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TX 78212; telephone: (210) 233–3176;
Fax: (210) 233–4676; email:
www.mconner@saws.org.
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to
Henry Ecton, telephone: (202) 502–
8768, or Email address:
henry.ecton@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and/or motions: July 10, 2012.
All documents should be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s web
site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and
seven copies should be filed with:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
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. Please include the
docket number (DI12–7–000) on any
comments, protests, and/or motions
filed.
k. Description of Project: The existing
SAWS Naco Hydroelectric Project is
part of the CRP project, with the
purpose to demonstrate the commercial
viability of the LucidPipe Power
System. The LucidPipe Power System is
an in-conduit hydropower device that
captures excess head pressure in large
diameter water pipelines. The water
flow in the CRP pipeline at Naco is
reduced from a 36-inch-diameter to a
24-inch-diameter pipe at a valve control
station, and three 18-kW turbinegenerators, located along the 24-inchdiameter section of the CRP, take
advantage of the increased pressure
flow. The energy produced is connected
to a motor control center at Naco, and
is used to off-set electricity purchased
from CPS Energy of San Antonio, TX.
When a Petition for Declaratory Order
is filed with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, the Federal
Power Act requires the Commission to
investigate and determine if the
interests of interstate or foreign
commerce would be affected by the
proposed project. The Commission also
determines whether or not the project:
(1) Would be located on a navigable
waterway; (2) would occupy or affect
public lands or reservations of the
United States; (3) would utilize surplus
water or water power from a
government dam; or (4) if applicable,
has involved or would involve any
construction subsequent to 1935 that
may have increased or would increase
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the project’s head or generating
capacity, or have otherwise significantly
modified the project’s pre-1935 design
or operation.
l. Locations of the Application: Copies
of this filing are on file with the
Commission and are available for public
inspection. This filing may be viewed
on the web 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. 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, please contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene—Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents—Any filings must bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, and/or
‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as
applicable, and the Docket Number of
the particular application to which the
filing refers. A copy of any motion to
intervene must also be served upon each
representative of the Applicant
specified in the particular application.
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.
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Dated: June 7, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–14365 Filed 6–12–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14328–000]
Dolores Water Conservancy District;
Notice of Completing Preliminary
Permit Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments and Motions
To Intervene
On May 10, 2012, Dolores Water
Conservancy District, Colorado, filed an
application, pursuant to section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing
to study the feasibility of the Plateau
Creek Pumped Storage Project to be
located on Plateau Creek, near the town
of Dolores, Montezuma County,
Colorado. The project affects federal
lands administered by the Forest
Service (San Juan National Forest). 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 new facilities: (1) An
upper reservoir, formed by a 130-foothigh by 6,500-foot-long, rollercompacted concrete (RCC) or
embankment dam, with a total storage
capacity of 8,000 acre-feet and a water
surface area of 275 acres at full pool
elevation; (2) a lower reservoir, formed
by a 270-foot-high by 800-foot-long dam,
having a total storage capacity of 9,500
acre-feet and a water surface area of 200
acres at full pool elevation; (3) two 15foot-diameter steel penstocks consisting
of a surface penstock, a vertical shaft,
and an inclined tunnel; (4) two 27-footdiameter tailrace tunnels that would be
850-feet-long; (5) an underground
powerhouse containing two reversible
pump-turbines totaling 500 megawatts
(MW) (2 units x 250 MW) of generating
capacity; and (6) a 7-mile-long, 230
kilovolt (kV) transmission line that
would connect the switchyard with an
existing 230 kV interconnection east of
the project area. The project’s annual
energy output would vary between 600
and 1,500 gigawatthours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth W.
Curtis, III, Dolores Water Conservancy
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District, 60 S. Cactus, P.O. Box 1150,
Cortez, CO 81321; phone (970) 565–
7562.
FERC Contact: Brian Csernak; phone:
(202) 502–6144.
Competing Application: This
application competes with Project No.
14328 filed December 1, 2011.
Competing applications had to be filed
on or before May 14, 2012.
Deadline for filing comments and
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–14328) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 6, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–14447 Filed 6–12–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RM98–1–000]
Records Governing Off-the-Record
Communications; Public Notice
This constitutes notice, in accordance
with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
communications.
Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
September 22, 1999) requires
Commission decisional employees, who
make or receive a prohibited or exempt
off-the-record communication relevant
to the merits of a contested proceeding,
to deliver to the Secretary of the
Commission, a copy of the
communication, if written, or a
summary of the substance of any oral
communication.
Prohibited communications are
included in a public, non-decisional file
associated with, but not a part of, the
decisional record of the proceeding.
Unless the Commission determines that
the prohibited communication and any
responses thereto should become a part
of the decisional record, the prohibited
off-the-record communication will not
be considered by the Commission in
reaching its decision. Parties to a
proceeding may seek the opportunity to
respond to any facts or contentions
made in a prohibited off-the-record
communication, and may request that
the Commission place the prohibited
communication and responses thereto
in the decisional record. The
Commission will grant such a request
only when it determines that fairness so
requires. Any person identified below as
having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the
document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable
proceeding in accordance with Rule
2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the
decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently
received by the Secretary of the
Commission. The communications
listed are grouped by docket numbers in
ascending order. These filings are
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, please contact
FERC, Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
Communication
date
Docket No.
Prohibited:
1. CP11–128–000 ..................................................................................................................
2. CP11–72–000 ....................................................................................................................
3. CP11–161–000 ..................................................................................................................
Exempt:
1. P–13287–000 ....................................................................................................................
2. CP11–161–000 ..................................................................................................................
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6–5–12
6–7–12
Dorothy Carlone.1
Dan Heintzelman.
Julia Somers.
5–21–12
5–24–12
Hon. John J Bonacic.
Pike County Commissioners.
Hon. Trey Gowdy.
Hon. Stevan Pearce.
Hon. Susana Martinez.
Hon. Chuck Kleckley.
Hon. John A. Alario, Jr.
State/Parish Louisiana.2
Hon. Kyle Johansen.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14328-000]
Dolores Water Conservancy District; Notice of Completing
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene
On May 10, 2012, Dolores Water Conservancy District, Colorado,
filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Plateau Creek Pumped
Storage Project to be located on Plateau Creek, near the town of
Dolores, Montezuma County, Colorado. The project affects federal lands
administered by the Forest Service (San Juan National Forest). 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 new facilities:
(1) An upper reservoir, formed by a 130-foot-high by 6,500-foot-long,
roller-compacted concrete (RCC) or embankment dam, with a total storage
capacity of 8,000 acre-feet and a water surface area of 275 acres at
full pool elevation; (2) a lower reservoir, formed by a 270-foot-high
by 800-foot-long dam, having a total storage capacity of 9,500 acre-
feet and a water surface area of 200 acres at full pool elevation; (3)
two 15-foot-diameter steel penstocks consisting of a surface penstock,
a vertical shaft, and an inclined tunnel; (4) two 27-foot-diameter
tailrace tunnels that would be 850-feet-long; (5) an underground
powerhouse containing two reversible pump-turbines totaling 500
megawatts (MW) (2 units x 250 MW) of generating capacity; and (6) a 7-
mile-long, 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line that would connect the
switchyard with an existing 230 kV interconnection east of the project
area. The project's annual energy output would vary between 600 and
1,500 gigawatthours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth W. Curtis, III, Dolores Water
Conservancy
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District, 60 S. Cactus, P.O. Box 1150, Cortez, CO 81321; phone (970)
565-7562.
FERC Contact: Brian Csernak; phone: (202) 502-6144.
Competing Application: This application competes with Project No.
14328 filed December 1, 2011. Competing applications had to be filed on
or before May 14, 2012.
Deadline for filing comments and 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-14328) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 6, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-14447 Filed 6-12-12; 8:45 am]
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