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[FR Doc. 2011–541 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13863–000] Mount Storm Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES January 6, 2011. On October 14, 2010, Mount Storm 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 Mount Storm Pumped Storage Project to be located near Maysville, in Grant County, West Virginia. 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 project would consist of two artificial, lined reservoirs created by the construction of embankments. Two options for the upper reservoir site are proposed. The Option A upper reservoir would be joined with the lower reservoir by approximately 7,600 feet of conduit. Maximum hydraulic head would be 1,590 feet. Equipment would VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:15 Jan 12, 2011 Jkt 223001 consist of one 200-megawatt (MW), one 100-MW, and one 50-MW reversible pump-turbines, totaling 350 MW of generating capacity, with up to 100 MW of additional pumping capacity, for a total of 450 MW pumping capacity. Annual energy production is projected to be approximately 1,073,100 megawatt-hours (MWh). The Option B upper reservoir would be joined with the lower reservoir by approximately 13,870 feet of conduit. Maximum hydraulic head would be 1,470 feet. Equipment would consist of one 150-MW, one 100-MW, and one 50MW reversible pump-turbines, totaling 300 MW of generating capacity, with up to 100 MW of additional pumping capacity, for a total of 400 MW pumping capacity. Annual energy production is projected to be approximately 919,800 MWh. For either option, the project would interconnect with either of three possible 500-kilovolt (kV) lines on the Allegheny Power system via a new, single-circuit 230-kV line about 4 miles in length. These 500-kV lines include the Greenland Gap-Meadow Brook line, the Mt. Storm-Doubs line, and the planned Trans-Allegheny Interstate line. Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (904) 216–0254, e-mail: mshapiro@gridflexenergy.com. FERC Contact: John Mudre (202) 502– 8902 or john.mudre@ferc.gov. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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–13863–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–545 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–55–000] Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization January 5, 2011. Take notice that on December 20, 2010, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South), 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, Texas 77046, filed in Docket No. CP11–55–000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.2216 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Gulf South’s blanket certificate for authorization to construct, operate, and maintain one new 8,180 horsepower (hp) compressor unit at the existing Hall Summit Compressor Station located in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Specifically, Gulf South seeks to enhance service provided to customers from its Bistineau Storage Field (Bisteneau) by increasing pressure of the gas flowing on its line Index 266–17 from Bistineau to allow it to enter Gulf South’s high pressure 42-inch pipeline. Gulf South avers that the new unit will operate only as a pressure management unit and no new capacity will be created, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM 13JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13863-000]


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

January 6, 2011.
    On October 14, 2010, Mount Storm 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 Mount Storm Pumped 
Storage Project to be located near Maysville, in Grant County, West 
Virginia. 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 project would consist of two artificial, lined reservoirs 
created by the construction of embankments. Two options for the upper 
reservoir site are proposed. The Option A upper reservoir would be 
joined with the lower reservoir by approximately 7,600 feet of conduit. 
Maximum hydraulic head would be 1,590 feet. Equipment would consist of 
one 200-megawatt (MW), one 100-MW, and one 50-MW reversible pump-
turbines, totaling 350 MW of generating capacity, with up to 100 MW of 
additional pumping capacity, for a total of 450 MW pumping capacity. 
Annual energy production is projected to be approximately 1,073,100 
megawatt-hours (MWh).
    The Option B upper reservoir would be joined with the lower 
reservoir by approximately 13,870 feet of conduit. Maximum hydraulic 
head would be 1,470 feet. Equipment would consist of one 150-MW, one 
100-MW, and one 50-MW reversible pump-turbines, totaling 300 MW of 
generating capacity, with up to 100 MW of additional pumping capacity, 
for a total of 400 MW pumping capacity. Annual energy production is 
projected to be approximately 919,800 MWh.
    For either option, the project would interconnect with either of 
three possible 500-kilovolt (kV) lines on the Allegheny Power system 
via a new, single-circuit 230-kV line about 4 miles in length. These 
500-kV lines include the Greenland Gap-Meadow Brook line, the Mt. 
Storm-Doubs line, and the planned Trans-Allegheny Interstate line.
    Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 
W. Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (904) 216-0254, e-
mail: mshapiro@gridflexenergy.com.
    FERC Contact: John Mudre (202) 502-8902 or john.mudre@ferc.gov.
    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 the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13863-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-545 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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