Red River Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered For Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments, 49462-49463 [2011-20269]

Download as PDF 49462 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 154 / Wednesday, August 10, 2011 / Notices More information about this project 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–3107) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. Dated: August 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Dated: August 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–20264 Filed 8–9–11; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2011–20268 Filed 8–9–11; 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 [Project No. 3107–004] [Project No. 13160–002] Newfound Hydroelectric Company, KTZ Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of License, and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES burden of the collections of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses. Red River Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered For Filing With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments On July 25, 2011, Newfound Hydroelectric Company (transferor) and KTZ Hydro, LLC (transferee) filed an application for transfer of license for the Newfound Hydroelectric Project, No. 3107, located on the Newfound River in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for the Newfound Hydroelectric Project from transferor to transferee. Applicants’ Contact: Transferor: Nathan Wechsler, Newfound Hydroelectric Company, 31 Bristol Drive, Boynton Beach, FL 33436, (407) 736–5360. Transferee: Robert King, KTZ Hydro, LLC, 42 Hurricane Rd., Keene, NH 03431, (603) 352–3444. FERC Contact: Jeremy M. Jessup (202) 502–6779, Jeremy.Jessup@ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments and motions to intervene: 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under 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. If unable to be filed electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original plus seven copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:48 Aug 09, 2011 Jkt 223001 Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New Major License. b. Project No.: 13160–002. c. Date Filed: July 29, 2011. d. Applicant: Red River Hydro LLC (Red River), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Symbiotics LLC. e. Name of Project: Overton Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The project would be located on the Red River in Rapides Parish, Louisiana at an existing lock and dam owned and operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers (Corps). The project would occupy 42.5 acres of federal lands managed by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Symbiotics LLC 371 Upper Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; Telephone (541)-330–8779. i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella, (202) 502–6406 or Lesley.Kordella@ferc.gov. j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. k. The Project Description: The project would be located at an existing lock and dam owned and operated by the Corps-Vicksburg District. The existing lock and dam are part of the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, which was authorized by Congress in 1968 to stabilize river banks, straighten river PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 bends, and maintain a 9-foot-deep, 200foot-wide channel for boat traffic. The waterway consists of five locks and dams and a number of cutoffs to shorten the river. The existing Overton dam is a concrete gravity structure that is 104 feet in height and 914 feet in length. The spillway consists of five 60-foot-wide Tainter gates. The navigation lock is 84 feet wide by 685 feet long. The purpose of the lock and dam system is navigation and not storage. The upper pool above the dam is commonly referred to as ‘‘Pool 2’’. The Corps maintains the upper pool at an elevation of 64 feet. Pool 2 has a surface area of approximately 3,750 acres and a storage capacity of approximately 67,500 acrefeet. The proposed Overton Lock and Dam Project would consist of: (1) A powerhouse located on the southwest bank of the river at the existing dam’s right abutment; (2) a headrace; (3) a tailrace; (4) a new switchyard; (5) 3.9 miles of 138-kilovolt (kV) above-ground transmission line; (6) three turbinegenerator units for a combined installed capacity of 78 megawatts; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The projected annual energy generation would be 255.7 gigawatt hours. The project would operate in a run-ofrelease mode utilizing releases from Pool 2 as they are dictated by the Corps, with no proposed change to the Corps’ facility operation. In addition, no changes to the reservoir pool elevations or downstream river flows are proposed. The project would generate power using flows between 2,700 cfs (cubic feet per second) and 49,800 cfs. If flows are less than 2,700 cfs, all flow would go through the Corps’ gates and the project would then be offline. When flows are greater than 49,800 cfs, the excess flow would be directed through the Corps gates. l. Locations of the Application: 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 154 / Wednesday, August 10, 2011 / Notices related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate. Milestone Target date Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis (when FERC approved studies are complete). Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions. Commission issues Non-Draft EA. Comments on EA .................. Modified terms and conditions. October 2011. December 2011. April 2012. May 2012. July 2012. o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: August 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–20269 Filed 8–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2106–000] emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation On June 16, 2009, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, licensee for the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission’s regulations thereunder. The McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project is located on the McCloud and Pit Rivers in Shasta County, California. The license for Project No. 2106 was issued for a period ending July 31, 2011. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 USC 808(a)(1), requires the Commission, at the expiration of a license term, to issue from year-to-year an annual license to the then licensee under the terms and conditions of the prior license until a new license is issued, or the project is otherwise disposed of as provided in section 15 or any other applicable section of the FPA. If the project’s prior VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:48 Aug 09, 2011 Jkt 223001 license waived the applicability of section 15 of the FPA, then, based on section 9(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 USC 558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 16.21(a), if the licensee of such project has filed an application for a subsequent license, the licensee may continue to operate the project in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license after the minor or minor part license expires, until the Commission acts on its application. If the licensee of such a project has not filed an application for a subsequent license, then it may be required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), to continue project operations until the Commission issues someone else a license for the project or otherwise orders disposition of the project. If the project is subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that an annual license for Project No. 2106 is issued to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a period effective August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012, or until the issuance of a new license for the project or other disposition under the FPA, whichever comes first. If issuance of a new license (or other disposition) does not take place on or before July 31, 2012, notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed automatically without further order or notice by the Commission, unless the Commission orders otherwise. If the project is not subject to section 15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given that the Pacific Gas and Electric Company is authorized to continue operation of the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project, until such time as the Commission acts on its application for a subsequent license. Dated: August 4, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–20267 Filed 8–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #2 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC11–101–000. Applicants: Rumford Paper Company, Rumford Falls Hydro LLC. Description: Application under Section 203 of the FPA of Rumford Paper Company and Rumford Falls PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49463 Hydro LLC for the return of certain jointly owned electrical delivery facilities. Filed Date: 08/03/2011. Accession Number: 20110803–5063. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER11–4195–000. Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Description: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.1: Rate Schedule No. 94 to be effective 10/1/2011. Filed Date: 08/03/2011. Accession Number: 20110803–5000. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–4196–000. Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Description: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): METCGratiot County Wind E&P to be effective 10/3/2011. Filed Date: 08/03/2011. Accession Number: 20110803–5013. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–4197–000. Applicants: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Description: Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): METCLowell Light and Power IFA to be effective 10/3/2011. Filed Date: 08/03/2011. Accession Number: 20110803–5014. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–4198–000. Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., ITC Midwest LLC. Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): ITC Midwest-Lost Lakes E&P to be effective 10/3/2011. Filed Date: 08/03/2011. Accession Number: 20110803–5015. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–4199–000. Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., ITC Midwest LLC. Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20269]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13160-002]


Red River Hydro LLC; Notice of Application Tendered For Filing 
With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing 
and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 13160-002.
    c. Date Filed: July 29, 2011.
    d. Applicant: Red River Hydro LLC (Red River), a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Symbiotics LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Overton Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the Red River in 
Rapides Parish, Louisiana at an existing lock and dam owned and 
operated by the U.S. Corps of Engineers (Corps). The project would 
occupy 42.5 acres of federal lands managed by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 USC 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Chief Operating Officer, 
Symbiotics LLC 371 Upper Terrace, Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; Telephone 
(541)-330-8779.
    i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella, (202) 502-6406 or 
Lesley.Kordella@ferc.gov.
    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    k. The Project Description: The project would be located at an 
existing lock and dam owned and operated by the Corps-Vicksburg 
District. The existing lock and dam are part of the J. Bennett Johnston 
Waterway, which was authorized by Congress in 1968 to stabilize river 
banks, straighten river bends, and maintain a 9-foot-deep, 200-foot-
wide channel for boat traffic. The waterway consists of five locks and 
dams and a number of cutoffs to shorten the river.
    The existing Overton dam is a concrete gravity structure that is 
104 feet in height and 914 feet in length. The spillway consists of 
five 60-foot-wide Tainter gates. The navigation lock is 84 feet wide by 
685 feet long. The purpose of the lock and dam system is navigation and 
not storage. The upper pool above the dam is commonly referred to as 
``Pool 2''. The Corps maintains the upper pool at an elevation of 64 
feet. Pool 2 has a surface area of approximately 3,750 acres and a 
storage capacity of approximately 67,500 acre-feet.
    The proposed Overton Lock and Dam Project would consist of: (1) A 
powerhouse located on the southwest bank of the river at the existing 
dam's right abutment; (2) a headrace; (3) a tailrace; (4) a new 
switchyard; (5) 3.9 miles of 138-kilovolt (kV) above-ground 
transmission line; (6) three turbine-generator units for a combined 
installed capacity of 78 megawatts; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
projected annual energy generation would be 255.7 gigawatt hours.
    The project would operate in a run-of-release mode utilizing 
releases from Pool 2 as they are dictated by the Corps, with no 
proposed change to the Corps' facility operation. In addition, no 
changes to the reservoir pool elevations or downstream river flows are 
proposed. The project would generate power using flows between 2,700 
cfs (cubic feet per second) and 49,800 cfs. If flows are less than 
2,700 cfs, all flow would go through the Corps' gates and the project 
would then be offline. When flows are greater than 49,800 cfs, the 
excess flow would be directed through the Corps gates.
    l. Locations of the Application: 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 
or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. 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

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related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according 
to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the 
schedule may be made as appropriate.

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                 Milestone                           Target date
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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for    October 2011.
 Environmental Analysis (when FERC
 approved studies are complete).
Filing of recommendations, preliminary      December 2011.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
Commission issues Non-Draft EA............  April 2012.
Comments on EA............................  May 2012.
Modified terms and conditions.............  July 2012.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the 
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice 
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: August 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20269 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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