Cedar Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 24947 [2012-10069]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2012 / Notices comment date for the particular application. o. Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. Dated: April 19, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–10075 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13324–001] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Cedar Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On April 2, 2011, Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek Pumped Storage Project to be located in Briscoe, Armstrong, and Randall Counties, Texas. 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 pumped storage project would consist of: (1) A 60-foot-high, 12,700-foot-long earth embankment upper dam; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 283.0 acre and a storage capacity of 7,660 acre-feet; (3) a 28-footdiameter, 3,720-foot-long steel penstock; (4) a powerhouse/pumping station containing three pump/generating units with a total capacity of 660.0 megawatts; (5) a 140-foot-high, 1,600-foot-long earth embankment lower dam; (6) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 151 acres VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:51 Apr 25, 2012 Jkt 226001 and a storage capacity of 8,550 acre-feet; and (7) a 26-mile-long, 240 kilo-volt (KV) transmission line. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 1,816,000 megawatt-hours and the project power would be sold. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics, LLC, 811 SW Naito Parkway Ste 120, Portland OR 97204. (503) 235–3424. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, michael.spencer@ferc.gov, (202) 502– 6093. 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–13324–001) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 19, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–10069 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24947 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12756–003—Louisiana; Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 Hydroelectric Project] BOST3 Hydroelectric LLC; Notice of Proposed Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR section 385.2010, provides that, to eliminate unnecessary expense or improve administrative efficiency, the Secretary may establish a restricted service list for a particular phase or issue in a proceeding. The restricted service list should contain the names of persons on the service list who, in the judgment of the decisional authority establishing the list, are active participants with respect to the phase or issue in the proceeding for which the list is established. The Commission staff is consulting with the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Officer (Louisiana SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Advisory Council) pursuant to the Advisory Council’s regulations, 36 CFR part 800, implementing section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470f), to prepare and execute a programmatic agreement for managing properties included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places that could be affected by issuance of a license for the proposed Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 Hydroelectric Project No. 12756. The programmatic agreement, when executed by the Commission and the Louisiana SHPO, would satisfy the Commission’s section 106 responsibilities for all individual undertakings carried out in accordance with the license until the license expires or is terminated (36 CFR 800.13e). The Commission’s responsibilities pursuant to section 106 for the proposed project would be fulfilled through the programmatic agreement, which staff proposes to draft in consultation with certain parties listed below. BOST3 Hydroelectric LLC, as applicant for the proposed Red River Lock & Dam No. 3 Project No. 12756, is invited to participate in consultations to develop the programmatic agreement. For purposes of commenting on the programmatic agreement, staff proposes to restrict the service list for the aforementioned project as follows: E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10069]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13324-001]


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

    On April 2, 2011, Cedar Creek 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 Cedar Creek Pumped 
Storage Project to be located in Briscoe, Armstrong, and Randall 
Counties, Texas. 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 pumped storage project would consist of: (1) A 60-
foot-high, 12,700-foot-long earth embankment upper dam; (2) an upper 
reservoir with a surface area of 283.0 acre and a storage capacity of 
7,660 acre-feet; (3) a 28-foot-diameter, 3,720-foot-long steel 
penstock; (4) a powerhouse/pumping station containing three pump/
generating units with a total capacity of 660.0 megawatts; (5) a 140-
foot-high, 1,600-foot-long earth embankment lower dam; (6) a lower 
reservoir with a surface area of 151 acres and a storage capacity of 
8,550 acre-feet; and (7) a 26-mile-long, 240 kilo-volt (KV) 
transmission line. The project would have an estimated average annual 
generation of 1,816,000 megawatt-hours and the project power would be 
sold.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L. Smith, Symbiotics, LLC, 811 SW 
Naito Parkway Ste 120, Portland OR 97204. (503) 235-3424.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, michael.spencer@ferc.gov, (202) 502-
6093.
    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-13324-001) in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 19, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-10069 Filed 4-25-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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