City of Tacoma, Washington; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions to Intervene, 12957-12958 [2011-5321]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 9, 2011 / Notices Dated: March 2, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Dated: March 3, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5316 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2011–5323 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL11–24–000] [Docket No. EF11–4–001] SunZia Transmission, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Western Area Power Administration; Notice of Filing Take notice that on March 3, 2011, the Western Area Power Administration, submitted its Open Access Transmission Tariff Compliance Filing, to be effective March 2, 2011. 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 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 24, 2011. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Mar 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 Take notice that on February 23, 2011, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2010), SunZia Transmission, LLC (SunZia) filed a revised petition for declaratory order requesting that the Commission find that: (i) Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP), SouthWestern Power Group (SWPG), ECP SunZia, LLC (ECP SunZia), and Shell WindEnergy Inc. (SWE) (collectively SunZia Owners) each owns that portion of the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project (Project) equal to its pro rata share of investment in the Project,1 (ii) SWPG, ECP SunZia, and SWE may allocate up to 50 percent of their pro rata shares of the Project to anchor customers through long-term firm negotiated rate contracts,2 and (iii) electrical interconnection or transmission requests with respect to the Project are premature prior to the Project attaining sufficient maturity as to its permitting, licensing, determination of the final alignment, and determination of the resulting estimated costs. 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 1 In addition to the SunZia Owners, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP) and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (TSGT) are sponsors of the Project. Neither SRP nor TSGT is a ‘‘public utility’’ within the meaning of section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act. 2 The remaining sponsors of the Project, SRP, TSGT, and TEP—all existing load-serving entities with existing transmission systems—plan to incorporate their pro rata shares of the Project into their transmission systems and provide service pursuant to their respective open access transmission tariffs (OATTs). As non-public utilities, SRP and TSGT are not required to file their OATTs with the Commission. PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12957 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Dated: March 3, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5324 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13885–000] City of Tacoma, Washington; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions to Intervene On November 22, 2010, the City of Tacoma, Washington (Tacoma), 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 Tacoma Water Supply Hydroelectric Project (Tacoma Project or project) to be located on the existing Tacoma Water Transmission System, in Pierce County, Washington.1 The sole 1 Tacoma filed a competing preliminary permit application in response to the notice for a preliminary permit application for the same site from Energy Exchange, Inc. for Project No. 13729. E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM Continued 09MRN1 12958 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 9, 2011 / Notices 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 has four sites that are being evaluated for potential hydropower installations, and would consist of the following: Site #1—Pipeline 1 into McMillin Reservoir Alternative (1) A new powerhouse, located at McMillan Reservoir, containing two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 500 kilowatts (kW); and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kilovolt (kV) distribution line owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the existing Pipeline 1, and exit the powerhouse directly into McMillan Reservoir. The project would produce an estimated average annual generation of about 2,400 megawatthours (MWh). Site #2—Second Supply Pipeline into P4 (1) A new powerhouse, located at the Portland Avenue Reservoir, containing two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 500 kW; and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kV distribution line owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the second supply pipeline and exit the powerhouse into either Pipeline 4 or into the Portland Avenue Reservoir. The project would produce an estimated average annual generation of about 2,400 MWh. Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Site #3—Second Supply Pipeline at the Flow Control Facility (1) A new powerhouse, located at the 112th Street Flow Control Facility site, containing two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,200 kW; and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kV distribution line owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the second supply pipeline, and exit the powerhouse back into the second supply pipeline. The project would produce an estimated average annual generation of about 5,100 MWh. Energy Exchange, Inc. withdrew its application on January 6, 2011, which became effective January 21, 2011. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Mar 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 Site #4—North Fork Well Field (1) A new powerhouse, located at the Green River headworks at the lower end of the Green River Watershed, containing two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 800 kW; and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kV distribution line owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the existing pipeline that brings water to the headworks from the North Field wells, and exit the powerhouse back into the existing Headworks Reservoir. The project would produce an estimated average annual generation of about 3,300 MWh. The combined generating capacity of all four sites would be 3,000 kW and the total estimated average annual generation would be 13,200 MWh. Applicant Contact: Mr. Glen George, Water Supply Manager, Tacoma Water, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98409–3192; phone: (253) 502–8737. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502–6408. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 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–13885–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: March 2, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5321 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13834–000] Amnor Hydro West Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 23, 2010, and supplemented on November 3, 2010, Amnor Hydro West, Inc. 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 Unity Dam Hydropower Project (project) to be located at the Unity reservoir and dam in Hereford, Baker County, Oregon. Unity reservoir and dam are owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are currently used for irrigation. 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 utilize flows from the Unity reservoir and would consist of the following: (1) A new 110-foot-long open channel beginning near the left abutment of the dam and connecting with three 63-inchdiameter butterfly valves; (2) three new 656-foot-long, 63-inch-diameter steel penstocks that connect to a new powerhouse; (3) a new 30-foot-long, 30foot-wide, 30-foot-high powerhouse with three Francis turbine/generating units for an installed capacity of 4 megawatts; (4) a new 98-foot-long tailrace; (5) a new 1,000-foot-long, 14.7kilovolt transmission line extending from the powerhouse to a proposed substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 17.5 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Adam Supronik, 42 Pearsall Street, Staten Island, NY 10305, phone: (347) 415– 9600. FERC Contact: Patrick Murphy; phone: (202) 502–8755. E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12957-12958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5321]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13885-000]


City of Tacoma, Washington; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions to 
Intervene

    On November 22, 2010, the City of Tacoma, Washington (Tacoma), 
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 Tacoma Water Supply Hydroelectric Project (Tacoma Project or 
project) to be located on the existing Tacoma Water Transmission 
System, in Pierce County, Washington.\1\ The sole

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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.
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    \1\ Tacoma filed a competing preliminary permit application in 
response to the notice for a preliminary permit application for the 
same site from Energy Exchange, Inc. for Project No. 13729. Energy 
Exchange, Inc. withdrew its application on January 6, 2011, which 
became effective January 21, 2011.
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    The proposed project has four sites that are being evaluated for 
potential hydropower installations, and would consist of the following:

Site 1--Pipeline 1 into McMillin Reservoir Alternative

    (1) A new powerhouse, located at McMillan Reservoir, containing two 
turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 500 
kilowatts (kW); and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to 
connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kilovolt (kV) distribution line 
owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the 
existing Pipeline 1, and exit the powerhouse directly into McMillan 
Reservoir. The project would produce an estimated average annual 
generation of about 2,400 megawatt-hours (MWh).

Site 2--Second Supply Pipeline into P4

    (1) A new powerhouse, located at the Portland Avenue Reservoir, 
containing two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity 
of 500 kW; and (2) a station transformer at the powerhouse to connect 
the turbine output to a 13.8-kV distribution line owned by Tacoma 
Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the second supply pipeline 
and exit the powerhouse into either Pipeline 4 or into the Portland 
Avenue Reservoir. The project would produce an estimated average annual 
generation of about 2,400 MWh.

Site 3--Second Supply Pipeline at the Flow Control Facility

    (1) A new powerhouse, located at the 112th Street Flow Control 
Facility site, containing two turbine/generating units with a total 
installed capacity of 1,200 kW; and (2) a station transformer at the 
powerhouse to connect the turbine output to a 13.8-kV distribution line 
owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter the powerhouse from the second 
supply pipeline, and exit the powerhouse back into the second supply 
pipeline. The project would produce an estimated average annual 
generation of about 5,100 MWh.

Site 4--North Fork Well Field

    (1) A new powerhouse, located at the Green River headworks at the 
lower end of the Green River Watershed, containing two turbine/
generating units with a total installed capacity of 800 kW; and (2) a 
station transformer at the powerhouse to connect the turbine output to 
a 13.8-kV distribution line owned by Tacoma Power. Water would enter 
the powerhouse from the existing pipeline that brings water to the 
headworks from the North Field wells, and exit the powerhouse back into 
the existing Headworks Reservoir. The project would produce an 
estimated average annual generation of about 3,300 MWh.
    The combined generating capacity of all four sites would be 3,000 
kW and the total estimated average annual generation would be 13,200 
MWh.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Glen George, Water Supply Manager, Tacoma 
Water, 3628 South 35th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98409-3192; phone: 
(253) 502-8737.
    FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6408.
    Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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 at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659. 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-13885-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 2, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5321 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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