Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXX, LLC; FFP Project 121, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 34092-34093 [2013-13395]

Download as PDF 34092 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 109 / Thursday, June 6, 2013 / Notices Dated: May 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2013–13400 Filed 6–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:35 Jun 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXX, LLC and FFP Project 121, LLC filed preliminary permit applications pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project, to be located at the existing New Cumberland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, near the town of New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia and Jefferson County, Ohio. Both applications were filed electronically and given the filing date of March 1, 2013, at 8:30 a.m.1 New Cumberland Locks and Dam is owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. 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 owner’s express permission. Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXX, LLC’s application is for a successive preliminary permit. Its proposed project would consist of: (1) One new concretelined power canal; (2) one new approximately 260-foot-wide, 56-foothigh lock frame module, containing 17 turbines each having a nameplate capacity of 1.5 megawatts (MW), with a total installed capacity of 25.5 MW; (3) new flow control doors; (4) a new tailrace 260 feet wide by 250 feet long; (5) a new switchyard, transformer, and control room; (6) a new approximately 2,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from the new switchyard to an existing distribution line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 145,850 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Stover, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 301, Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556–6566 extension 711. FFP Project 121, LLC’s proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 250foot-wide by 380-foot-long forebay; (2) a new 220-foot by 250-foot reinforced concrete powerhouse; (3) three new 16.6-MW horizontal bulb turbinegenerators having a total combined generating capacity of 49.8 MW; (4) a new 300-foot-long concrete retaining wall downstream of the powerhouse; (5) a new 300-foot-wide by 515-foot-long tailrace area; (6) a new 60-foot-wide by 60-foot-long substation; (7) a new 0.8mile-long, 36.7-kV transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 251,600 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Daniel Lissner, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 252–7111. FERC Contact: Tim Looney, (202) 502–6096. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing applications (without notices of intent) or notices of intent to file competing applications for Project No. 13625: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.2 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 1 The Commission is open each day, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. See 18 CFR 375.101(c) (2012). The two applications were filed between 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2012 and 8:30 a.m. on March 1, 2013. Under the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any document received after regular business hours is considered filed at 8:30 a.m. on the next regular business day. See id. at 385.2001(a)(2). to transport purity ethane from Mont Belvieu, Texas to Napoleonville, Louisiana, with various intermediate delivery points in Texas and Louisiana. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in 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 FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 17, 2013. 2 On March 19, 2013, the Commission mistakenly issued public notice of only FFP Project 121, LLC’s preliminary permit application. That notice established a deadline of May 20, 2013 for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), and notices of intent to file competing applications. The filing deadline for both dockets is now extended to 60 days from the issuance of this notice. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13625–003; Project No. 14504– 000] Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXX, LLC; FFP Project 121, LLC; Notice of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 109 / Thursday, June 6, 2013 / Notices Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. More information about these projects, including a copy of either 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–13625 or P–14504) in the docket number field to access the documents. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: May 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–13395 Filed 6–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP13–481–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES WBI Energy Transmission; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on May 16, 2013, WBI Energy Transmission (WBI), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, filed a prior notice application pursuant to sections 157.216(b) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and WBI’s blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–487–000, to abandon natural gas storage facilities located at the Baker Storage Reservoir in Fallon County, Montana. Specifically, WBI proposes to plug and abandon two natural gas storage wells and to abandon in place two associated well lines and remove one associated well line, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is open to the public for 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 Keith A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory Affairs, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, or telephone (701) 530–1560 or by email keith.tiggelaar@wbienergy.com. Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:35 Jun 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission’s staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission’s Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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 protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed 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 commentors will be placed on the Commission’s 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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 via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 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: May 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER13–1372–000] California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of FERC Staff Attendance The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) hereby gives notice that on the following date members of its staff will participate in teleconferences and meetings to be conducted by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The agenda and other documents for the teleconferences and meetings are available on the CAISO’s Web site, www.caiso.com. June 6, 2013—Energy Imbalance Market. Sponsored by the CAISO, the teleconferences and meetings are open to all market participants and staff’s attendance is part of the Commission’s ongoing outreach efforts. The teleconferences and meetings may discuss matters at issue in the above captioned docket. For further information, contact Saeed Farrokhpay at saeed.farrokhpay@ferc.gov, (916) 294– 0322 or Maury Kruth at maury.kruth@ferc.gov, (916) 294–0275. Dated: May 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–13399 Filed 6–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9821–7; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2013–0189] An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an extension of the public comment period for 30 days for the revised draft document titled, ‘‘An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska’’ (EPA–910–R–12–004Ba–c). The original Federal Register notice announcing the public comment period was published on April 30, 2013. This extension is SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2013–13397 Filed 6–5–13; 8:45 am] Sfmt 4703 34093 E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34092-34093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13395]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13625-003; Project No. 14504-000]


Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXX, LLC; FFP Project 121, LLC; Notice 
of Competing Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXX, LLC and FFP Project 121, LLC filed 
preliminary permit applications pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 
Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project, 
to be located at the existing New Cumberland Locks and Dam on the Ohio 
River, near the town of New Cumberland, Hancock County, West Virginia 
and Jefferson County, Ohio. Both applications were filed electronically 
and given the filing date of March 1, 2013, at 8:30 a.m.\1\ New 
Cumberland Locks and Dam is owned by the United States government and 
operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. 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 owner's express permission.
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    \1\ The Commission is open each day, except Saturdays, Sundays, 
and holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. See 18 CFR 375.101(c) 
(2012). The two applications were filed between 5:00 p.m. on April 
30, 2012 and 8:30 a.m. on March 1, 2013. Under the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure, any document received after regular 
business hours is considered filed at 8:30 a.m. on the next regular 
business day. See id. at 385.2001(a)(2).
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    Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund XXX, LLC's application is for a successive 
preliminary permit. Its proposed project would consist of: (1) One new 
concrete-lined power canal; (2) one new approximately 260-foot-wide, 
56-foot-high lock frame module, containing 17 turbines each having a 
nameplate capacity of 1.5 megawatts (MW), with a total installed 
capacity of 25.5 MW; (3) new flow control doors; (4) a new tailrace 260 
feet wide by 250 feet long; (5) a new switchyard, transformer, and 
control room; (6) a new approximately 2,000-foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV) 
transmission line from the new switchyard to an existing distribution 
line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an 
estimated annual generation of 145,850 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Stover, 900 Oakmont Lane, Suite 301, 
Westmont, IL 60559; (877) 556-6566 extension 711.
    FFP Project 121, LLC's proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 
250-foot-wide by 380-foot-long forebay; (2) a new 220-foot by 250-foot 
reinforced concrete powerhouse; (3) three new 16.6-MW horizontal bulb 
turbine-generators having a total combined generating capacity of 49.8 
MW; (4) a new 300-foot-long concrete retaining wall downstream of the 
powerhouse; (5) a new 300-foot-wide by 515-foot-long tailrace area; (6) 
a new 60-foot-wide by 60-foot-long substation; (7) a new 0.8-mile-long, 
36.7-kV transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The project 
would have an estimated annual generation of 251,600 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Daniel Lissner, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, 
Boston, MA 02114; (978) 252-7111.
    FERC Contact: Tim Looney, (202) 502-6096.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and competing 
applications (without notices of intent) or notices of intent to file 
competing applications for Project No. 13625: 60 days from the issuance 
of this notice.\2\ 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

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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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    \2\ On March 19, 2013, the Commission mistakenly issued public 
notice of only FFP Project 121, LLC's preliminary permit 
application. That notice established a deadline of May 20, 2013 for 
filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications 
(without notices of intent), and notices of intent to file competing 
applications. The filing deadline for both dockets is now extended 
to 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
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    More information about these projects, including a copy of either 
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-13625 or P-14504) in the docket number field 
to access the documents. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 30, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-13395 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 am]
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