Don Pedro Hydro, LLC; Moccasin Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 69720-69721 [2011-28986]

Download as PDF 69720 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 9, 2011 / Notices 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 17, 2011. Dated: November 1, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–28988 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Docket No. ER12–295–000] emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES NaturEner Rim Rock Wind Energy, 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 NaturEner Rim Rock Wind Energy, 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 November 22, 2011. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Nov 08, 2011 Jkt 226001 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. 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: November 2, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–28991 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER12–281–000] Northampton Generating Company, L.P.; 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 Northampton Generating Company, L.P.’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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 November 22, 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. 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 email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: November 2, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–28990 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 14304–000; 14305–000 Don Pedro Hydro, LLC; Moccasin Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On October 14, 2011, Don Pedro Hydro, LLC (DPH) and Moccasin Pumped Storage, LLC (Moccasin) filed E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1 emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 9, 2011 / Notices preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project at the existing Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, located on the Tuolumne River, in Tuolumne County, California. 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. DPH’s proposed Don Pedro Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No. 14304–000 would consist of: (1) An upper reservoir with a total active storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 241 acres at maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a 900-foot-long, 32-foot-diamenter vertical shaft connecting to a 1,100 foot-long concrete lined penstock; (3) four 640foot-long, 11-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with four 250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 1000 megawatts (MW); (5) a tailrace with 250-foot-long, 15 foot-diameter draft tubes and a 44-foot-diameter, 2,380 foot-long tunnel; (6) an intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (7) use of existing transmission lines. The proposed project would have an annual generation of 3,683 gigawatthours (GWh). Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics, LLC, 975 South State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752–2580. Moccasin’s Moccasin Pumped Storage Project No. 14305–000 would consist of: Alternative A—(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 240 acres at maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a one-half milelong, 32-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the upper reservoir with the existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with four 250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 1,000 megawatts (MW); (4) an intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (5) either a 47-milelong, 230-kilovolt transmission line or a 60 to70 mile-long 500kV transmission line. Alternative A of the proposed project would have an annual generation of 3,675 gigawatt-hours (GWh). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Nov 08, 2011 Jkt 226001 Alternative B—(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage capacity of 13,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 166 acres at maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,560 feet msl; (2) a 1.1-mile-long, 25-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the upper reservoir with the existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 440 MW; (4) an intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (5) either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line or a 60 to 70-milelong, 500kV transmission line. Alternative B of the proposed project would have an annual generation of 770 GWh. Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Probst, enXco Development Corporation, 517 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 219–3166. FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter, james.hastreiter@ferc.gov, (503) 552– 2760. 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. 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–14304–000, or P–14305–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69721 Dated: November 1, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–28986 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14229–000] Goat Lake Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 15, 2011, Goat Lake Hydro, Inc. 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 Connelly Lake Hydropower Project (Connelly Lake Project) to be located on Connelly Lake, and an unknown tributary of the Chilkoot River, Haines Borough, Alaska. 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 project will consist of the existing 90-acre Connelly Lake and the following proposed new facilities: (1) A 60-foothigh rock-filled dam proposed to be constructed at the outlet of Connelly Lake which would raise Connelly Lake from elevation 2,280 feet to 2,325 feet mean sea level and increase the surface area from 90 acres to170 acres; (2) an intake to be constructed on the left abutment of the dam; (3) a spillway (either an ungated weir on the right abutment of the dam, or a shaft spillway on the left abutment); (4) a 42-inchdiameter, 5,700-foot-long, above-ground penstock extending from the outlet of the intake tunnel to the powerhouse on the west bank of the Chilkoot River; (5) a 40-foot-long, 60-foot-wide powerhouse to contain two turbine/generating units with a total installed capacity of 12 megawatts, with a hydraulic capacity of 90 cubic feet per second, and an average hydraulic head of 2,120 feet; (6) an excavated, riprap-lined channel tailrace extending about 50 feet from the powerhouse to the Chilkoot River; (7) a 14-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt transmission line proposed to interconnect with a local, existing utility transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project Nos. 14304-000; 14305-000


 Don Pedro Hydro, LLC; Moccasin Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of 
Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted For Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On October 14, 2011, Don Pedro Hydro, LLC (DPH) and Moccasin Pumped 
Storage, LLC (Moccasin) filed

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preliminary permit applications, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower 
project at the existing Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project, located on the 
Tuolumne River, in Tuolumne County, California. 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.
    DPH's proposed Don Pedro Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project No. 
14304-000 would consist of: (1) An upper reservoir with a total active 
storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 241 acres at 
maximum normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea 
level (msl); (2) a 900-foot-long, 32-foot-diamenter vertical shaft 
connecting to a 1,100 foot-long concrete lined penstock; (3) four 640-
foot-long, 11-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with four 
250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of approximately 1000 
megawatts (MW); (5) a tailrace with 250-foot-long, 15 foot-diameter 
draft tubes and a 44-foot-diameter, 2,380 foot-long tunnel; (6) an 
intake on the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the 
lower reservoir; and (7) use of existing transmission lines. The 
proposed project would have an annual generation of 3,683 gigawatt-
hours (GWh).
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent Lamarra, Symbiotics, LLC, 975 South 
State Highway 89/91, Logan, UT 84321. (435) 752-2580.
    Moccasin's Moccasin Pumped Storage Project No. 14305-000 would 
consist of:
    Alternative A--(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage 
capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 240 acres at maximum 
normal water surface elevation of 1,565 feet above mean sea level 
(msl); (2) a one-half mile-long, 32-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the 
upper reservoir with the existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse 
with four 250 MW pump/turbines having an installed capacity of 
approximately 1,000 megawatts (MW); (4) an intake on the existing Don 
Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower reservoir; and (5) 
either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission line or a 60 to70 
mile-long 500kV transmission line. Alternative A of the proposed 
project would have an annual generation of 3,675 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
    Alternative B--(1) an upper reservoir with a total active storage 
capacity of 13,000 acre-feet and a surface area of 166 acres at maximum 
normal water surface elevation of 1,560 feet msl; (2) a 1.1-mile-long, 
25-foot-diameter tunnel to connect the upper reservoir with the 
existing Don Pedro reservoir; (3) a powerhouse with pump/turbines 
having an installed capacity of approximately 440 MW; (4) an intake on 
the existing Don Pedro reservoir, which would be used as the lower 
reservoir; and (5) either a 47-mile-long, 230-kilovolt transmission 
line or a 60 to 70-mile-long, 500kV transmission line. Alternative B of 
the proposed project would have an annual generation of 770 GWh.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Greg Probst, enXco Development Corporation, 
517 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204. (503) 219-3166.
    FERC Contact: Jim Hastreiter, james.hastreiter@ferc.gov, (503) 552-
2760.
    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. 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-14304-000, or P-14305-000) in the docket 
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.

    Dated: November 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-28986 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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