PPL Maine, LLC; Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of License, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests, 40578-40579 [E9-19271]
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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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these types of filings please go to the
Commission’s Web site located at
https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about
this project can be viewed or printed on
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket
number (P–2727–085 etc.) in the docket
number field to access the document.
For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3372.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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August 05, 2009.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG09–76–000.
Applicants: Sollunar Energy, Inc.
Description: Amendment to
Application of Sollunar Energy, Inc.
Filed Date: 08/04/2009.
Accession Number: 20090804–5092.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER97–4281–020.
Applicants: NRG Power Marketing
LLC, Louisiana Generating LLC, Bayou
Cove Peaking Power LLC, Big Cajun I
Peaking Power LLC, NRG Sterlington
Power LLC.
Description: NRG Power Marketing,
LLC submits an amendment to its 6/30/
09 request for classification as Category
1 seller in the Central and Southwest
Power Pool regions as amended on 7/
22/09.
Filed Date: 08/03/2009.
Accession Number: 20090805–0017.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, August 24, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER99–1610–036;
ER99–1610–037; ER98–4590–029;
ER98–2640–032.
Applicants: Southwestern Public
Service Company; Public Service
Company of Colorado; Northern States
Power Companies.
Description: Southwestern Public
Service Company submits market-based
rate authorization Triennial Market
Power Analysis and a change in status
report.
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Filed Date: 07/31/2009.
Accession Number: 20090804–0158.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER07–1130–003;
ER97–4143–021; ER98–2075–026;
ER98–542–023.
Applicants: AEP Service Corporation,
AEP Energy Partners, Inc., CSW Energy
Services, Inc., Central and South West
Services, Inc.
Description: American Electric Power
Service Corporation submits updated
market power analysis.
Filed Date: 07/31/2009.
Accession Number: 20090805–0013.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER01–3103–018.
Applicants: Astoria Energy LLC,
Astoria Energy II LLC.
Description: Astoria Energy Files
Under Ord. 697–C re Astoria Energy II.
Filed Date: 07/31/2009.
Accession Number: 20090731–5132.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, August 21, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1412–001.
Applicants: U.S. Energy Partners LLC.
Description: US Energy Partners, LLC
submits revised Petition for Acceptance
of Initial Tariff, Waivers and Blanket
Authority.
Filed Date: 08/04/2009.
Accession Number: 20090805–0024.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1426–002.
Applicants: Lehman Brothers
Commodity Services Inc.
Description: Lehman Brothers
Commodity Services, Inc. submits
notice of cancellation of First Revised
FERC Electric Tariff No. 1, effective
9/30/09.
Filed Date: 07/31/2009.
Accession Number: 20090804–0152.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, August 21, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1541–000.
Applicants: MidAmerican Energy
Company.
Description: MidAmerican Energy
Company submits Affected Systems
Engineering and Procurement
Agreement dated 7/24/09 with Interstate
Power and Light Co.
Filed Date: 08/03/2009.
Accession Number: 20090804–0153.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, August 24, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1542–000.
Applicants: California Independent
System Operator Corporation.
Description: California Independent
System Operator Corporation submits
an amendment to its tariff etc.
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Filed Date: 08/03/2009.
Accession Number: 20090804–0154.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, August 24, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1543–000.
Applicants: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Description: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
submits proposed revisions to Section
22.3 of its Open Access Transmission,
Energy and Operating Reserve Markets
Tariff.
Filed Date: 08/04/2009.
Accession Number: 20090804–0161.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1545–000.
Applicants: Portland General Electric
Company.
Description: Portland General Electric
Company submits Average System Cost
filing for sales of electric power to the
Bonneville Power Administration.
Filed Date: 08/04/2009.
Accession Number: 20090805–0022.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. 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.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
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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 ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. 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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these types of filings please go to the Commission's Web site located
at https://www.ferc.gov/filing-comments.asp. More information about this
project 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-2727-085 etc.) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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