jan 24, 2017 Jkt 241001 The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2897–047. k. Description of Request: The licensee filed an application to extend the deadline to provide for operational upstream passage for anadromous fish at the Saccarappa Project until May 2019. The extended deadline would be in accordance with the revised section 18 fishway prescriptions filed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on November 15, 2016, and the revised water quality certificate (WQC) conditions issued by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on December 27, 2016. The licensee indicates the additional time is necessary for the parties to undertake certain obligations pursuant to a November 15, 2016 Settlement Agreement to provide safe, timely, and effective fish passage at the Saccarappa site after any surrender of the project is approved. The Settlement Agreement is between the licensee and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Conservation Law Foundation, Friends of the Presumpscot River, and City of Westbrook, Maine. l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (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 protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the subject of proposed action. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Dated: January 18, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–01673 Filed 1–24–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14810–000] Chugach Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On December 23, 2016, Chugach Electric Association, Inc. filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 15 / Wednesday, January 25, 2017 / Notices feasibility of the Snow River Hydroelectric Project (Snow River Project or project) to be located on the Snow River, near Seward in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The project would utilize 15,957 acres of land owned by the U.S. Forest Service. The project consists of two alternatives both using the following new facilities: (1) A 700-foot-long, 300foot-high concrete-faced rockfill or roller compacted concrete gravity dam with a 400-foot-long spillway built into the crest of the dam; (2) a 300-foot-long, 60-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill or roller compacted concrete gravity auxiliary dam on the right bank; (3) a 500-foot-long, 80-foot-high concretefaced rockfill or roller compacted concrete gravity auxiliary dam on the left bank; and (4) a 5,321-acre reservoir. Alternative 1 (1) A 10,040-foot-long, 14 footdiameter horseshoe intake tunnel; (2) a 1,140-foot long, 173-inch-diameter steel penstock; (3) an 80-foot-long, 100-footwide pre-engineered metal powerhouse with three turbine units rated at 25 megawatts (MW) each for 75 MW total; (4) a submerged tailrace discharge; (5) a 2.55-mile-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line tying into an existing high voltage transmission line located west of the proposed powerhouse; (6) a 1,410-foot-long access road to the intake tunnel and dam; (7) a 6,858-foot-long access road to the powerhouse; and (8) appurtenant facilities. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Alternative 2 (1) A 3,310-foot-long, 14 foot-diameter horseshoe intake tunnel; (2) a 2,650-foot long, 173-inch-diamater steel penstock; (3) the same powerhouse, turbine, tailrace and transmission line as described above for Alternative 1; (4) a 12,600-foot-long access road to the intake tunnel and dam; (5) a 8,000-footlong access road to the powerhouse; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Snow River Project would be 341 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Risse, Senior Vice President, Chugach Electric Association, Inc., 5601 Electron Drive, Anchorage, AK 99518; phone: (907) 563–7494. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:29 Jan 24, 2017 Jkt 241001 FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg, phone: (202) 502–8261 or email: Julia.kolberg@ ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications 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 docket number P–14810–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14810) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 18, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–01675 Filed 1–24–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #2 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER17–310–001. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: Compliance filing: Clarify TCR Electrically Equivalent Settlement Location Compliance Filing to be effective 1/5/2017. Filed Date: 1/17/17. Accession Number: 20170117–5154. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/17. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8417 Docket Numbers: ER17–800–000. Applicants: CED White River Solar 2, L.L.C. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Market-Based Rates Tariff to be effective 1/18/2017. Filed Date: 1/17/17. Accession Number: 20170117–5173. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–801–000. Applicants: Constellation Power Source Generation, LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Reactive Service Rate Schedule Filings to be effective 3/17/2017. Filed Date: 1/17/17. Accession Number: 20170117–5223. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–802–000. Applicants: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Reactive Service Rate Schedules to be effective 3/17/2017. Filed Date: 1/17/17. Accession Number: 20170117–5224. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–803–000. Applicants: Handsome Lake Energy, LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Reactive Service Rate Schedule Filings to be effective 3/17/2017. Filed Date: 1/17/17. Accession Number: 20170117–5225. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–804–000. Applicants: Coram California Development, L.P. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Market-Based Rate Tariff to be effective 1/18/2017. Filed Date: 1/17/17. Accession Number: 20170117–5259. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/7/17. 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. E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8416-8417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01675]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14810-000]


Chugach Electric Association, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On December 23, 2016, Chugach Electric Association, Inc. filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the

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feasibility of the Snow River Hydroelectric Project (Snow River Project 
or project) to be located on the Snow River, near Seward in the Kenai 
Peninsula Borough, Alaska. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 
issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license 
application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not 
authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities 
or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission. The project would utilize 15,957 acres of 
land owned by the U.S. Forest Service.
    The project consists of two alternatives both using the following 
new facilities: (1) A 700-foot-long, 300-foot-high concrete-faced 
rockfill or roller compacted concrete gravity dam with a 400-foot-long 
spillway built into the crest of the dam; (2) a 300-foot-long, 60-foot-
high concrete-faced rockfill or roller compacted concrete gravity 
auxiliary dam on the right bank; (3) a 500-foot-long, 80-foot-high 
concrete-faced rockfill or roller compacted concrete gravity auxiliary 
dam on the left bank; and (4) a 5,321-acre reservoir.

Alternative 1

    (1) A 10,040-foot-long, 14 foot-diameter horseshoe intake tunnel; 
(2) a 1,140-foot long, 173-inch-diameter steel penstock; (3) an 80-
foot-long, 100-foot-wide pre-engineered metal powerhouse with three 
turbine units rated at 25 megawatts (MW) each for 75 MW total; (4) a 
submerged tailrace discharge; (5) a 2.55-mile-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line tying into an existing high voltage transmission line 
located west of the proposed powerhouse; (6) a 1,410-foot-long access 
road to the intake tunnel and dam; (7) a 6,858-foot-long access road to 
the powerhouse; and (8) appurtenant facilities.

Alternative 2

    (1) A 3,310-foot-long, 14 foot-diameter horseshoe intake tunnel; 
(2) a 2,650-foot long, 173-inch-diamater steel penstock; (3) the same 
powerhouse, turbine, tailrace and transmission line as described above 
for Alternative 1; (4) a 12,600-foot-long access road to the intake 
tunnel and dam; (5) a 8,000-foot-long access road to the powerhouse; 
and (6) appurtenant facilities.
    The estimated annual generation of the Snow River Project would be 
341 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Risse, Senior Vice President, Chugach 
Electric Association, Inc., 5601 Electron Drive, Anchorage, AK 99518; 
phone: (907) 563-7494.
    FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg, phone: (202) 502-8261 or email: 
Julia.kolberg@ferc.gov.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. 
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements 
of 18 CFR 4.36.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications 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 
docket number P-14810-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14810) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 18, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-01675 Filed 1-24-17; 8:45 am]
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