Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 14889-14890 [2017-05792]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 55 / Thursday, March 23, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC17–92–000. Applicants: The Arklahoma Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Southwestern Electric Power Company. Description: Joint Application for Authorization for Disposition and Acquisition of Jurisdictional Transmission Facilities of the Arklahoma Corporation, et al. Filed Date: 3/15/17. Accession Number: 20170315–5193. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/17. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER14–225–004. Applicants: New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation. Description: Supplement to December 22, 2016 Triennial Market Power Update for the Northeast Region of New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation. Filed Date: 3/15/17. Accession Number: 20170315–5198. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–351–001; ER17–354–001. Applicants: American Falls Solar, LLC, American Falls Solar II, LLC. Description: Notice of Change in Status of American Falls Solar, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 3/15/17. Accession Number: 20170315–5204. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1121–001. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Tariff Amendment: 2017–03–16 SA 3006 Duke-Jordan Creek GIA (J515) to be effective 3/3/2017. Filed Date: 3/16/17. Accession Number: 20170316–5161. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1220–000. Applicants: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to Reactive Service Rate Schedule No. 2 to be effective 12/31/ 9998. Filed Date: 3/16/17. Accession Number: 20170316–5156. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1221–000. Applicants: NorthWestern Corporation. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Revisions to Attachment L— Creditworthiness Procedures to be effective 5/16/2017. Filed Date: 3/16/17. Accession Number: 20170316–5160. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1222–000. Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2017–03–16 Planning Coordinator Agreement with Southern California Edison to be effective 5/16/2017. Filed Date: 3/16/17. Accession Number: 20170316–5163. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1224–000. Applicants: Duke Energy Corporation. Description: Duke Energy Corporation on behalf of the Duke Energy Companies submits Compliance Refund Report per 35.19a(b): [4/1/2016 Letter Order in PA14–2]. Filed Date: 3/13/17. Accession Number: 20170313–5367. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/3/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1226–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Entergy Services, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2017–03–17_Revisions to Entergy New Orleans (ENO) Attachment O to be effective 6/1/2017. Filed Date: 3/17/17. Accession Number: 20170317–5014. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1227–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2017–03–17_SA 6510 MISO-Cleco SSR Agreement for Teche 3 to be effective 4/1/2017. Filed Date: 3/17/17. Accession Number: 20170317–5023. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1228–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2017–03–17_Submittal of Schedule 43J Teche Unit No. 3 SSR Cost Allocation to be effective 4/1/2017. Filed Date: 3/17/17. Accession Number: 20170317–5025. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/7/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1231–000. Applicants: Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of a CIAC Agreement to be effective 3/18/2017. Filed Date: 3/17/17. Accession Number: 20170317–5033. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/7/17. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14889 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: March 17, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–05819 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No.: 14813–000] Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 4, 1017, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC), filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the River Mountain Pumped Storage Project, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Lake Dardanelle on the Arkansas River in Logan County, Arkansas. 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 proposed project would consist of: (1) A 120-foot-high compacted rock fill embankment surrounding; (2) a 208acre upper reservoir, with an impervious liner, having 11,650 acrefoot gross storage capacity; (3) a intake/ outlet structure in the upper reservoir; (4) a 680-foot-long, 30-foot-diameter, E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 14890 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 55 / Thursday, March 23, 2017 / Notices concrete-lined power shaft penstock; (5) a 1,420-foot-long 30-foot-diameter, concrete-lined, power tunnel penstock that will split into three 16-footdiameter penstocks approximately 450foot-long, that will extend to the powerhouse; (6) an underground powerhouse/pump station, containing three reversible pump-turbine generating units, with a total generating capacity of 600 megawatts; (7) a 6,620 foot-long tailrace tunnel to; the existing Corps Lake Dardanelle as its lower reservoir; (8) an intake/outlet structure located on the south shore of Lake Dardanelle; (9) a 8,000-foot-long, 500kilovolt overhead transmission line from the powerhouse to (10) a proposed substation at the point of interconnection with an existing utility transmission line. The proposed project would have an annual energy generation of 640,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Curtis Warner, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock, Arkansas 72209; phone (501) 570– 2462. FERC Contact: Chris Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 8577. 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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site 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 or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Mar 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 Enter the docket number (P–14813) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 16, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–05792 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP17–58–000] Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed St. James Supply Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the St. James Supply Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in St. James, Pointe Coupee, and St. Helena Parishes, Louisiana. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before April 14, 2017. If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on February 6, 2017, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP17–58–000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with state law. Transco provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings. It is also available for viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). Public Participation For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing type; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP17–58– 000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-05792]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No.: 14813-000]


Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 4, 1017, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation 
(AECC), filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to 
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the 
feasibility of the River Mountain Pumped Storage Project, at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Lake Dardanelle on the Arkansas River 
in Logan County, Arkansas. 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 proposed project would consist of: (1) A 120-foot-high 
compacted rock fill embankment surrounding; (2) a 208-acre upper 
reservoir, with an impervious liner, having 11,650 acre-foot gross 
storage capacity; (3) a intake/outlet structure in the upper reservoir; 
(4) a 680-foot-long, 30-foot-diameter,

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concrete-lined power shaft penstock; (5) a 1,420-foot-long 30-foot-
diameter, concrete-lined, power tunnel penstock that will split into 
three 16-foot-diameter penstocks approximately 450-foot-long, that will 
extend to the powerhouse; (6) an underground powerhouse/pump station, 
containing three reversible pump-turbine generating units, with a total 
generating capacity of 600 megawatts; (7) a 6,620 foot-long tailrace 
tunnel to; the existing Corps Lake Dardanelle as its lower reservoir; 
(8) an intake/outlet structure located on the south shore of Lake 
Dardanelle; (9) a 8,000-foot-long, 500-kilovolt overhead transmission 
line from the powerhouse to (10) a proposed substation at the point of 
interconnection with an existing utility transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an annual energy generation of 640,000 
megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Curtis Warner, Arkansas Electric Cooperative 
Corporation, 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock, Arkansas 72209; phone 
(501) 570-2462.
    FERC Contact: Chris Casey, christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
8577.
    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. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and 
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. 
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
Web site 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 or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 
or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 
mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    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-14813) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 16, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-05792 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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