Bellwood Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 60016 [2011-24959]

Download as PDF 60016 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 28, 2011 / Notices gaylord.hoisington@ferc.gov for more information. Dated: September 21, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–24958 Filed 9–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14252–000] sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Bellwood Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 9, 2011, Bellwood Hydro, 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 Bellwood Pumped Storage Project to be located on Tipton Run in Blair County, Pennsylvania. 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 consist of: (1) A new 3,700-foot-long, 275-foothigh rock or earth fill main dam and a new 2,500-foot-long, 60-foot-high rock or earth fill saddle dam forming an upper reservoir having a surface area of 101 acres and a total storage capacity of 10,600 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 2,440 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a new 1,530-footlong, 185-foot-high rock or earth fill dam forming a lower reservoir having a surface area of 120 acres and a total storage capacity of 9,400 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating level of 1,460 feet msl; (3) a 30-foot-diameter, 2,570-foot-long steel or concrete power tunnel that extends from the upper reservoir to a 1,200-foot-long vertical shaft connecting the power tunnel to the penstock; (4) a 1,000-foot-long steellined penstock; (5) a 290-foot-long by 140-foot-wide by 120-foot-high underground powerhouse containing three turbine units with a rated capacity of 250 megawatts each; (6) a 40-footdiameter, 4,000-foot-long tailrace tunnel connecting the turbine draft tubes with the lower reservoir; (7) a 500-kilovolt, 7.3-mile-long transmission line; and (8) VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:20 Sep 27, 2011 Jkt 223001 appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation of 1,973 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Vincent Lamarra, Bellwood Hydro, LLC, 975 South State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321; phone: (435) 752–2580. 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–14252–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: September 21, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–24959 Filed 9–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–545–000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on September 9, 2011, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002 filed a prior notice request in accordance with sections 157.205, 157.216(b) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Regulations under the Natural Gas Act and Tennessee’s authorization in Docket No. CP82–413–000, to abandon in place and by removal an inactive supply lateral designated as Line No. 524C–900 (Supply Lateral) and associated meters and appurtenances located in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana and extending into the state waters of offshore Louisiana in the Bay Marchand Area, 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 the application should be directed to Thomas G. Joyce, Manager, Certificates & Compliance, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana Street, or telephone (713) 420–3299, or fax (713) 420–160 or by e-mail tom.joyce@elpaso.com. 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 protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24959]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14252-000]


Bellwood Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On August 9, 2011, Bellwood Hydro, 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 Bellwood Pumped 
Storage Project to be located on Tipton Run in Blair County, 
Pennsylvania. 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 consist of: (1) A new 3,700-foot-long, 
275-foot-high rock or earth fill main dam and a new 2,500-foot-long, 
60-foot-high rock or earth fill saddle dam forming an upper reservoir 
having a surface area of 101 acres and a total storage capacity of 
10,600 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 2,440 feet 
mean sea level (msl); (2) a new 1,530-foot-long, 185-foot-high rock or 
earth fill dam forming a lower reservoir having a surface area of 120 
acres and a total storage capacity of 9,400 acre-feet at a normal 
maximum operating level of 1,460 feet msl; (3) a 30-foot-diameter, 
2,570-foot-long steel or concrete power tunnel that extends from the 
upper reservoir to a 1,200-foot-long vertical shaft connecting the 
power tunnel to the penstock; (4) a 1,000-foot-long steel-lined 
penstock; (5) a 290-foot-long by 140-foot-wide by 120-foot-high 
underground powerhouse containing three turbine units with a rated 
capacity of 250 megawatts each; (6) a 40-foot-diameter, 4,000-foot-long 
tailrace tunnel connecting the turbine draft tubes with the lower 
reservoir; (7) a 500-kilovolt, 7.3-mile-long transmission line; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an annual generation of 
1,973 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Vincent Lamarra, Bellwood Hydro, LLC, 975 South 
State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321; phone: (435) 752-2580.
    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-14252-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 21, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-24959 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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