William Arkoosh; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests, 76152-76153 [2011-31211]

Download as PDF 76152 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 234 / Tuesday, December 6, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13623–001] jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES City of Raleigh; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 13623–001. c. Date Filed: October 3, 2011. d. Submitted by: City of Raleigh (Raleigh). e. Name of Project: Falls Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Falls Lake Dam, located on the Neuse River, in the northern portion of Wake County, North Carolina, just outside the City of Raleigh municipal boundary. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s Regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Kenneth Waldroup, Assistant Public Utilities Director, City of Raleigh, P.O. Box 590, Raleigh, NC 27601; (919) 996– 3489; Kenneth.Waldroup@raleighnc.gov. i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Adams (202) 502–8087 or by email at jennifer. adams@ferc.gov. j. The City of Raleigh filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on October 3, 2011. Raleigh filed public notice of its request on November 23, 2011. In a letter dated November 29, 2011, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Raleigh’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process. k. With This notice, We Are Initiating Informal Consultation With: (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402; (b) NMFS under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. The City of Raleigh filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:04 Dec 05, 2011 Jkt 226001 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s Regulations. m. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site (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 City of Raleigh’s business office, located at One Exchange Plaza, Suite 620, or by contacting Raleigh at the mailing address located in paragraph h. n. Register online at https://www.ferc. gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: November 29, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–31172 Filed 12–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14154–001] William Arkoosh; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Original Minor License. b. Project No.: 14154–001. c. Date Filed: November 15, 2011. d. Applicant: William Arkoosh. e. Name of Project: Little Wood River Ranch II. f. Location: On the Little Wood River, six miles west of the Town of Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho. The project would occupy approximately 0.5 acre of federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: William Arkoosh, 2005 Highway 26, Gooding, Idaho 83330. Phone: (208) 539–5443. i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, phone: (202) 502–6136 or Jennifer.Harper@ferc.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific studyshould be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must filea request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for Filing Additional Study Requests and Requests for Cooperating Agency Status: January 14, 2012. All documents 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. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Little Wood River Ranch II Project Consists of: (1) A 220-foot-long, 12-foot-wide rock rubble diversion dam, impounding a 9.1-acre reservoir on the Little Wood River; (2) a 3,900-foot-long feeder canal; (3) a concrete intake structure having two parallel 5-footdiameter, 120-foot-long steel penstocks; (4) a 60-foot-long, 20-foot-wide, 25-foothigh concrete and steel power house containing two hydraulic Francis E:\FR\FM\06DEN1.SGM 06DEN1 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

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14154-001]


William Arkoosh; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With 
the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original Minor License.
    b. Project No.: 14154-001.
    c. Date Filed: November 15, 2011.
    d. Applicant: William Arkoosh.
    e. Name of Project: Little Wood River Ranch II.
    f. Location: On the Little Wood River, six miles west of the Town 
of Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho. The project would occupy 
approximately 0.5 acre of federal lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: William Arkoosh, 2005 Highway 26, Gooding, 
Idaho 83330. Phone: (208) 539-5443.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper, phone: (202) 502-6136 or 
Jennifer.Harper@ferc.gov.
    j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 
61,076 (2001).
    k. Pursuant to Section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's 
regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes 
that an additional scientific studyshould be conducted in order to form 
an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on 
its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must filea 
request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the 
date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on 
the applicant.
    l. Deadline for Filing Additional Study Requests and Requests for 
Cooperating Agency Status: January 14, 2012.
    All documents 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.
    m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    n. The Little Wood River Ranch II Project Consists of: (1) A 220-
foot-long, 12-foot-wide rock rubble diversion dam, impounding a 9.1-
acre reservoir on the Little Wood River; (2) a 3,900-foot-long feeder 
canal; (3) a concrete intake structure having two parallel 5-foot-
diameter, 120-foot-long steel penstocks; (4) a 60-foot-long, 20-foot-
wide, 25-foot-high concrete and steel power house containing two 
hydraulic Francis

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turbines with a total installed capacity of 1,230 kilowatts; (5) a 
1,600-foot-long tailrace canal; (6) a 2.2-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt 
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................  December 2011.
Issue Notice of Acceptance.............  February 2012.
Issue Scoping Document.................  February 2012.
Issue notice of ready for environmental  April. 2012
 analysis.
Commission issues EA...................  August 2012.
 


    Dated: November 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-31211 Filed 12-5-11; 8:45 am]
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