Albany Engineering Corporation; and Town of Stuyvesant; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 40577-40578 [E9-19269]
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pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the
Commission’s regulations, requesting
authorization to abandon certain
inactive supply pipelines, associated
meters, and appurtenances located in
the West Delta area in Federal offshore
waters and in State waters in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, all as
more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection. This
filing may also 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, call (866) 208–3676 or TTY,
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Susan
T. Halbach, Senior Counsel, Tennessee
Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana
Street, Houston, Texas 77002, or by
calling (713) 420–5751 (telephone) or
(713) 420–1601 (fax),
susan.halbach@elpaso.com, Kathy Cash,
Principal Analyst, Rates and Regulatory
Affairs, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, 1001 Louisiana Street,
Houston, Texas 77002, or by calling
(713) 420–3290 (telephone) or (713)
420–1605 (fax), kathy.cash@elpaso.com,
or to Thomas G. Joyce, Manager,
Certificates, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, 1001 Louisiana Street,
Houston, Texas 77002, or by calling
(713) 420–3299 (telephone) or (713)
420–1605 (fax), tom.joyce@elpaso.com.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify Federal and
State agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
Federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
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to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below, file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
14 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
Motions to intervene, protests and
comments 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
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Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: August 26, 2009.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2696–033]
Albany Engineering Corporation; and
Town of Stuyvesant; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests
August 5, 2009.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: P–2696–033.
c. Date filed: July 31, 2009.
d. Applicants: Albany Engineering
Corporation and the Town of
Stuyvesant.
e. Name of Project: Stuyvesant Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on Kinderhook Creek (in the
Hudson River drainage basin) in the
town of Stuyvesant, Columbia County,
New York. The project does not occupy
any Federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James A.
Besha, P.E., President, Albany
Engineering Corporation, 5 Washington
Square, Albany, New York 12205; (518)
456–7712.
i. FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton
at (202) 502–8785 or
carolyn.templeton@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal,
State, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item (l) below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
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person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: September 29, 2009.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Additional study requests and
requests for cooperating agency status
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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp)
under the ‘‘efiling’’ link. For a simpler
method of submitting text only
comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric
Project consists of the following existing
facilities: (1) A 13-foot-high, 240-footlong, masonry gravity dam with a
Taintor gate and trash sluice near the
south abutment; (2) a 46-acre reservoir
with a normal pool elevation of 174.3
feet USGS datum; (3) two 7.5-footdiameter, 2,860-foot-long, riveted-steel
pipelines; (4) a 25-foot-diameter surge
tank; (5) two 200-foot-long steel
penstocks; (6) a powerhouse containing
a single 2.8-megawatt generating unit;
and (7) other appurtenances.
The following generating equipment
is proposed as part of the new license:
(1) A minimum flow turbine located in
the powerhouse utilizing a rated flow
range of 10—65 cubic feet per second
(cfs) and rated at 590 horsepower at 97
feet of head directly connected to a 440kVA generator; and (2) a minimum flow
turbine utilizing a rated flow range of 15
cfs and rated at 37 horsepower at 30 feet
of head, directly connected to a 35-kVA
generator and located at the existing
dam and intake, and discharging
directly to the current bypass reach
immediately below the dam via an
equalizing weir.
No new transmission lines are
proposed for this project. The following
equipment would be procured and
installed to replace equipment
previously removed from the project: (1)
A new step up transformer and 50-foot
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generator leads; and (2) a new 34.5kilovolt (kV) primary circuit breaker,
adjacent to the proposed step up
transformer and 34.5-kV, 40-foot
primary leads to an existing adjacent
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
substation.
o. 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 (h) 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.
p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the New York State
Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by § 106, National Historic
Preservation Act, and the regulations of
the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate.
Issue deficiency letter; September
2009.
Issue acceptance letter; January 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for
comments; February 2010.
Request additional information;
March 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 2; April
2010.
Notice of application is ready for
environmental analysis; April 2010.
Notice of the availability of the draft
EA; December 2010.
Notice of the availability of the final
EA; April 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 2727–085; 2666–032; 2534–
091; 2710–053, and 2712–072]
PPL Maine, LLC; Black Bear Hydro
Partners, LLC; Notice of Application
for Transfer of License, and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests
August 5, 2009.
On July 24, 2009, PPL Maine, LLC
(Transferor) and Black Bear Hydro
Partners, LLC (Transferee) filed a joint
application for transfer of licenses of the
Ellsworth Project No. 2727, Medway
Project No. 2666, Milford Project No.
2534, Orono Project No. 2710, and the
Stillwater Project No. 2712. The
Ellsworth Project is located on the
Union River near the city of Ellsworth
in Hancock County, Maine. The
Medway Project is located on the West
Branch Penobscot River near the city of
Medway in Penobscot County, Maine.
The Milford Project is located on the
Penobscot River near the city of Old
Town in Penobscot County, Maine. The
Orono and Stillwater Projects are
located on the Stillwater Branch of the
Penobscot River near the city of Orono
in Penobscot County, Maine.
Applicants seek Commission approval
to transfer the licenses for the Ellsworth,
Medway, Milford, Orono, and Stillwater
Projects from PPL Maine, LLC, to Black
Bear Hydro Partners, LLC.
Applicant Contact: For Transferor:
Jesse A. Dillon, PPL Maine, LLC, c/o
PPL Services Corporation, Office of
General Counsel, Two North Ninth
Street, Allentown, PA 18101, (610) 774–
5013.
For Transferee: Christine Miller, Esq.
Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC, c/o
ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, 200
Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02117,
(617) 531–6338.
FERC Contact: Steven Sachs, (202)
502–8666 or Steven.Sachs@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 30
days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments and motions to intervene
may be filed electronically via the
Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2696-033]
Albany Engineering Corporation; and Town of Stuyvesant; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests
DATES: August 5, 2009.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: P-2696-033.
c. Date filed: July 31, 2009.
d. Applicants: Albany Engineering Corporation and the Town of
Stuyvesant.
e. Name of Project: Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on Kinderhook Creek
(in the Hudson River drainage basin) in the town of Stuyvesant,
Columbia County, New York. The project does not occupy any Federal
lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James A. Besha, P.E., President, Albany
Engineering Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, New York 12205;
(518) 456-7712.
i. FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton at (202) 502-8785 or
carolyn.templeton@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such
requests described in item (l) below. Cooperating agencies should note
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ]
61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
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person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted
in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of
the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later
than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a
copy of the request on the applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status: September 29, 2009.
All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency
status 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/docs-filing/ferconline.asp) under the ``efiling''
link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on
``Quick Comment.''
m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
n. The Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project consists of the
following existing facilities: (1) A 13-foot-high, 240-foot-long,
masonry gravity dam with a Taintor gate and trash sluice near the south
abutment; (2) a 46-acre reservoir with a normal pool elevation of 174.3
feet USGS datum; (3) two 7.5-foot-diameter, 2,860-foot-long, riveted-
steel pipelines; (4) a 25-foot-diameter surge tank; (5) two 200-foot-
long steel penstocks; (6) a powerhouse containing a single 2.8-megawatt
generating unit; and (7) other appurtenances.
The following generating equipment is proposed as part of the new
license: (1) A minimum flow turbine located in the powerhouse utilizing
a rated flow range of 10--65 cubic feet per second (cfs) and rated at
590 horsepower at 97 feet of head directly connected to a 440-kVA
generator; and (2) a minimum flow turbine utilizing a rated flow range
of 15 cfs and rated at 37 horsepower at 30 feet of head, directly
connected to a 35-kVA generator and located at the existing dam and
intake, and discharging directly to the current bypass reach
immediately below the dam via an equalizing weir.
No new transmission lines are proposed for this project. The
following equipment would be procured and installed to replace
equipment previously removed from the project: (1) A new step up
transformer and 50-foot generator leads; and (2) a new 34.5-kilovolt
(kV) primary circuit breaker, adjacent to the proposed step up
transformer and 34.5-kV, 40-foot primary leads to an existing adjacent
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation substation.
o. 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 (h) 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.
p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the New
York State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by Sec. 106,
National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4.
q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule
will be made as appropriate.
Issue deficiency letter; September 2009.
Issue acceptance letter; January 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments; February 2010.
Request additional information; March 2010.
Issue Scoping Document 2; April 2010.
Notice of application is ready for environmental analysis; April
2010.
Notice of the availability of the draft EA; December 2010.
Notice of the availability of the final EA; April 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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