Qualified Hydro 25, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Competing Applications, 10360 [2011-4087]

Download as PDF 10360 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 37 / Thursday, February 24, 2011 / Notices [Docket No. EL11–21–000] FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2011. Central Transmission LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Dated: February 16, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Take notice that on February 8, 2011, pursuant to section 219 of the Federal Power Act,1 Rule 207 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, and Order No. 679,2 Central Transmission LLC filed a Petition for Declaratory Order (Petition) requesting that the Commission grant their request for incentive rate treatments, as more fully described in its Petition. 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 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 1 16 U.S.C. 824s (2007); Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, 1241, 119 Stat. 594,961–62 (2005) (EPAct 2005), amended the FPA by adding section 219. 2 Promoting Transmission Investment through Pricing Reform, Order No. 679, 2006–2007 FERC Stats. & Regs., Regs. Preambles ¶ 31,222, order on reh’g, Order No. 679–A, 2006–2007 FERC Stats. & Regs., Regs. Preambles ¶ 31,236 (2006), order on reh’g, Order No. 679–A, 119 FERC ¶ 61,062 (2007). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:21 Feb 23, 2011 Jkt 223001 [FR Doc. 2011–4084 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13850–000] Qualified Hydro 25, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Competing Applications On September 30, 2010, Qualified Hydro 25, 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 Easton Diversion Dam Hydroelectric Project (Easton Dam project) to be located on the Yakima River near Easton in Kittitas 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) An existing 66-foothigh, 248-foot-long concrete gravity dam on the Yakima River which is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; (2) an existing gated outlet with a 1,320 cubic feet per second capacity; (3) a new 20-foot-wide concrete intake structure with trash racks and intake gates; (4) a new 325foot-long, 72-inch-diameter steel penstock from the intake structure to the powerhouse; (5) a 50-foot by 40-foot reinforced concrete powerhouse containing one Kaplan turbine with a capacity of 1.2 megawatts; (6) a new substation; (7) a new approximately 1,400-foot-long, 34.5–69 kilovolt transmission line which will tie into an undetermined interconnection; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Easton Dam project would be 5.0 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminthan, Qualified Hydro 25, LLC, PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33 Commercial St., Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283–2822. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen (202) 502–8074 or by e-mail at ryan.hansen@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 Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13850–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: February 16, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13850-000]


Qualified Hydro 25, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On September 30, 2010, Qualified Hydro 25, 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 Easton Diversion 
Dam Hydroelectric Project (Easton Dam project) to be located on the 
Yakima River near Easton in Kittitas 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) An 
existing 66-foot-high, 248-foot-long concrete gravity dam on the Yakima 
River which is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; 
(2) an existing gated outlet with a 1,320 cubic feet per second 
capacity; (3) a new 20-foot-wide concrete intake structure with trash 
racks and intake gates; (4) a new 325-foot-long, 72-inch-diameter steel 
penstock from the intake structure to the powerhouse; (5) a 50-foot by 
40-foot reinforced concrete powerhouse containing one Kaplan turbine 
with a capacity of 1.2 megawatts; (6) a new substation; (7) a new 
approximately 1,400-foot-long, 34.5-69 kilovolt transmission line which 
will tie into an undetermined interconnection; and (8) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Easton Dam project 
would be 5.0 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminthan, Qualified Hydro 25, LLC, 33 
Commercial St., Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 283-2822.
    FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen (202) 502-8074 or by e-mail at 
ryan.hansen@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 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-13850-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 16, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-4087 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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