Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions, and Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, 26339-26340 [2013-10617]
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FERC–539—GAS PIPELINE CERTIFICATES: IMPORT/EXPORT RELATED
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responses per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden hours
per response
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total annual
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The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $5,880 [84
hours * $70/hour 3 = $5,880].
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 30, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2355–018]
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene
and Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms
and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions, and Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major
License.
b. Project No.: 2355–018.
c. Date Filed: August 29, 2012.
d. Applicant: Exelon Generation
Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Muddy Run
Pumped Storage Project.
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f. Location: On Muddy Run, a
tributary to the Susquehanna River, in
Lancaster and York Counties,
Pennsylvania. The project does not
occupy any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Colleen Hicks,
Manager, Regulatory and Licensing,
Hydro, Exelon Power, 300 Exelon Way,
Kennett Square, PA 19348, at (610) 765–
6791 or email at
Colleen.Hicks@exeloncorp.com and
`
Kathleen Barron, Vice President,
Federal Regulatory Affairs and
Wholesale Market Policy, Exelon
Corporation, 101 Constitution Avenue,
Washington, DC 20001, at (202) 347–
7500 or email at
Kathleen.Barron2@exeloncorp.com.
i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202)
502–6512 or emily.carter@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms
and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions is September 30,
2013; reply comments are due
November 14, 2013.
Motions to intervene, protests,
comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and
preliminary fishway prescriptions 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.
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.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
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Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The existing Muddy Run Pumped
Storage Project consists of four dams.
The main dam is a rock-filled structure
across the Muddy Run ravine with a
central impervious core, a maximum
height of approximately 260 feet and a
total length of 4,800 feet. The east dike
is a zoned-earth and rock-filled
embankment with a maximum height of
approximately 12 feet and a total length
of 800 feet. The recreation pond dike is
a zoned-earth and rock-filled
embankment with a maximum height of
approximately 90 feet and a total length
of 750 feet. The canal embankment has
a maximum height of approximately 35
feet. Total storage in the 900-acre
Muddy Run reservoir (upper reservoir)
is approximately 60,000 acre-feet and
the total useable storage is
approximately 35,500 acre-feet at the
maximum pool elevation of 520 feet.1
The maximum pool elevation is
approximately 411 feet above the
normal elevation of Conowingo pond.
Conowingo pond (lower reservoir) has a
surface area of 9,000 acres and design
storage of approximately 310,000 acrefeet at the normal full pool elevation of
109.2 feet.
The main spillway is a non-gated
concrete ogee-type structure that is 200
feet long, 20 feet high and with a crest
elevation of 521 feet, which is directed
to a vegetated natural ravine. The
recreation pond spillway is a rock-cut
channel approximately 140 feet wide
and with a crest elevation of 520 feet.
The power intake facilities consist of
four cylinder gates with trash racks in
a cylindrical tower. Each intake
supplies two units. Each intake leads to
a 430-foot-deep vertical shaft then to a
horizontal power tunnel, which divides
into two sections. The power tunnel
sections transition to a penstock that
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Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) 1929.
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leads to one of the eight reversible
pump-turbine units in the powerhouse.
The power plant is constructed of
concrete and is 133 feet wide and 600
feet long. It houses eight Francis
turbines each equipped with a 100megawatt (MW) generator. The
powerhouse turbines each have a
hydraulic capacity of 4,000 cubic feet
per second (cfs), for a total discharge
capacity from the powerhouse of 32,000
cfs. The pumping capacity of the pump
turbines is 3,500 cfs each for a total
powerhouse pumping capability of
28,000 cfs. Water flowing through the
turbines is discharged via the draft tubes
into the Susquehanna River adjacent to
the powerhouse. The units are equipped
with trash racks between the draft tube
outlet and the river.
Electricity generated at the project is
transmitted by two individual 220kilovolt (kV) transmission lines
extending from the project switching
station approximately 4.25 miles to the
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
(PBAPS) North Substation located in
York County.
The Muddy Run Project has an
authorized nameplate generating
capacity of 800 MW and generates an
average of 1,610,611 megawatt hours
annually. Exelon is not proposing any
new or upgraded facilities or structural
changes to the project at this time. Also,
Exelon has engaged interested
stakeholders to participate in the
development of a comprehensive
settlement agreement based on
collaborative negotiation of specific
terms and conditions for the new
Muddy Run license.
m. A copy of the application is
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, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above.
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, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. 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
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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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST,’’ ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’
‘‘PRELIMINARY TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRELIMINARY
FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
All comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
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, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed
according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Filing of recommendations,
preliminary terms
and conditions, and
preliminary fishway
prescriptions.
Reply comments due
Commission issues
draft EIS.
Comments on draft
EIS.
September 30, 2013.
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November 14, 2013.
March 29, 2014.
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Milestone
Modified terms and
conditions.
Commission issues
Final EIS.
Target date
July 27, 2014.
October 25, 2014.
p. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of the notice of ready
for environmental analysis.
q. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice of acceptance
and ready for environmental analysis as
provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Dated: April 29, 2013.
Kimberly D. Rose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. CP13–166–000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice
of Application
Take notice that on April 15, 2013,
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas
Gas), 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800,
Houston, Texas 77046, filed in Docket
No. CP13–166–000 an application
pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission’s
regulations, for authorization to
abandon by sale approximately 1.9
miles of 4 inch pipeline, commonly
known as the Lake Pagie South 4-inch
pipeline in Terrebonne Parish, LA to
Apache Corporation. Texas Gas also
request authorization that the facilities,
upon abandonment, will be nonjurisdictional under NGA Section 1(b),
all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the
Commission and open to the public for
inspection. This filing may be also
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 FERCOnline
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2355-018]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted
for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, Soliciting Comments, Recommendations,
Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary Fishway
Prescriptions, and Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New Major License.
b. Project No.: 2355-018.
c. Date Filed: August 29, 2012.
d. Applicant: Exelon Generation Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project.
f. Location: On Muddy Run, a tributary to the Susquehanna River, in
Lancaster and York Counties, Pennsylvania. The project does not occupy
any federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Colleen Hicks, Manager, Regulatory and
Licensing, Hydro, Exelon Power, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA
19348, at (610) 765-6791 or email at Colleen.Hicks@exeloncorp.com and
Kathleen Barr[ograve]n, Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs and
Wholesale Market Policy, Exelon Corporation, 101 Constitution Avenue,
Washington, DC 20001, at (202) 347-7500 or email at
Kathleen.Barron2@exeloncorp.com.
i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202) 502-6512 or
emily.carter@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary
fishway prescriptions is September 30, 2013; reply comments are due
November 14, 2013.
Motions to intervene, protests, comments, recommendations,
preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions
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. 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.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The existing Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project consists of four
dams. The main dam is a rock-filled structure across the Muddy Run
ravine with a central impervious core, a maximum height of
approximately 260 feet and a total length of 4,800 feet. The east dike
is a zoned-earth and rock-filled embankment with a maximum height of
approximately 12 feet and a total length of 800 feet. The recreation
pond dike is a zoned-earth and rock-filled embankment with a maximum
height of approximately 90 feet and a total length of 750 feet. The
canal embankment has a maximum height of approximately 35 feet. Total
storage in the 900-acre Muddy Run reservoir (upper reservoir) is
approximately 60,000 acre-feet and the total useable storage is
approximately 35,500 acre-feet at the maximum pool elevation of 520
feet.\1\ The maximum pool elevation is approximately 411 feet above the
normal elevation of Conowingo pond. Conowingo pond (lower reservoir)
has a surface area of 9,000 acres and design storage of approximately
310,000 acre-feet at the normal full pool elevation of 109.2 feet.
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The main spillway is a non-gated concrete ogee-type structure that
is 200 feet long, 20 feet high and with a crest elevation of 521 feet,
which is directed to a vegetated natural ravine. The recreation pond
spillway is a rock-cut channel approximately 140 feet wide and with a
crest elevation of 520 feet.
The power intake facilities consist of four cylinder gates with
trash racks in a cylindrical tower. Each intake supplies two units.
Each intake leads to a 430-foot-deep vertical shaft then to a
horizontal power tunnel, which divides into two sections. The power
tunnel sections transition to a penstock that
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leads to one of the eight reversible pump-turbine units in the
powerhouse. The power plant is constructed of concrete and is 133 feet
wide and 600 feet long. It houses eight Francis turbines each equipped
with a 100-megawatt (MW) generator. The powerhouse turbines each have a
hydraulic capacity of 4,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), for a total
discharge capacity from the powerhouse of 32,000 cfs. The pumping
capacity of the pump turbines is 3,500 cfs each for a total powerhouse
pumping capability of 28,000 cfs. Water flowing through the turbines is
discharged via the draft tubes into the Susquehanna River adjacent to
the powerhouse. The units are equipped with trash racks between the
draft tube outlet and the river.
Electricity generated at the project is transmitted by two
individual 220-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines extending from the
project switching station approximately 4.25 miles to the Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station (PBAPS) North Substation located in York County.
The Muddy Run Project has an authorized nameplate generating
capacity of 800 MW and generates an average of 1,610,611 megawatt hours
annually. Exelon is not proposing any new or upgraded facilities or
structural changes to the project at this time. Also, Exelon has
engaged interested stakeholders to participate in the development of a
comprehensive settlement agreement based on collaborative negotiation
of specific terms and conditions for the new Muddy Run license.
m. A copy of the application is 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, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.
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, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. 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.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST,'' ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' ``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,''
``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``PRELIMINARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRELIMINARY FISHWAY PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular application. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
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, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. Procedural Schedule:
The application will be processed according to the following Hydro
Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
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Milestone Target date
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Filing of recommendations, September 30, 2013.
preliminary terms and conditions,
and preliminary fishway
prescriptions.
Reply comments due.................. November 14, 2013.
Commission issues draft EIS......... March 29, 2014.
Comments on draft EIS............... May 28, 2014.
Modified terms and conditions....... July 27, 2014.
Commission issues Final EIS......... October 25, 2014.
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p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
q. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice of acceptance and ready for
environmental analysis as provided for in 5.22: (1) A copy of the water
quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification,
including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the
request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Dated: April 29, 2013.
Kimberly D. Rose,
Secretary.
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