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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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[Docket No. RC11–3–000]
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Monongahela Power Company, West
Penn Power Company, The Potomac
Edison Company, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on May 13, 2011,
Monongahela Power Company, West
Penn Power Company, The Potomac
Edison Company (collectively, the
Designated FirstEnergy Utilities), and
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. filed a joint
petition requesting that the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) authorize the Designated
FirstEnergy Utilities to intervene in a
Enforcement Hearing, being conducted
pursuant to the Commission-approved
Compliance Monitoring and
Enforcement Program, and grant any
such waivers as are necessary to allow
them to participate in the Enforcement
Hearing as a Participant.
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.
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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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Dated: May 17, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14114–000]
Reliable Storage 2, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On March 18, 2011, Reliable Storage
2, 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
Rockaway Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project that would use
water from the Mount Hope Mine in
Rockaway Township, Morris County,
New Jersey. 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 pumped storage project
would be comprised of four stages of
developments, each with a powerhouse
and an upper and lower reservoir. Some
of the reservoirs would be included in
more than one development; with a
lower reservoir for one development
serving as an upper reservoir for
another.
(a) Stage 1 of the project would
consist of the following features: (1) A
new upper reservoir with a surface area
of 45 acres on a 60 acre upland site west
of Mount Hope Lake and a total storage
capacity of 3,500 to 4,000 acre-feet. The
upper reservoir would be filled with
water pumped out of the Mount Hope
Mine Complex and have a normal
maximum water surface elevation of 900
feet mean sea level (msl). The Mount
Hope inactive mine would provide
access to the lower reservoir located at
1,000 feet below the ground surface; (2)
a reinforced concrete intake/outlet
structure capable of discharging 1,500
cubic feet per second (cfs); (3) a 10-foot-
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diameter, 1,300-foot-long reinforced
concrete vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8foot-diameter underground penstock; (5)
a powerhouse approximately 1,300 feet
below ground level containing one
reversible pump turbine with a total
installed generating capacity of 250
megawatts (MW); (6) a transformer hall;
(7) a lower reservoir; (8) a ventilation
shaft and ventilation building at the
northern end of the lower reservoir; and
(9) various ancillary access shafts and
tunnels. The proposed Stage 1 would
generate over 500 gigawatt-hours per
year.
(b) Stage 2 of the project would
consist of the following features: (1) The
lower reservoir utilized in Stage 1,
located 1,000 feet below the ground
surface, would serve as the upper
reservoir in Stage 2 and would have a
total storage capacity of 5,000 to 5,800
acre-feet. The upper reservoir would be
filled with water pumped out of the
Mount Hope Mine Complex and have a
normal maximum water surface
elevation at 900 feet below the ground
surface. The Mount Hope inactive mine
would provide access to the lower
reservoir located at 1,700 feet below the
ground surface; (2) a reinforced concrete
intake/outlet structure capable of
discharging 1,500 cfs; (3) a 10-footdiameter, 1,000-foot-long reinforced
concrete vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8foot-diameter underground penstock; (5)
a powerhouse approximately 2,000 feet
below ground containing one reversible
pump turbine with a total installed
generating capacity of 250 MW; (6) a
transformer hall; (7) a lower reservoir;
(8) a ventilation shaft and ventilation
building at the northern end of the
lower reservoir; and (9) various
ancillary access shafts and tunnels. The
proposed Stage 2 would generate over
500 gigawatt-hours per year.
(c) Stage 3 of the project would
consist of the following features: (1) The
lower reservoir utilized in Stage 2,
located 1,700 feet below the ground
surface, would serve as the upper
reservoir in Stage 3 and would have a
total storage capacity of 4,000 to 5,000
acre-feet. The upper reservoir would be
filled with water pumped out of the
Mount Hope Mine Complex and have a
normal maximum water surface
elevation at 1,600 feet below the ground
surface. The Mount Hope inactive mine
would provide access to the lower
reservoir located at 2,500 feet below the
ground surface; (2) a reinforced concrete
intake/outlet structure capable of
discharging 1,500 cfs; (3) a 10-footdiameter, 1,100-foot-long reinforced
concrete vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8foot-diameter underground penstock; (5)
a powerhouse approximately 2,800 feet
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below ground containing one reversible
pump turbine with a total installed
generating capacity of 250 MW; (6) a
transformer hall; (7) a lower reservoir
with a storage capacity of 4,200 to 5,000
acre-feet; (8) a ventilation shaft and
ventilation building at the northern end
of the lower reservoir; and (9) various
ancillary access shafts and tunnels. The
proposed Stage 3 would generate over
500 gigawatt-hours per year.
(d) Stage 4 would be a separate
development with identical features as
of Stage 3, including the following: (1)
The lower reservoir utilized in Stage 2,
located 1,700 feet below the ground
surface, would serve as the upper
reservoir in Stage 4 and would have a
total storage capacity of 4,000 to 5,000
acre-feet. The upper reservoir would be
filled with water pumped out of the
Mount Hope Mine Complex and have a
normal maximum water surface
elevation at 1,600 feet below the ground
surface. The Mount Hope inactive mine
would provide access to the lower
reservoir located at 2,500 feet below the
ground surface; (2) a reinforced concrete
intake/outlet structure capable of
discharging 1,500 cfs; (3) a 10-footdiameter, 1,100-foot-long reinforced
concrete vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8foot-diameter underground penstock; (5)
a powerhouse approximately 2,800 feet
below ground containing a reversible
pump turbine with a total installed
generating capacity of 250 MW; (6) a
transformer hall; (7) a lower reservoir
which consist of the lower reservoir of
Stage 3; (8) a ventilation shaft and
ventilation building at the northern end
of the lower reservoir; and (9) various
ancillary access shafts and tunnels. The
proposed Stage 4 would generate over
500 gigawatt-hours per year.
The total rated capacity of the
turbines and generators of the project is
1,000 MW. Upon completion, the
proposed project would generate over
2,000 gigawatt-hours annually. The
proposed project would also include
two parallel 10.60-mile-long, 500kilovolt transmission lines
interconnecting with the proposed
Jefferson Substation, located
approximately 5.3 miles northnorthwest of Mt. Hope Lake. The
transmission line right-of-way would
parallel an existing transmission line
owned by Public Services Electric and
Gas Company for 4.3 miles and would
traverse mostly undeveloped forest
lands, two lakes and five streams. The
primary transmission line of the
proposed project would be located in
part on federal land. Specifically, the
transmission line would traverse a
portion of the northern and eastern edge
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of the U.S. Army’s Picatinny Arsenal for
a total of approximately 2.4 miles.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya
Swaminathan, Reliable Storage, LLC,
239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA
02114; phone: (978) 252–7631.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury;
phone: (202) 502–6736.
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 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 the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–14114–000) in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: May 17, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP11–473–000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC; Notice of Request
Under Blanket Authorization
Take notice that on May 5, 2011
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC (Transco), Post Office
Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251,
pursuant to section 7 of the Natural Gas
Act, the prior notice procedures
prescribed by sections 157.205 and
157.216 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s Regulations,
and Transco’s blanket certificate issued
in Docket No. CP82–426, filed a request
for authorization to abandon by sale to
Williams Field Services—Gulf Coast
Company, L.P.1 (WFS) an existing 10inch natural gas pipeline located in St.
Charles, St. James and St. John the
Baptist Parishes, Louisiana extending
eastward 18.55 miles and appurtenant
facilities. Transco states that the total
cost of the abandonment is estimated to
be approximately $125,000, all as more
fully set forth in the application, which
is open to the public for 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.
Any questions regarding this prior
notice should be directed to Nan
Miksovsky, Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396,
Houston, Texas 77251, or by telephone
no. (713) 215–3422.
Any person may, within 60 days after
the issuance of the instant notice by the
Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214
of the Commission’s Procedural Rules
(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene
or notice of intervention. Any person
filing to intervene or the Commission’s
staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of
the Commission’s Regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to
the request. If no protest is filed within
the time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for protest. If a protest is
filed and not withdrawn within 30 days
after the time allowed for filing a
1 WFS is a Delaware limited partnership having
an address of One Williams Center, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74172.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14114-000]
Reliable Storage 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On March 18, 2011, Reliable Storage 2, 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 Rockaway Pumped
Storage Hydroelectric Project that would use water from the Mount Hope
Mine in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey. 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 pumped storage project would be comprised of four
stages of developments, each with a powerhouse and an upper and lower
reservoir. Some of the reservoirs would be included in more than one
development; with a lower reservoir for one development serving as an
upper reservoir for another.
(a) Stage 1 of the project would consist of the following features:
(1) A new upper reservoir with a surface area of 45 acres on a 60 acre
upland site west of Mount Hope Lake and a total storage capacity of
3,500 to 4,000 acre-feet. The upper reservoir would be filled with
water pumped out of the Mount Hope Mine Complex and have a normal
maximum water surface elevation of 900 feet mean sea level (msl). The
Mount Hope inactive mine would provide access to the lower reservoir
located at 1,000 feet below the ground surface; (2) a reinforced
concrete intake/outlet structure capable of discharging 1,500 cubic
feet per second (cfs); (3) a 10-foot-diameter, 1,300-foot-long
reinforced concrete vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8-foot-diameter
underground penstock; (5) a powerhouse approximately 1,300 feet below
ground level containing one reversible pump turbine with a total
installed generating capacity of 250 megawatts (MW); (6) a transformer
hall; (7) a lower reservoir; (8) a ventilation shaft and ventilation
building at the northern end of the lower reservoir; and (9) various
ancillary access shafts and tunnels. The proposed Stage 1 would
generate over 500 gigawatt-hours per year.
(b) Stage 2 of the project would consist of the following features:
(1) The lower reservoir utilized in Stage 1, located 1,000 feet below
the ground surface, would serve as the upper reservoir in Stage 2 and
would have a total storage capacity of 5,000 to 5,800 acre-feet. The
upper reservoir would be filled with water pumped out of the Mount Hope
Mine Complex and have a normal maximum water surface elevation at 900
feet below the ground surface. The Mount Hope inactive mine would
provide access to the lower reservoir located at 1,700 feet below the
ground surface; (2) a reinforced concrete intake/outlet structure
capable of discharging 1,500 cfs; (3) a 10-foot-diameter, 1,000-foot-
long reinforced concrete vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8-foot-diameter
underground penstock; (5) a powerhouse approximately 2,000 feet below
ground containing one reversible pump turbine with a total installed
generating capacity of 250 MW; (6) a transformer hall; (7) a lower
reservoir; (8) a ventilation shaft and ventilation building at the
northern end of the lower reservoir; and (9) various ancillary access
shafts and tunnels. The proposed Stage 2 would generate over 500
gigawatt-hours per year.
(c) Stage 3 of the project would consist of the following features:
(1) The lower reservoir utilized in Stage 2, located 1,700 feet below
the ground surface, would serve as the upper reservoir in Stage 3 and
would have a total storage capacity of 4,000 to 5,000 acre-feet. The
upper reservoir would be filled with water pumped out of the Mount Hope
Mine Complex and have a normal maximum water surface elevation at 1,600
feet below the ground surface. The Mount Hope inactive mine would
provide access to the lower reservoir located at 2,500 feet below the
ground surface; (2) a reinforced concrete intake/outlet structure
capable of discharging 1,500 cfs; (3) a 10-foot-diameter, 1,100-foot-
long reinforced concrete vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8-foot-diameter
underground penstock; (5) a powerhouse approximately 2,800 feet
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below ground containing one reversible pump turbine with a total
installed generating capacity of 250 MW; (6) a transformer hall; (7) a
lower reservoir with a storage capacity of 4,200 to 5,000 acre-feet;
(8) a ventilation shaft and ventilation building at the northern end of
the lower reservoir; and (9) various ancillary access shafts and
tunnels. The proposed Stage 3 would generate over 500 gigawatt-hours
per year.
(d) Stage 4 would be a separate development with identical features
as of Stage 3, including the following: (1) The lower reservoir
utilized in Stage 2, located 1,700 feet below the ground surface, would
serve as the upper reservoir in Stage 4 and would have a total storage
capacity of 4,000 to 5,000 acre-feet. The upper reservoir would be
filled with water pumped out of the Mount Hope Mine Complex and have a
normal maximum water surface elevation at 1,600 feet below the ground
surface. The Mount Hope inactive mine would provide access to the lower
reservoir located at 2,500 feet below the ground surface; (2) a
reinforced concrete intake/outlet structure capable of discharging
1,500 cfs; (3) a 10-foot-diameter, 1,100-foot-long reinforced concrete
vertical intake shaft; (4) an 8-foot-diameter underground penstock; (5)
a powerhouse approximately 2,800 feet below ground containing a
reversible pump turbine with a total installed generating capacity of
250 MW; (6) a transformer hall; (7) a lower reservoir which consist of
the lower reservoir of Stage 3; (8) a ventilation shaft and ventilation
building at the northern end of the lower reservoir; and (9) various
ancillary access shafts and tunnels. The proposed Stage 4 would
generate over 500 gigawatt-hours per year.
The total rated capacity of the turbines and generators of the
project is 1,000 MW. Upon completion, the proposed project would
generate over 2,000 gigawatt-hours annually. The proposed project would
also include two parallel 10.60-mile-long, 500-kilovolt transmission
lines interconnecting with the proposed Jefferson Substation, located
approximately 5.3 miles north-northwest of Mt. Hope Lake. The
transmission line right-of-way would parallel an existing transmission
line owned by Public Services Electric and Gas Company for 4.3 miles
and would traverse mostly undeveloped forest lands, two lakes and five
streams. The primary transmission line of the proposed project would be
located in part on federal land. Specifically, the transmission line
would traverse a portion of the northern and eastern edge of the U.S.
Army's Picatinny Arsenal for a total of approximately 2.4 miles.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Ramya Swaminathan, Reliable Storage, LLC,
239 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02114; phone: (978) 252-7631.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
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 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 the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14114-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: May 17, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-12605 Filed 5-20-11; 8:45 am]
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