Bishop Tungsten Development, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 66079-66080 [2010-27121]
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ensure that analyses needed to satisfy its
NEPA obligations for its loan guarantee
decision are included.
Agency Purpose and Need: Western’s
purpose and need for the RSEP is to
respond to RSE’s requested
interconnection in accordance with
Western’s Open Access Transmission
Tariff. LGP’s purpose and need for the
RSEP is to determine whether RSE’s
project is eligible for a guarantee under
EPAct 2005. DOE is using the NEPA
process to assist in determining whether
to issue a loan guarantee to RSE to
support the proposed project. The
BLM’s purpose and need for the RSEP
is to respond to RSE’s application under
Title V of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1761) for
a ROW grant to construct the 161-kV/
230-kV transmission line, substation,
access road, and fiber optic line on
public lands in compliance with
FLPMA, BLM ROW regulations, and
other applicable Federal laws. The BLM
will respond to RSE’s ROW application
by approving, approving with
modifications, or denying RSE’S
application.
Proposed Agency Actions: Western’s
proposed action is to interconnect the
proposed Project to Western’s existing
Parker-Blythe transmission line and to
replace an overhead ground wire on its
existing Parker-Blythe transmission
with a fiber optic ground wire to allow
communication from the new plant to
the existing system. The LGP’s proposed
action is to issue a loan guarantee to
RSE. The BLM’s proposed action is to
authorize a ROW in favor of a 161-kV/
230-kV transmission line, access road,
and fiber optic line. The BLM would
also amend the CDCA Plan to include
this project. The CDCA Plan (1980, as
amended), states that new electric
transmission facilities on lands
designated as Multiple-Use Class M may
be allowed only within designated
corridors. If the BLM decides to grant a
ROW for this Project, the CDCA Plan
would be amended to designate a new
utility corridor in support of the 161kV/230-kV electrical transmission
towers and cables.
Western, LGP, BLM, and the CEC
have agreed to conduct a joint
environmental review of the proposed
Project in a single combined NEPA/
CEQA process and document. For
purposes of NEPA compliance, Western,
on behalf of DOE, is serving as the lead
Federal agency with the BLM acting as
a cooperating agency. The Draft EIS/SA
analyzes site-specific impacts on air
quality, biological resources, recreation,
cultural resources, water resources,
geological resources and hazards,
hazardous materials handling, land use,
noise, paleontological resources,
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wilderness characteristics, public
health, socioeconomics, soils, traffic and
transportation, visual resources, waste
management, worker safety and fire
protection, as well as facility design
engineering, efficiency, reliability,
transmission system engineering, and
transmission line safety and nuisance.
As required under NEPA, the draft
EIS/SA analyzes a no action alternative
that would not require a CDCA Plan
amendment. The draft EIS/SA also
analyzes two no-project alternatives that
reject the proposed Project but amend
the CDCA Plan to (1) designate the
project area as available to future solar
energy power generation projects or (2)
designate the project area as unavailable
to future solar energy power generation
projects.
Dated: October 8, 2010.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
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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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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on November 5, 2010.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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National Grid USA; Notice of Filing
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
October 20, 2010.
Take notice that on October 15, 2010,
pursuant to Rule 215 of the Rules of
Practice and Procedure of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission), National Grid USA filed
an amended petition supplementing and
clarifying its request, originally filed on
May 19, 2010, for waiver of certain of
the affiliate pricing rules as established
by the Commission’s Order Nos. 707
and 707–A.1
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
1 Cross-Subsidization Restrictions on Affiliate
Transactions, Order No. 707, 73 FR 11013 (Feb. 29,
2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,264, at P 4–5, order
on rehearing, Order No. 707–A, 73 FR 43072 (Jul.
24, 2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,272 (2008).
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13586–000]
Bishop Tungsten Development, LLC;
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
October 20, 2010.
On November 9, 2009, Bishop
Tungsten Development, 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 Lower Pine Creek Mine
Canyon Hydroelectric Project to be
located near the town of Bishop, in Inyo
County, California. 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.
An existing network of penstocks
collect and convey the existing Pine
Creek Mine discharge water above the
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project area. The mine discharge
averages up to 14 cfs. The proposed
project would utilize a single,
approximately 20-inch-in-diameter
conduit within the project area that
would convey the discharge water to the
turbine where the pressure would be
reduced. The applicant proposes to
interconnect with an existing 56kilovolt transmission line, maintained
by Southern California Edison, which
runs the length of the canyon. The
estimated annual generation of the
project would be 26,300,000 kilowatthours.
Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Hicks,
Bishop Tungsten Development, LLC,
725 9050 Pine Creek Road, Bishop, CA
93514; phone: (706) 387–2080.
FERC Contact: Shana Murray (202)
502–8333.
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–13586–000) in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13686–000]
KC Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
October 20, 2010.
On March 23, 2010, and
supplemented on May 27, 2010, KC
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
Cline Falls Hydro Project located on the
Deschutes River in Deschutes 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 will consist of
the following: (1) A 5-foot-high, 300foot-long diversion structure; (2) a pond
with a storage capacity of 1 to 2 acrefeet; (3) a canal and box flume,
connected to a 96-inch-diameter, 45foot-long steel penstock; (4) a
powerhouse containing a 750-kW
Francis turbine/generator; (5) a tailrace
leading from a rock chamber located
under the turbine to the River; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. Annual energy
production is estimated to be 807
megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Kelly W.
Sackheim, Managing Member, 5096
Cocoa Palm Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628;
phone: (916) 962–2271.
FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott (202)
502–6480.
The deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent),
or notices of intent to file competing
applications has been extended 60 days
from the issuance of this notice to
December 20, 2010. Entities that have
already filed comments, motions to
intervene, competing applications, or
notices of intent to file competing
applications do not need to re-file.
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
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website 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–13686) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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White River Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
October 20, 2010.
On July 1, 2010, and supplemented
July 15, 20101, White River Hydro, LLC
filed an application for a preliminary
permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act, proposing to study
the feasibility of the White River
Hydroelectric Project, located on the
White River in Pierce County,
Washington. 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) A 352-foot-long, 11foot-high timber constructed dam with a
7-foot-high aluminum flashboard; (2) a
fish recovery pond containing a 5-foot-
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13586-000]
Bishop Tungsten Development, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
October 20, 2010.
On November 9, 2009, Bishop Tungsten Development, 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
Lower Pine Creek Mine Canyon Hydroelectric Project to be located near
the town of Bishop, in Inyo County, California. 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.
An existing network of penstocks collect and convey the existing
Pine Creek Mine discharge water above the
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project area. The mine discharge averages up to 14 cfs. The proposed
project would utilize a single, approximately 20-inch-in-diameter
conduit within the project area that would convey the discharge water
to the turbine where the pressure would be reduced. The applicant
proposes to interconnect with an existing 56-kilovolt transmission
line, maintained by Southern California Edison, which runs the length
of the canyon. The estimated annual generation of the project would be
26,300,000 kilowatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Douglas A. Hicks, Bishop Tungsten Development,
LLC, 725 9050 Pine Creek Road, Bishop, CA 93514; phone: (706) 387-2080.
FERC Contact: Shana Murray (202) 502-8333.
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-13586-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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