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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on April 28, 2006.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–6334 Filed 4–26–06; 8:45 am]
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Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. ER02–2074–002, et al.]
Alcoa Power Marketing, Inc., et al.;
Electric Rate and Corporate Filings
April 20, 2006.
The following filings have been made
with the Commission. The filings are
listed in ascending order within each
docket classification.
1. Alcoa Power Marketing, Inc., Alcoa
Power Generating Inc.
[Docket Nos. ER02–2074–002, ER00–1372–
003]
Take notice that on April 13, 2006,
Alcoa Power Marketing, Inc. and Alcoa
Power Generating Inc., tendered for
filing their updated market analysis
with respect to each company’s
authority to make sales at market-based
rates.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on April 28, 2006.
2. PacifiCorp
[Docket No. ER05–554–004]
Take notice that on April 3, 2006,
PacifiCorp filed a supplemental
compliance refund report pursuant to
the Commission’s August 25, 2005 letter
order.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on April 28, 2006.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–6335 Filed 4–26–06; 8:45 am]
3. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
[Docket No. ER06–657–001]
Take notice that April 14, 2006 PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C. filed an
amendment to its February 21, 2006
filing, an executed interconnection
service agreement and an executed
construction agreement with Bethlehem
Renewable Energy L.L.C. and PPL
Electric Utilities.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on May 5, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER06–864–000]
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4. Bear Energy LP
Notice of Exemption Application Ready
for Environmental Analysis, and
Soliciting Comments, Terms and
Conditions, and Recommendations
April 20, 2006.
Take notice that on April 13, 2006,
Bear Energy LP tendered for filing a
Notice of Succession as a result of a
corporation name change and a revised
Rate Schedule, reflecting the name
change.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric exemption application has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: 5-megawatt
(MW) Exemption.
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b. Project: West Valley A&B Hydro
Project No. 12053–001.
c. Date Filed: July 18, 2003.
d. Applicant: Mr. Nicholas Josten.
e. Location: On the South Fork of the
Pit River in Modoc County, California.
The project would be located on
approximately 31 acres of federal lands,
managed by Forest Service and Bureau
of Land Management.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16
U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas
Josten, 2742 Saint Charles Ave, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83404.
h. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick,
(202) 502–6074 or
alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, and terms and
conditions is 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice. Under section 30(c) of the
Federal Power Act, exemptions are
subject to the mandatory conditioning
authority of federal and state fish and
wildlife agencies with respect to the
mitigation of project impacts on fish and
wildlife resources.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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.
Comments, recommendations, and
terms and conditions may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link.
j. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
k. The proposed project would consist
of two developments, West Valley A
and West Valley Alternative B–1.
Alternative B–2 has been deleted from
the proposed project (applicant’s
response to deficiencies, filed October
25, 2004).
West Valley A run-of river
development would have a capacity of
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1.0 MW and would consist of: (1) An
existing concrete diversion structure; (2)
an existing intake structure; (3) 11,600
feet of existing open canal; (4) a
proposed concrete overflow structure;
(5) proposed 2,800 feet of new canal; (6)
a proposed 400-foot-long penstock; (7) a
proposed powerhouse; (8) a proposed
tailrace pipe; (9) a proposed 3,000-footlong, 12.3-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the total
average annual generation would be
3,300,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh).
West Valley Alternative B–1 run-ofriver development would have a
capacity of 1.36 MW and would consists
of: (1) The existing West Valley Dam
and outlet works; (2) a new bypass valve
attached to the existing dam outlet pipe;
(3) a proposed 2,850-foot-long penstock;
(4) a proposed powerhouse; (5) a
proposed tailrace canal; (6) a proposed
4.5-mile-long, 12.3-kV transmission
line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The
applicant estimates that the total
average annual generation would be
4,730,000 kWh.
l. 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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item g. above.
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.
All filings must (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ or ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.’’ (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, or terms and
conditions 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.
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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.
m. Procedural schedule: the
Commission staff proposes to issue one
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather
than issuing a draft and final EA. Staff
intends to allow 30 days for entities to
comment on the EA, and will take into
consideration all comments received on
the EA before final action is taken on
the exemption application. The
application will be processed according
to the schedule, but revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate:
Action
Date
Ready for Environmental
Analysis Notice.
Cultural Resources Additional
Information due.
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
(EA).
Comments on EA due ...........
Ready for Commission Decision on Application.
April 2006.
July 30, 2006.
September
2006.
October 2006.
November
2006.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–6324 Filed 4–26–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene, Protests, and Comments
April 20, 2006.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: 12635–000.
c. Date filed: January 3, 2006.
d. Applicant: Moriah Hydro
Corporation.
e. Name and Location of Project: The
proposed Mineville Pumped Storage
Project would be located in the existing
Old Bed, New Bed, and Harmony Mines
within the town of Moriah in Essex
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County, New York. The mines are
owned by X-Earth Corporation of
Elizabethtown, New York, and by
Rhodia Corporation of Cranbury, New
Jersey.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
g. Applicant Contact: Mr. James A.
Besha, P.E., Moriah Hydro Corporation,
c/o Albany Engineering Corporation,
455 New Karner Road, Albany, NY
12205, (518) 456–7712.
h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero,
(202) 502–6002.
i. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene, protests and comments: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments, protests and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Please include the project number (P–
12635–000) on any comments or
motions filed.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person in 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.
j. Description of Project: The proposed
pumped storage project would consist of
the following: (1) An upper reservoir
using the existing +200 level of the
underground Harmony Mine having a
surface area of 99 acres, with a storage
capacity of 1,900 acre-feet and a normal
water surface elevation of 200 feet
NGVD, (2) a lower reservoir using the
existing underground –1185 level of the
Harmony Mine having a surface area of
75 acres, with a storage capacity of
2,500 acre-feet and a normal water
surface elevation of –1,135 feet NGVD,
(3) seven identical 1000-foot-long, 96inch-diameter vertical bored penstocks
with grouted steel casing, (4) a proposed
powerhouse containing seven
generating units having a total installed
capacity of 189 MW; (5) a proposed 1mile-long, 115 kV transmission line; and
(6) appurtenant facilities.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Exemption Application Ready for Environmental Analysis,
and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, and Recommendations
April 20, 2006.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric exemption application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: 5-megawatt (MW) Exemption.
b. Project: West Valley A&B Hydro Project No. 12053-001.
c. Date Filed: July 18, 2003.
d. Applicant: Mr. Nicholas Josten.
e. Location: On the South Fork of the Pit River in Modoc County,
California. The project would be located on approximately 31 acres of
federal lands, managed by Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978, 16 U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Nicholas Josten, 2742 Saint Charles Ave,
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404.
h. FERC Contact: Alan Mitchnick, (202) 502-6074 or
alan.mitchnick@ferc.gov.
i. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, and terms and
conditions is 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. Under
section 30(c) of the Federal Power Act, exemptions are subject to the
mandatory conditioning authority of federal and state fish and wildlife
agencies with respect to the mitigation of project impacts on fish and
wildlife resources.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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.
Comments, recommendations, and terms and conditions may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site (https://www.ferc.gov)
under the ``eFiling'' link.
j. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
k. The proposed project would consist of two developments, West
Valley A and West Valley Alternative B-1. Alternative B-2 has been
deleted from the proposed project (applicant's response to
deficiencies, filed October 25, 2004).
West Valley A run-of river development would have a capacity of
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1.0 MW and would consist of: (1) An existing concrete diversion
structure; (2) an existing intake structure; (3) 11,600 feet of
existing open canal; (4) a proposed concrete overflow structure; (5)
proposed 2,800 feet of new canal; (6) a proposed 400-foot-long
penstock; (7) a proposed powerhouse; (8) a proposed tailrace pipe; (9)
a proposed 3,000-foot-long, 12.3-kilovolt (kV) transmission line; and
(10) appurtenant facilities. The applicant estimates that the total
average annual generation would be 3,300,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh).
West Valley Alternative B-1 run-of-river development would have a
capacity of 1.36 MW and would consists of: (1) The existing West Valley
Dam and outlet works; (2) a new bypass valve attached to the existing
dam outlet pipe; (3) a proposed 2,850-foot-long penstock; (4) a
proposed powerhouse; (5) a proposed tailrace canal; (6) a proposed 4.5-
mile-long, 12.3-kV transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities.
The applicant estimates that the total average annual generation would
be 4,730,000 kWh.
l. 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item g. above.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
All filings must (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' or ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS.'' (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, or
terms and conditions 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 e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
m. Procedural schedule: the Commission staff proposes to issue one
Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and final EA.
Staff intends to allow 30 days for entities to comment on the EA, and
will take into consideration all comments received on the EA before
final action is taken on the exemption application. The application
will be processed according to the schedule, but revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate:
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Action Date
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Ready for Environmental Analysis Notice... April 2006.
Cultural Resources Additional Information July 30, 2006.
due.
Notice of Availability of Environmental September 2006.
Assessment (EA).
Comments on EA due........................ October 2006.
Ready for Commission Decision on November 2006.
Application.
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-6324 Filed 4-26-06; 8:45 am]
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