PayneBridge, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 2989-2990 [2013-00648]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2013 / Notices 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–14478) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 9, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00644 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14430–000] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with Monroe Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 2, 2012, Monroe 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 Monroe Water Project to be located on the North Unit Irrigation District’s Main Canal, near Culver, Jefferson County, Oregon. 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 North Unit Irrigation Project is operated by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for irrigation purposes. The proposed project would study the hydropower potential of the existing Monroe Drop on the Main Canal, which consists of a concrete, uncontrolled fixed crest dam about 15 feet long. The proposed project would consist of a new powerhouse and an associated intake channel and tailrace channel on the northwestern side of the canal. A concrete powerhouse would enclose a single VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 Jan 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 turbine-generating unit with a capacity of 300 kilowatts. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 1.0 gigawatt-hour. Applicant Contact: Ms. Gia Schneider, Natel Energy, 2175 Monarch Street, Alameda, California 94501; phone: (510) 342–5269. FERC Contact: Mary Greene at mary.greene@ferc.gov; phone: (202)502– 6095. 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–14430) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 7, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00636 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2989 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13346–002] PayneBridge, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On November 1, 2012, PayneBridge, LLC filed an application for a successive preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Williams Dam Water Power Project No. 13346–002, to be located at the existing Williams Dam on the East Fork of the White River, near the City of Bedford in Lawrence County, Indiana. The Williams Dam is owned by the State of Indiana. The proposed project would consist of: (1) An existing 55-foot by 126-foot concrete powerhouse; (2) four new vertical Kaplan turbine having a total combined generating capacity of 4.0 megawatts (MW); (3) four new 1.0 MW three phase, 60-cycle generators; (4) a new 40-foot by 40-foot substation; (5) an existing 100-foot-wide by 21.5-foot-high by 80-foot-long intake structure; (6) a 100-foot-wide by 140-long tailrace area; (7) a new 265-foot-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 17,849 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Daniel Lissner, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 252–7111. FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502–6331. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 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 E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1 2990 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2013 / Notices 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–13346) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 8, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00648 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13563–002] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with Juneau Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On December 3, 2012, Juneau Hydropower, Inc., filed an application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Sweetheart Lake Project located on Lower Sweetheart Lake and Sweetheart Creek in Juneau, Alaska. 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) A new 275foot-long, 105-foot-high concrete and rock face dam, including project intake facilities and a 125-foot-wide overflow spillway, constructed at the natural outlet of Lower Sweetheart Lake; (2) the existing Lower Sweetheart Lake, raised to a surface elevation of 628 feet above mean sea level, with a surface area of 1,701.5 acres and an active storage capacity of 94,069 acre-feet at the normal maximum water elevation; (3) a VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 Jan 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 new 500-foot-long, 10-foot-diameter stream diversion tunnel that would be converted to reservoir outlet works after project construction; (4) a new 9,595foot-long, 12-foot-diameter penstock diverting flow from the project intake to the powerhouse; (5) a new powerhouse containing three new 6.6-megawatt (MW), Francis generating units having a total installed capacity of 19.8 MW; (6) a tailrace consisting of a new 76-footwide to 22-foot-wide, 75-foot-long open afterbay; a new 225-foot-long, 12-footdiameter tunnel extending from the afterbay to an outlet structure on a tributary to Sweetheart Creek; and an existing tributary stream channel, modified to a 100-foot-long, 35-footwide channel that will flow into Sweetheart Creek; (7) new marine access facilities, including a dual-height marine ramp, floating docks for seaplane and boat access, and a staging area adjacent to the docks; (8) a new switchyard adjacent to the powerhouse; (9) a new 8.69-mile-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line, consisting of buried, submarine, and overhead segments; (10) a new 4,400-foot-long access road; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The proposed Sweetheart Lake Project would have an average annual generation of 111 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Duff Mitchell, Business Manager, Juneau Hydropower, Inc. P.O. Box 22775, Juneau, AK 99802; email: duff.mitchell@juneauhydro.com; phone: (907) 789–2775. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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–13563) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 9, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–00643 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP13–34–000] Bear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on December 21, 2012, Bear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C. (Bear Creek), 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, filed in Docket No. CP13–34–000, a prior notice request, pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, 157.213 and 157.216 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and Bear Creek’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP10–28–000 on January 12, 2010, for authorization to convert 1.2 billion cubic feet of cushion gas storage capacity and to make certain modifications at its Bear Creek Storage Field in order to access such converted capacity, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also 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. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions regarding this Application should be directed to Tina Hardy, Regulatory Manager, Bear Creek Storage Company, L.L.C., 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, or call at (205) 325–3668 or tina_hardy@kindermorgan.com. E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2989-2990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00648]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13346-002]


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

    On November 1, 2012, PayneBridge, LLC filed an application for a 
successive preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Williams Dam 
Water Power Project No. 13346-002, to be located at the existing 
Williams Dam on the East Fork of the White River, near the City of 
Bedford in Lawrence County, Indiana. The Williams Dam is owned by the 
State of Indiana.
    The proposed project would consist of: (1) An existing 55-foot by 
126-foot concrete powerhouse; (2) four new vertical Kaplan turbine 
having a total combined generating capacity of 4.0 megawatts (MW); (3) 
four new 1.0 MW three phase, 60-cycle generators; (4) a new 40-foot by 
40-foot substation; (5) an existing 100-foot-wide by 21.5-foot-high by 
80-foot-long intake structure; (6) a 100-foot-wide by 140-long tailrace 
area; (7) a new 265-foot-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and (8) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual 
generation of 17,849 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Daniel Lissner, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, 
Boston, MA 02114; (978) 252-7111.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 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

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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-13346) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 8, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00648 Filed 1-14-13; 8:45 am]
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