Blue Heron Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 35875-35876 [2011-15170]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The existing Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Project consists of: (1) A lower reservoir impounded by a concrete gravity dam downstream of the confluence of the East Fork Black River and Taum Sauk Creek; (2) an upper reservoir on the top of Proffit Mountain impounded by a rebuilt rollercompacted concrete dam; (3) vertical shaft, rock and concrete-lined tunnel sections, and a penstock conduit; (4) a pump-generating plant with two reversible pump units and two motor generators with a total installed capacity of 408 megawatts; (5) an excavated tailrace and open channel to the lower reservoir; (6) a 138-kilovolt switchyard/ substation; (7) a gravel and sedimentation trap (bin wall) on the East Fork of the Black River; and (8) associated ancillary equipment. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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 Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 385.211, and 385.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular application. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. Dated: June 14, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–15260 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13368–002] Blue Heron Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Original Minor License. b. Project No.: 13368–002. c. Date filed: November 1, 2010. d. Applicant: Blue Heron Hydro LLC. e. Name of Project: Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Townshend Dam on the West River near the Town of Townshend, Windham County, Vermont. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Lori Barg, Blue Heron Hydro LLC, 113 Bartlett Road, Plainfield, Vermont 05667. (802) 454– 1874. i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, (202) 502–8854 or nicholas.palso@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents 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, PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35875 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. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. Project Description: The Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project would utilize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ existing Townshend Dam and reservoir and would consist of: (1) Two turbine generator modules located within the existing intake tower, each containing 6 horizontal mixed flow turbines directly connected to 6 submersible generator units for a total installed capacity of 925 kilowatts; (2) a new 12.47-kilovolt, 430-foot-long transmission line; and (3) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of approximately 2,000 megawatt-hours. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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 Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY COMMENTS’’, ‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 35876 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2011 / Notices the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development application, which has already been given, established the due date for filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the Commission’s regulations, any competing development application must be filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the initial development application. No competing applications or notices of intent may be filed in response to this notice. Dated: June 13, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–15170 Filed 6–17–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER97–3359–018. Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company. Description: Florida Power & Light Company’s Errata to the Notice in Change in Status. Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5131. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–2700–004. Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Jun 17, 2011 Jkt 223001 submits tariff filing per 35: 06–13–11 CMMPA Compliance Filing to be effective 3/21/2011. Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5113. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–2815–001. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per 35: Compliance filing per Order in ER11– 2815–000 to correct Attachment J to be effective 6/1/2011. Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5066. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3787–000. Applicants: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Description: Exelon Generation Company, LLC submits tariff filing per 35: Electric Rate Schedule FERC No. 20 to be effective 6/1/2011. Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5077. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3788–000. Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii: SGIA Among NYISO, National Grid and Chautauqua County to be effective 6/1/2011. Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5093. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3789–000. Applicants: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Description: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(1): Amendment to PASNY and EDDS for Targeted DSM Program June 2011 to be effective 6/14/ 2011 under ER11–3789 Filing Type: 320. Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5099. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: Docket Numbers: ES11–37–000. Applicants: Duquesne Light Company. Description: Application of Duquesne Light Company Pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Short-Term Indebtedness. PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5133. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 05, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric reliability filings: Docket Numbers: RR11–5–000. Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corp. Description: Petition of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. for Approval of Appendices 3B and 3D to NERC Rules of Procedure Regarding the Election Procedure for Members of NERC Standards Committee and Registered Ballot Body Criteria. Filed Date: 06/13/2011. Accession Number: 20110613–5163. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. As it relates to any qualifying facility filings, the notices of self-certification [or self-recertification] listed above, do not institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status. A notice of self-certification [or self-recertification] simply provides notification that the entity making the filing has determined the facility named in the notice meets the applicable criteria to be a qualifying facility. Intervention and/or protest do not lie in dockets that are qualifying facility self-certifications or selfrecertifications. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). Intervention and protests may be filed in response to notices of qualifying facility dockets other than self-certifications and selfrecertifications. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35875-35876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15170]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13368-002]


Blue Heron Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Ready for 
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms 
and Conditions, and Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 13368-002.
    c. Date filed: November 1, 2010.
    d. Applicant: Blue Heron Hydro LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Townshend Dam on 
the West River near the Town of Townshend, Windham County, Vermont.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Lori Barg, Blue Heron Hydro LLC, 113 Bartlett 
Road, Plainfield, Vermont 05667. (802) 454-1874.
    i. FERC Contact: Dr. Nicholas Palso, (202) 502-8854 or 
nicholas.palso@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this 
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this 
notice.
    All documents 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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to 
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a 
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document 
on that resource agency.
    k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for 
environmental analysis.
    l. Project Description: The Townshend Dam Hydroelectric Project 
would utilize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' existing Townshend Dam 
and reservoir and would consist of: (1) Two turbine generator modules 
located within the existing intake tower, each containing 6 horizontal 
mixed flow turbines directly connected to 6 submersible generator units 
for a total installed capacity of 925 kilowatts; (2) a new 12.47-
kilovolt, 430-foot-long transmission line; and (3) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of approximately 2,000 megawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application is available for review at the 
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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 Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction at the address in item h above.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title 
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND 
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish

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the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the 
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, recommendations, terms and 
conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and 
otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may 
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each 
filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on 
the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in 
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    n. Public notice of the filing of the initial development 
application, which has already been given, established the due date for 
filing competing applications or notices of intent. Under the 
Commission's regulations, any competing development application must be 
filed in response to and in compliance with public notice of the 
initial development application. No competing applications or notices 
of intent may be filed in response to this notice.

    Dated: June 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-15170 Filed 6-17-11; 8:45 am]
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