Medicine Bow Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 59706-59707 [2010-24230]

Download as PDF 59706 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 28, 2010 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13661–000] Coastal Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES September 21, 2010. On February 9, 2010, and supplemented on July 16, 2010, Coastal Hydropower, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Walterville Headgate Dam Hydroelectric Project, to be located at the Walterville Headgate Dam on the Walterville Canal, a tributary of the McKenzie River, in Lane County, Oregon. 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 the following: (1) Three new submersible Kaplan turbine/generator units with a total installed capacity of 1.5 megawatts, to be installed replacing some sections of the existing dam; (2) a new control house building; and (3) a new approximately 1,200-foot-long, 15kilovolt transmission line interconnecting to an existing transmission line. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 7.9 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Neil Anderson, Coastal Hydropower, LLC, Key Centre, 601 108th Avenue, NE., Suite 1900, Bellevue, WA 98004; phone: (425) 943– 7690. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman; phone: (202) 502–6077. 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:22 Sep 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven 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–13661–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–24234 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13836–000] Medicine Bow Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications September 21, 2010. On August 30, 2010, Medicine Bow Hydro, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Medicine Bow Pumped Storage Project (Medicine Bow Project) to be located in Carbon County, Idaho. 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 will consist of the following: (1) A 9,200-footcircumference, 60-foot-high earth or rockfilled embankment; creating an 88acre upper reservoir with a storage capacity of 8,750-acre-foot at an elevation of 8,375 feet mean sea level PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (msl); (2) a 1,480-foot-long, 210-foothigh earth and rockfill or concrete-face rockfill dam; creating an 121-acre lower reservoir with a storage capacity of 8,900-acre-foot at an elevation of 7,325 feet msl; (3) a 19-foot-diameter, 600foot-long concrete-lined low pressure tunnel; (4) a 19-foot-diameter, 5,060foot-long high pressure concrete-lined tunnel; (5) a 280-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse containing one reversible 200-megawatt (MW) turbine/generator unit, and two 100– MW turbine/generator units, for a total installed capacity of 400 MW; (6) a 2,600-foot-long, 22.5-foot-diameter tailrace between the powerhouse and the lower reservoir; (7) an approximately 6.8-mile-long, 230kilovolt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the existing Miracle Mile-Cheyenne transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Medicine Bow Project would be 1,226,400 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin Street, Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 246–9925. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper (202) 502–6136. 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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven 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 http: //www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13836–000) in the docket number field to access the E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 28, 2010 / Notices document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–24230 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13662–000] Coastal Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES September 21, 2010. On February 9, 2010, and supplemented on July 16, 2010, Coastal Hydropower, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Winchester Dam Hydroelectric Project, to be located at the Winchester dam on the North Umpqua River, in Douglas County, Oregon. 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 the following: (1) Five new submersible Kaplan turbine/generator units with a total installed capacity of 2.5 megawatts, to be installed replacing sections of the existing dam; (2) a new control house building; and (3) a new approximately 100-foot-long, 20-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting to an existing substation. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 13 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Neil Anderson, Coastal Hydropower, LLC, Key Centre, 601 108th Avenue, NE., Suite 1900, Bellevue, WA 98004; phone: (425) 943– 7690. FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman; phone: (202) 502–6077. 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:22 Sep 27, 2010 Jkt 220001 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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven 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 http: //www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13662–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–24235 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 59707 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 7 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 (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, October 4, 2010. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2010–24232 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] [Docket No. PR10–111–000] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Public Service Company of Colorado; Notice of Rate Election DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY September 21, 2010. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Take notice that on September 17, 2010, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) filed a Rate Election pursuant to section 284.123(b)(1)(ii) of the Commission’s regulations. PSCo proposes to utilize rates that are the same as those contained in PSCo’s transportation rate schedules for comparable intrastate service on file with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (Colorado PUC). Any person desiring to participate in this rate 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 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Docket No. ER02–2001–016; Docket No. ER06–885–000; Docket No. ER04–289–000] Electric Quarterly Reports; BM2 LLC; DJGW, LLC; Order on Intent To Revoke Market-Based Rate Authority Issued September 22, 2010. Before Commissioners: Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman; Marc Spitzer, Philip D. Moeller, John R. Norris, and Cheryl A. LaFleur. 1. Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824d (2006), and 18 CFR part 35 (2010), require, among other things, that all rates, terms, and conditions of jurisdictional services be filed with the Commission. In Order No. 2001, the Commission revised its public utility filing requirements and established a requirement for public utilities, including power marketers, to E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13836-000]


Medicine Bow Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

September 21, 2010.
    On August 30, 2010, Medicine Bow Hydro, LLC filed an application 
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Medicine Bow 
Pumped Storage Project (Medicine Bow Project) to be located in Carbon 
County, Idaho. 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 will consist of the following: (1) A 9,200-
foot-circumference, 60-foot-high earth or rockfilled embankment; 
creating an 88-acre upper reservoir with a storage capacity of 8,750-
acre-foot at an elevation of 8,375 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 
1,480-foot-long, 210-foot-high earth and rockfill or concrete-face 
rockfill dam; creating an 121-acre lower reservoir with a storage 
capacity of 8,900-acre-foot at an elevation of 7,325 feet msl; (3) a 
19-foot-diameter, 600-foot-long concrete-lined low pressure tunnel; (4) 
a 19-foot-diameter, 5,060-foot-long high pressure concrete-lined 
tunnel; (5) a 280-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse 
containing one reversible 200-megawatt (MW) turbine/generator unit, and 
two 100-MW turbine/generator units, for a total installed capacity of 
400 MW; (6) a 2,600-foot-long, 22.5-foot-diameter tailrace between the 
powerhouse and the lower reservoir; (7) an approximately 6.8-mile-long, 
230-kilovolt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the 
existing Miracle Mile-Cheyenne transmission line; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Medicine Bow Project 
would be 1,226,400 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. 
Franklin Street, Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 246-9925.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper (202) 502-6136.
    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. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, 
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and 
seven 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-13836-000) in the docket number field to 
access the

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document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24230 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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