Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 76153-76154 [2011-31165]

Download as PDF 76153 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 6, 2011 / Notices turbines with a total installed capacity of 1,230 kilowatts; (5) a 1,600-foot-long tailrace canal; (6) a 2.2-mile-long, 12.5kilovolt transmission line; (7) an access road; and (8) appurtenant facilities. o. 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. p. With this notice, we are initiating consultation with the Idaho State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as required by 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4. q. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate (e.g., if scoping is waived, the schedule would be shortened). Issue Deficiency Letter ................................................................................................................................................................ Issue Notice of Acceptance ........................................................................................................................................................ Issue Scoping Document ............................................................................................................................................................ Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis ..................................................................................................................... Commission issues EA ................................................................................................................................................................ Dated: November 30, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–31211 Filed 12–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL12–12–000] jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Allco Renewable Energy Limited v. Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid; Notice of Complaint Take notice that on November 30, 2011, pursuant to sections 206, 306, and 309 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h, Rules 206 and 212 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.206 and 385.212 (2011), and section 210 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), Allco Renewable Energy Limited filed a formal complaint against Massachusetts Electric Company (National Grid) alleging that National Grid violated section 210 of PURPA by repudiating its obligations to pay a rate that is equal to its minimum avoided cost to various qualifying facilities. The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served upon Respondents. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:04 Dec 05, 2011 Jkt 226001 December 2011. February 2012. February 2012. April. 2012 August 2012. intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent’s answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent’s answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. 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 14 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 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 December 21, 2011. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dated: November 30, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [Project No. 14318–000] [FR Doc. 2011–31213 Filed 12–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. EG11–115–000, EG11–116– 000, EG11–118–000, EG11–119–000, EG11– 120–000, EG11–121–000, EG11–122–000, EG11–123–000, EG11–124–000] Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status; Caney River Wind Project, LLC, Mesquite Solar 1, LLC, Copper Crossing Solar LLC, Copper Mountain Solar 1, LLC, Pinnacle Wind, LLC, Bellevue Solar, LLC, Yamhill Solar, LLC, Osage Wind, LLC, Minco Wind II, LLC Take notice that during the month of October 2011, the status of the abovecaptioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators became effective by operation of the Commission’s regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a). Dated: November 30, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–31212 Filed 12–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On November 8, 2011, Grand Coulee Project Hydropower Authority (Grand Coulee Authority) filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06DEN1.SGM 06DEN1 jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 76154 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 6, 2011 / Notices of the Scooteney Inlet Drop Hydroelectric Project (Scooteney Inlet Project or project) to be located on the Potholes East Canal, which is an inlet structure to the Scooteney Reservoir, near Othello, Franklin County, Washington. 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 the following: (1) An approximately 200foot-long, 100-foot-wide canal leading to a 100-foot-wide, 15-foot-high intake structure installed on the Potholes East Canal to divert flow from the canal to the penstock; (2) an 80-foot-long, 12foot-diameter penstock from the intake structure to the powerhouse; (3) an approximately 20-foot-long, 50-footwide powerhouse containing a single Sturbine/generator unit rated at 1.7 megawatts at an average head of 14 feet; (4) a 150-foot-long tailrace returning flows from the powerhouse to the Potholes East Canal; (5) a substation at the powerhouse; (6) a 2,500-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line which will connect with an existing distribution line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project will be located on federal lands, and would operate as runof-release using irrigation flows provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District. The estimated annual generation of the Scooteney Inlet Project would be 5.2 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA 98823; phone: (509) 754–2227. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone: (202) 502–6136. Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 14204–000 filed May 31, 2011, and with Project No. 14231, filed July 18, 2011. A notice was issued for both competing projects on August 10, 2011, and competing applications or notices of intent for competing applications had to be filed on or before October 9, 2011. Grand Coulee Authority filed a notice of intent to file a competing application for a preliminary permit on October 7, 2011. Deadline for filing comments or motions to intervene: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:04 Dec 05, 2011 Jkt 226001 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 Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14318–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–(866) 208– 3372. Dated: November 29, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–31165 Filed 12–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14232–000] Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 18, 2011, Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Cape May Tidal Energy Project, which would be located on the Cape May Canal in Cape May County, New Jersey. The proposed project would not use a dam or impoundment. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of: (1) Installation of 10 to 30 NC Sea Dragon or Red Hawk tidal turbines at a rated capacity of 100 kilowatts, (2) an estimated 700 meters in length of additional transmission infrastructure, and (3) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to have an annual minimum generation of 3,504,000 kilowatt-hours with the installation of 10 units. Applicant Contact: Mr. Roger Bason, Natural Currents Energy Services, LLC, 24 Roxanne Boulevard, Highland, New York 12561, (845) 691–4009. FERC Contact: Woohee Choi (202) 502–6336. 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–14232–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: November 29, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–31167 Filed 12–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\06DEN1.SGM 06DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76153-76154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31165]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14318-000]


Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of 
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 
Comments and Motions To Intervene

    On November 8, 2011, Grand Coulee Project Hydropower Authority 
(Grand Coulee Authority) filed an application for a preliminary permit, 
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to 
study the feasibility

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of the Scooteney Inlet Drop Hydroelectric Project (Scooteney Inlet 
Project or project) to be located on the Potholes East Canal, which is 
an inlet structure to the Scooteney Reservoir, near Othello, Franklin 
County, Washington. 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 the following: (1) An 
approximately 200-foot-long, 100-foot-wide canal leading to a 100-foot-
wide, 15-foot-high intake structure installed on the Potholes East 
Canal to divert flow from the canal to the penstock; (2) an 80-foot-
long, 12-foot-diameter penstock from the intake structure to the 
powerhouse; (3) an approximately 20-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing a single S-turbine/generator unit rated at 1.7 megawatts at 
an average head of 14 feet; (4) a 150-foot-long tailrace returning 
flows from the powerhouse to the Potholes East Canal; (5) a substation 
at the powerhouse; (6) a 2,500-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission 
line which will connect with an existing distribution line; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. The project will be located on federal lands, 
and would operate as run-of-release using irrigation flows provided by 
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the South Columbia Basin Irrigation 
District. The estimated annual generation of the Scooteney Inlet 
Project would be 5.2 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand 
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA 
98823; phone: (509) 754-2227.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone: (202) 502-6136.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No. 
14204-000 filed May 31, 2011, and with Project No. 14231, filed July 
18, 2011. A notice was issued for both competing projects on August 10, 
2011, and competing applications or notices of intent for competing 
applications had to be filed on or before October 9, 2011. Grand Coulee 
Authority filed a notice of intent to file a competing application for 
a preliminary permit on October 7, 2011.
    Deadline for filing comments or motions to intervene: 60 days from 
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene 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 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14318-000) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-(866) 208-3372.

    Dated: November 29, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-31165 Filed 12-5-11; 8:45 am]
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