Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Notice of Effectiveness of Surrender, 41237-41238 [2011-17587]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 13, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12690–003] Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA; Notice Concluding Pre-Filing Process and Approving Process Plan and Schedule a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File a License Application for an Original License for a Hydrokinetic Pilot Project. b. Project No.: 12690–003. c. Date Filed: December 28, 2009. d. Submitted by: Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington (Snohomish PUD). e. Name of Project: Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project. f. Location: On the east side of Admiralty Inlet in Puget Sound, Washington, about 1 kilometer west of Whidbey Island, entirely within Island County, Washington. The project would not occupy any Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Applicant Contact: Steven J. Klein, Public Utility District of Snohomish County, Washington, P.O. Box 1107, 2320, California Street, Everett, WA 98206–1107; (425) 783–8473. i. FERC Contact: David Turner (202) 502–6091. j. Snohomish PUD has filed with the Commission: (1) A notice of intent (NOI) to file an application for a pilot hydrokinetic hydropower project and a draft license application with monitoring plans; (2) a request for waivers of certain Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) regulations necessary for expedited processing of a license application for a hydrokinetic pilot project; (3) a proposed process plan and schedule; and (4) a request to be designated as the non-Federal representative for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation and for section 106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act. k. A notice was issued on December 30, 2009 soliciting comments on the draft license application from agencies and stakeholders. Comments were filed by Federal and state agencies, and nongovernmental organizations. l. Snohomish PUD was designated as the non-Federal representative for section 7 of the Endangered Species Act consultation and for section 106 41237 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act on November 7, 2008. m. The proposed Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project would consist of (1) Two 10-meter, 500-kilowatt (kW) OpenCentre Turbines supplied by OpenHydro Group Ltd., mounted on completely submerged gravity foundations; (2) two 250-meter service cables connected at a subsea junction box or spliced to a 0.5-kilometer subsea transmission cable, connecting to a cable termination vault about 50 meters from shore; (3) two 81-meter-long buried conduits containing the two DC transmission lines from the turbines and connecting to a power conditioning and control building; (4) a 140-meter-long buried cable from the control building to the grid; and (5) appurtenant facilities for operation and maintenance. The estimated annual generation of the project is 383,000 kilowatt-hours. n. The pre-filing process has been concluded and the requisite regulations have been waived such that the process and schedule indicated below can be implemented. o. Post-filing process schedule. The post-filing process will be conducted pursuant to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as needed. Milestones Dates Final license application expected ........................................................................................................................................... Issue notice of acceptance and ready for environmental analysis and request for interventions .......................................... Issue biological assessment .................................................................................................................................................... Recommendations, Conditions, Comments and Interventions due ........................................................................................ Issue notice of availability of environmental assessment ....................................................................................................... Comments due and 10(j) resolution, if needed ....................................................................................................................... August 31, 2011. September 15, 2011. September 15, 2011. October 17, 2011. December 16, 2011. January 16, 2012. p. Register online at https://ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dated: July 7, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Notice of Effectiveness of Surrender [FR Doc. 2011–17588 Filed 7–12–11; 8:45 am] On September 17, 2001, the Commission issued an Order Granting Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) 1 to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (exemptee) for the OC–88 Small Conduit Hydroelectric Project No. 12095. The project was located in the City of Lake Forest in Orange County, California at the OC–88 Service Connection, which transfers water from the Allen-McCulloch Pipeline to the South County Pipeline. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12095–000] 1 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 96 FERC ¶ 62,259 (2001). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:36 Jul 12, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On September 20, 2005, staff from the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office conducted an operation inspection of the project. During the inspection, the exemptee advised Commission staff that it intended to surrender the exemption and Commission staff observed that the exemptee had capped off the penstock and electrically disconnected the generator. On November 4, 2005, the exemptee filed an application with the Commission to surrender its exemption stating that, due to modifications at the pump station, the physical connections necessary for operation of the turbine generator no longer existed. Accordingly, the Commission hereby gives notice and accepts the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s surrender of its exemption from licensing for the OC–88 Small Conduit Hydroelectric Project issued on E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1 41238 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 13, 2011 / Notices September 17, 2001, effective November 4, 2005. Dated: July 7, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Dated: July 7, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–17587 Filed 7–12–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2011–17586 Filed 7–12–11; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. PR11–115–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Regency Intrastate Gas LP; Notice of Filing Take notice that on July 7, 2011, Regency Intrastate Gas LP, (Regency) filed to revise its Operating Statement. Regency states this version supersedes and replaces the version filed in Docket No. PR11–114–000 on June 7, 2011, as more fully described in the filing. Any person desiring to participate in this rate filing 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). 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 date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not 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 7 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:36 Jul 12, 2011 Jkt 223001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER11–3980–000] ORNI 14; Supplemental Notice that Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of ORNI 14’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is July 27, 2011. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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. Dated: July 7, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–17598 Filed 7–12–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER11–3959–000] Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Post Rock Wind Power Project, LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is July 27, 2011. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41237-41238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17587]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12095-000]


 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Notice of 
Effectiveness of Surrender

    On September 17, 2001, the Commission issued an Order Granting 
Exemption from Licensing (Conduit) \1\ to the Metropolitan Water 
District of Southern California (exemptee) for the OC-88 Small Conduit 
Hydroelectric Project No. 12095. The project was located in the City of 
Lake Forest in Orange County, California at the OC-88 Service 
Connection, which transfers water from the Allen-McCulloch Pipeline to 
the South County Pipeline.
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    \1\ Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 96 FERC 
] 62,259 (2001).
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    On September 20, 2005, staff from the Commission's San Francisco 
Regional Office conducted an operation inspection of the project. 
During the inspection, the exemptee advised Commission staff that it 
intended to surrender the exemption and Commission staff observed that 
the exemptee had capped off the penstock and electrically disconnected 
the generator.
    On November 4, 2005, the exemptee filed an application with the 
Commission to surrender its exemption stating that, due to 
modifications at the pump station, the physical connections necessary 
for operation of the turbine generator no longer existed.
    Accordingly, the Commission hereby gives notice and accepts the 
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's surrender of its 
exemption from licensing for the OC-88 Small Conduit Hydroelectric 
Project issued on

[[Page 41238]]

September 17, 2001, effective November 4, 2005.

    Dated: July 7, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-17587 Filed 7-12-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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