Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, 10502-10503 [2012-4010]

Download as PDF 10502 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2012 / Notices Commission ‘‘higher of cost or market’’ rule under Order No. 707.1 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, 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 intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. 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 March 9, 2012. Dated: February 14, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–4014 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Docket No. EL12–26–000] MATL LLP; Montana Alberta Tie, Ltd; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on February 13, 2012, MATL LLP (MATL) and Montana Alberta Tie Ltd (Montana Alberta Tie) (collectively, Applicants), filed a Petition for Declaratory Order, requesting that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) confirm that MATL will continue to have negotiated rate authority following the completion of a transaction under which Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) has become the new ultimate owner of Applicants. 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, 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 intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. 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 March 14, 2012. Dated: February 14, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–4015 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Cross-Subsidization Restrictions on Affiliate Transactions, Order No. 707, 122 FERC ¶ 61,155 (2008). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Feb 21, 2012 Jkt 226001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER11–4628–000] PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice Establishing Post-Staff Technical Conference Comment Period As indicated in the February 2, 2012 Supplement Notice, Supplemental Notice For Staff Technical Conference, in the above-captioned proceeding,1 this notice establishes the due date for comments on the staff technical conference held on February 14, 2012 as 15 days from the date of the conference, or Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Reply comments are due seven days later on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Dated: February 14, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–4011 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14329–000] Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority On December 1, 2011, the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority 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 Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project (Banks Lake Project or project) to be located on Banks Lake and Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Roosevelt Lake), near the town of Grand Coulee, Douglas and Grant Counties, Washington. The project would be located on federal lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 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 landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter 1 Supplement Notice, Supplemental Notice For Staff Technical Conference, issued February 2, 2012. PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2012 / Notices upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project has two alternatives: Alternative 1 The proposed project would use Reclamation’s existing Banks Lake as the upper reservoir and Roosevelt Lake as the lower reservoir. The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An upper reservoir inlet/outlet structure equipped with trash racks; (2) a 1.5-mile-long penstock consisting of a vertical shaft, power tunnel segments, and a tailrace section, extending between the upper reservoir inlet/outlet and the reversible turbine/ generator units in the powerhouse; (3) an underground powerhouse containing four reversible turbine/generator units rated for 250 megawatts (MW) each, for a total installed generation of 1,000 MW, or a powerhouse located on the shore of Roosevelt Lake, also containing four 250–MW reversible turbine/generator units; (4) a 2-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the project powerhouse to an existing 500-kV substation; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of Alternative 1 for the Banks Lake Project would be 2,263 gigawatthours (GWh). srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Alternative 2 The proposed project would use Reclamation’s existing Banks Lake as the lower reservoir. The proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A new 312-acre upper reservoir constructed approximately 3,000 feet west of the existing Banks Lake, impounded by three earth and rockfill embankments, each with a crest elevation of 2,300 feet above mean sea level; (2) an upper reservoir inlet/outlet structure equipped with trash racks; (2) a 620-foot-long, 43-foot-diameter vertical shaft connecting the upper reservoir inlet/outlet structure to the power tunnels; (3) four 1,700-foot-long, 17-foot-diameter power tunnels leading from the vertical shaft to the powerhouse; (4) an underground powerhouse containing four reversible turbine/generator units rated for 260 MW each, for a total installed generation of 1,040 MW; (5) a 25-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel between the powerhouse and the existing Banks Lake; (6) a 2.4mile-long, 500-kV transmission line extending from the project powerhouse to a new 500-kV substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of Alternative 2 for the Banks Lake Project would be 2,978 GWh. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Feb 21, 2012 Jkt 226001 Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K. 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. 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 Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary. asp. Enter the docket number (P–14329) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: February 14, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–4010 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10503 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14216–000] Fall River Community Hydro Project; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On June 27, 2011, Fall River Valley Community Service District, California, 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 Fall River Community Hydro Project to be located on Fall River, near the town of Fall River Mills, Shasta County, California. The project affects federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. 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 facilities: (1) An open conduit that would deliver water from the Pit 1 diversion to a penstock; (2) an existing penstock connecting the conduit to the powerhouse; (3) two pump-turbines totaling 900 kilowatts (kW) (1 × 300 kW unit and 1 × 600 kW unit) of generating capacity; and (4) an existing 3-phase power line on site. The project’s annual energy output would range from 4 to 6 gigawatt hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Van den Bergh, Fall River Valley Community Service District, P.O. Box 427, Fall River Mills, California 96028; phone (530) 336–5263. FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton; phone: (202) 502–8785. 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 E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10502-10503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4010]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14329-000]


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

    On December 1, 2011, the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric 
Authority 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 Banks Lake Pumped Storage Project (Banks Lake 
Project or project) to be located on Banks Lake and Franklin D. 
Roosevelt Lake (Roosevelt Lake), near the town of Grand Coulee, Douglas 
and Grant Counties, Washington. The project would be located on federal 
lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and 
the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). 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

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upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners' express 
permission.
    The proposed project has two alternatives:

Alternative 1

    The proposed project would use Reclamation's existing Banks Lake as 
the upper reservoir and Roosevelt Lake as the lower reservoir. The 
proposed project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) An 
upper reservoir inlet/outlet structure equipped with trash racks; (2) a 
1.5-mile-long penstock consisting of a vertical shaft, power tunnel 
segments, and a tailrace section, extending between the upper reservoir 
inlet/outlet and the reversible turbine/generator units in the 
powerhouse; (3) an underground powerhouse containing four reversible 
turbine/generator units rated for 250 megawatts (MW) each, for a total 
installed generation of 1,000 MW, or a powerhouse located on the shore 
of Roosevelt Lake, also containing four 250-MW reversible turbine/
generator units; (4) a 2-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
extending from the project powerhouse to an existing 500-kV substation; 
and (5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of 
Alternative 1 for the Banks Lake Project would be 2,263 gigawatt-hours 
(GWh).

Alternative 2

    The proposed project would use Reclamation's existing Banks Lake as 
the lower reservoir. The proposed project would consist of the 
following new facilities: (1) A new 312-acre upper reservoir 
constructed approximately 3,000 feet west of the existing Banks Lake, 
impounded by three earth and rockfill embankments, each with a crest 
elevation of 2,300 feet above mean sea level; (2) an upper reservoir 
inlet/outlet structure equipped with trash racks; (2) a 620-foot-long, 
43-foot-diameter vertical shaft connecting the upper reservoir inlet/
outlet structure to the power tunnels; (3) four 1,700-foot-long, 17-
foot-diameter power tunnels leading from the vertical shaft to the 
powerhouse; (4) an underground powerhouse containing four reversible 
turbine/generator units rated for 260 MW each, for a total installed 
generation of 1,040 MW; (5) a 25-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel between 
the powerhouse and the existing Banks Lake; (6) a 2.4-mile-long, 500-kV 
transmission line extending from the project powerhouse to a new 500-kV 
substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of Alternative 2 for the Banks Lake Project would be 2,978 
GWh.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald K. 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.
    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 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14329) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 14, 2012.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-4010 Filed 2-21-12; 8:45 am]
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