Dolores Water Conservancy District; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene, 38795-38796 [2012-15969]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2012 / Notices concerning environmental review of Northern’s A-Line Abandonment Project, please use the return mailer attached as appendix 2 to notify us and you will be deleted from the environmental mailing list. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Becoming an Intervenor Gerry E. Greenfield Jr. v. Benton County, WA; Notice of Petition To Enforce PURPA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Take notice that on June 21, 2012, pursuant to section 210(h) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA),1 Gerry E. Greenfield Jr. filed a petition requesting that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) initiate enforcement action against Benton County, Washington, regarding the operation of a 25 KW Net Metering Facility. 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 July 12, 2012. [Project No. 14426–000] In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an official party to the Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission’s final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s Web site. Additional Information mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 38795 Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP12– 469–000). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 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. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: June 25, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 Jun 28, 2012 1 16 Jkt 226001 [FR Doc. 2012–15972 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Docket No. EL12–78–000] [FR Doc. 2012–15973 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Dated: June 25, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. PO 00000 U.S.C. 824a–3(h) (2006). Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dolores Water Conservancy District; Notice of Competing 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). All filings submitted pursuant to the original June 6, 2012 notice will continue to be considered and do not need to be resubmitted. 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 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 × 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 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1 38796 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2012 / Notices energy output would vary between 600 and 1,500 gigawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth W. Curtis III, Dolores Water Conservancy 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 the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14426) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: June 25, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2012–15969 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 Jun 28, 2012 Jkt 226001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 485–063—Georgia and Alabama] Georgia Power Company; Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Revised Restricted Service List for a Programmatic Agreement Rule 2010 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 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 Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), the Alabama 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. section 470f), to prepare 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 new license for the Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Project No. 485. The programmatic agreement, when executed by the Commission, the Georgia SHPO, the Alabama SHPO, and the Advisory Council 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 section 800.13(e)). On April 28, 2011, the Commission staff established a restricted service list for the Bartletts Ferry Hydroelectric Project. On June 14, 2012, the Kialegee Tribal Town requested a revision to the restricted service list. The revision is: ‘‘Henry Harjo’’ is replaced with ‘‘Kelly Davis or Representative.’’ On June 14 and June 19, 2012, the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, respectively, requested to be added to the restricted service list. The restricted service list is supplemented to include: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ‘‘Augustine Asbury or Representative, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, P.O. Box 187, Wetumka, OK 74883;’’ ‘‘Lisa LaRue-Baker, Acting THPO, or Representative, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, P.O. Box 748, Tahlequah, OK 74465.’’ Dated: June 25, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–15970 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2203–013—Alabama] Alabama Power Company; Holt Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Revised 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 Alabama State Historic Preservation Officer (Alabama 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. section 470f), to prepare 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 new license for the Holt Hydroelectric Project No. 2203. The programmatic agreement, when executed by the Commission, the Alabama SHPO, and the Advisory Council, 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 section 800.13(e)). On August 30, 2011, the Commission staff established a E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38795-38796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15969]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14426-000]


Dolores Water Conservancy District; Notice of Competing 
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). All 
filings submitted pursuant to the original June 6, 2012 notice will 
continue to be considered and do not need to be resubmitted.
    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

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energy output would vary between 600 and 1,500 gigawatthours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth W. Curtis III, Dolores Water 
Conservancy 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 the 
Commission's Web site at  https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14426) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 25, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15969 Filed 6-28-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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