Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 21933-21934 [2013-08585]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 71 / Friday, April 12, 2013 / Notices mstockstill on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES • potential spills from debrining the caverns and potential impact to groundwater and surface water quality; and • cumulative environmental impacts from existing natural gas and LPG storage in the region. Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before May 3, 2013. For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. 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[FR Doc. 2013–08598 Filed 4–11–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14481–000] Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 15, 2013, Archon Energy 1, Inc. 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 Palo Verde Diversion Dam Hydroelectric Project (Palo Verde Diversion Dam Project or project) to be located on the Colorado River, near the city of Mayflower, Riverside County, California. The project would be located on a small portion of Bureau of Land Management lands. 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: (1) A gated water intake canal adjacent to the existing dam; (2) fish screens; (3) a 200-foot by 50-foot by 70-foot turbine structure enclosing four Kaplan turbine generators; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project would require interconnection to a Southern California Edison transmission line located approximately one mile west of the Palo Verde Dam. An E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1 mstockstill on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 21934 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 71 / Friday, April 12, 2013 / Notices interconnection study would be required to determine the exact transmission that would be used. The proposed project would have a total installed capacity of 20 megawatts and generate an estimated average annual energy production of 145 gigawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, Archon Energy 1, Inc., 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602, phone: (403) 618–2018. FERC Contact: Corey Vezina; phone: (202) 502–8598, email: Corey.vezina@ferc.gov. 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 five 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–14481) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 8, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–08585 Filed 4–11–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:47 Apr 11, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP13–112–000] El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on March 26, 2013, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (El Paso), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, filed in Docket No. CP13– 112–000, an application pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208 (b) and 157.210 of the Commission’s Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as amended, to construct and operate loop line facilities on the Willcox Lateral located in Cochise County, Arizona, 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory Affairs Department, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, (719) 667– 7517. Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter’s will be placed on the Commission’s PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenter’s will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Dated: April 3, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–08600 Filed 4–11–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD12–12–000] Coordination Between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets; Supplemental Notice of Technical Conference As announced in the Notice issued on March 5, 2013,1 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) staff will hold a technical conference on Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. to discuss natural gas and electric scheduling, and issues related to whether and how natural gas and electric industry schedules and practices could be harmonized in order to achieve the most efficient scheduling systems for both industries. The conference will be held at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The agenda and list of roundtable participants for this conference are attached. This conference is free of charge and open to 1 Coordination between Natural Gas and Electricity Markets, Docket No. AD12–12–000 (Mar. 5, 2013) (Notice of Technical Conference) (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/ File_list.asp?document_id=14095482). E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21933-21934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08585]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14481-000]


 Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 15, 2013, Archon Energy 1, Inc. 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 Palo Verde Diversion 
Dam Hydroelectric Project (Palo Verde Diversion Dam Project or project) 
to be located on the Colorado River, near the city of Mayflower, 
Riverside County, California. The project would be located on a small 
portion of Bureau of Land Management lands. 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: (1) A gated 
water intake canal adjacent to the existing dam; (2) fish screens; (3) 
a 200-foot by 50-foot by 70-foot turbine structure enclosing four 
Kaplan turbine generators; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would require interconnection to a Southern California Edison 
transmission line located approximately one mile west of the Palo Verde 
Dam. An

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interconnection study would be required to determine the exact 
transmission that would be used. The proposed project would have a 
total installed capacity of 20 megawatts and generate an estimated 
average annual energy production of 145 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, Archon Energy 1, Inc., 101 E. 
Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602, phone: (403) 618-2018.
    FERC Contact: Corey Vezina; phone: (202) 502-8598, email: 
Corey.vezina@ferc.gov.
    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 five 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-14481) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 8, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-08585 Filed 4-11-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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