Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 6020-6021 [2010-2485]

Download as PDF 6020 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 24 / Friday, February 5, 2010 / Notices The discussions at each of the meetings described above may address matters at issue in pending proceedings including the following: Docket Nos. EL07–39 and ER08–695, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. EL09–57, Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC v. New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. EL10–033, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER01–3155, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket Nos. ER01–3001–021/ER03– 647–012 and ER01–3001–022/ER03– 647–013, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER04–449, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER04–230, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER07–612, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER08–1281, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Docket No. ER08–867, New York Independent System Operator, Inc. 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For more information, contact Jesse Hensley, Office of Energy Markets Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502– 6228 or Jesse.Hensley@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Project, BPA will construct a new substation (Central Ferry Substation) on the Little Goose-Lower Granite 500kilovolt transmission lines near the Port of Central Ferry, Washington. This decision to interconnect the Wind Project is consistent with and tiered to BPA’s Business Plan Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS–0183, June 1995), and the Business Plan Record of Decision (BP ROD, August 1995). ADDRESSES: Copies of this tiered ROD and the Business Plan EIS may be obtained by calling BPA’s toll-free document request line, 1–800–622– 4520. The RODs and EIS are also available on our Web site, https:// www.efw.bpa.gov. [FR Doc. 2010–2482 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration Electrical Interconnection of the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision (ROD). SUMMARY: The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has decided to offer Puget Sound Energy Inc., a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement for interconnection of up to 1250 megawatts of power into the Federal Columbia River Transmission System. The power would be generated from their proposed Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project (Wind Project) in Garfield and Columbia counties, Washington. To interconnect the Wind FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tish Eaton, Bonneville Power Administration—KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208–3621; toll-free telephone number 1–800–622–4519; fax number 503–230–5699; or e-mail tkeaton@bpa.gov. Issued in Portland, Oregon, on January 28, 2010. Stephen J. Wright, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–2518 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications January 29, 2010. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Brookfield Power United States Generation Development, LLC ........................................................................................ Robertson Energy Group, LLC ........................................................................................................................................... Brookfield Power United States Generation Development, LLC (Brookfield Power) and Robertson Energy Group, LLC (Robertson Energy) filed preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the George W. Andrews Hydroelectric Project located at the existing George W. Andrews Lock and Dam on the Chattahoochee River, Early County, Georgia, and Huston County, Alabama, near the town of Columbia, Alabama. The projects would occupy federal lands under the jurisdiction of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:26 Feb 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 Projects description: The proposed George W. Andrews Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project by Brookfield Power (Project No. 13077– 000, filed on November 16, 2007), would be built on the Alabama side and would consist of: (1) A new powerhouse containing four new pit turbinegenerators each rated at 6 MW for a total PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Project No. 13077–000. Project No. 13081–000. combined plant capacity of 24 MW; (2) an intake channel and a tailrace channel; (3) an approximately ten miles long transmission line connecting the powerhouse to an existing substation; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 89 gigawatt-hours. The proposed George W. Andrews Hydroelectric Project by Robertson Energy (Project No. 13081–000, filed on November 21, 2007), would be built on the Alabama side and would consist of: (1) A new powerhouse containing four new turbine-generators each rated at 4 MW for a total combined plant capacity of 16 MW; (2) an intake channel and a E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 24 / Friday, February 5, 2010 / Notices tailrace channel; (3) an approximately ten miles long transmission line connecting the powerhouse to an existing substation; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 75 gigawatt-hours. Applicants Contact: For Brookfield Power: Mr. Jeffrey M. Auser, P.E., BPUS Generation Development LLC, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088, telephone: (315) 413–2821. For Robertson Energy: Mr. James R. Robertson, 5702 Reno Court, Boonsboro, MD 21713, telephone: (301) 432–7882. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502–6211. 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/ ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler method of submitting text only comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’ For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight 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 the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13077–000, or 13081–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–2485 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:26 Feb 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, February 12, 2010. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR10–6–000] Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval Take notice that on January 15, 2010, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation (AOG) filed a petition for rate approval pursuant to section 284.123(b)(2) of the Commission’s regulations. AOG requests that the Commission approve a decrease in its maximum interruptible transportation rate from $0.1502 to $0.0515 per MMBtu and a decrease for company fuel use and lost and unaccounted for gas charge from 2.87 percent to 2.65 percent. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding must file a motion 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 and 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 date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not 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. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–2481 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P January 29, 2010. PO 00000 6021 Sfmt 9990 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP10–12–000] Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Staff Protest to Proposed Blanket Certificate Activity January 29, 2010. Commission staff (Protestor) hereby withdraws its Protest to the Proposed Blanket Certificate Activity filed in the above-referenced proceeding on January 7, 2010. In its prior notice request filed on October 29, 2009 (in Docket No. CP10– 12–000) and noticed on November 9, 2009,1 Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC proposed to replace, upgrade, and relocate portions of the existing St. Petersburg and Clearwater South Laterals and Block Valve 24–10 in the City of Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida. Protestor protested the prior notice because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) had not determined if the proposed project would impact any federally listed threatened or endangered species. Subsequent to the filing of the protest, USFWS made a determination that no impacts on federally listed species would occur as a result of the proposed project. Thus, Protestor’s environmental concern has been satisfied. Accordingly, Protestor hereby withdraws its Protest to the Proposed Blanket Certificate Activity filed in the instant docket on January 7, 2010. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–2486 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Notice of the request was published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2009 (74 FR 59,161). E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for 
Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

January 29, 2010.

Brookfield Power United States      Project No. 13077-000.
 Generation Development, LLC.
Robertson Energy Group, LLC.......  Project No. 13081-000.
 

    Brookfield Power United States Generation Development, LLC 
(Brookfield Power) and Robertson Energy Group, LLC (Robertson Energy) 
filed preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the George W. 
Andrews Hydroelectric Project located at the existing George W. Andrews 
Lock and Dam on the Chattahoochee River, Early County, Georgia, and 
Huston County, Alabama, near the town of Columbia, Alabama. The 
projects would occupy federal lands under the jurisdiction of the U. S. 
Army Corps of Engineers. 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 Projects description:
    The proposed George W. Andrews Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project 
by Brookfield Power (Project No. 13077-000, filed on November 16, 
2007), would be built on the Alabama side and would consist of: (1) A 
new powerhouse containing four new pit turbine-generators each rated at 
6 MW for a total combined plant capacity of 24 MW; (2) an intake 
channel and a tailrace channel; (3) an approximately ten miles long 
transmission line connecting the powerhouse to an existing substation; 
and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an 
average annual generation of 89 gigawatt-hours.
    The proposed George W. Andrews Hydroelectric Project by Robertson 
Energy (Project No. 13081-000, filed on November 21, 2007), would be 
built on the Alabama side and would consist of: (1) A new powerhouse 
containing four new turbine-generators each rated at 4 MW for a total 
combined plant capacity of 16 MW; (2) an intake channel and a

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tailrace channel; (3) an approximately ten miles long transmission line 
connecting the powerhouse to an existing substation; and (4) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average 
annual generation of 75 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicants Contact: For Brookfield Power: Mr. Jeffrey M. Auser, 
P.E., BPUS Generation Development LLC, 225 Greenfield Parkway, Suite 
201, Liverpool, NY 13088, telephone: (315) 413-2821. For Robertson 
Energy: Mr. James R. Robertson, 5702 Reno Court, Boonsboro, MD 21713, 
telephone: (301) 432-7882.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, (202) 502-6211.
    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/ferconline.asp) under the 
``eFiling'' link. For a simpler method of submitting text only 
comments, click on ``Quick Comment.'' For assistance, please contact 
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at 
(866) 208-3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although the 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be 
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight 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 the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13077-000, or 13081-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-2485 Filed 2-4-10; 8:45 am]
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