Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 55072 [2013-21830]

Download as PDF 55072 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 174 / Monday, September 9, 2013 / Notices ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, identified through the scoping process. Environmental Site Review PacifiCorp Energy and Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Site Review of the project on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, starting at 1:00 p.m. (PST). All participants should meet at the Prospect Warehouse, located at 1111 Mill Creek Drive, Prospect, OR 97536. Please contact Mr. Steve Albertelli at (541) 776–6676 or steve.albertelli@pacificorp.com by September 23, 2013, if you plan to attend the environmental site review. Meeting Objectives At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and discuss the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission’s regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and (5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an environmental document. Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are included in item n. of this document. Meeting Procedures tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed in the public records of the project. Dated: August 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–21829 Filed 9–6–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:01 Sep 06, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12693–003] Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 1, 2013, Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC 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 Sutton Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sutton Dam, on the Elk River, in Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia. 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 utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Sutton Dam and would consist of: (1) A proposed powerhouse containing three generating units with a total generating capacity of 9.2 megawatts; (2) a 12-foot-diameter penstock; (3) a proposed 4,000-footlong, 138-kilovolt transmission line; (4) a tailrace, and (5) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual generation of 36.0 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. David C. Sinclair, President, Advanced Hydro Solutions, LLC, 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 430, Beachwood, OH 4122–4340; phone: (216) 472–5581. FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: (202) 502–6096. 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. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications using the Commission’s eFiling system at 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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–12693–003. 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–12693) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: August 30, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on September 30, 2013. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental E:\FR\FM\09SEN1.SGM 09SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 55072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21830]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12693-003]


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

    On March 1, 2013, Sutton Hydroelectric Company, LLC 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 Sutton Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located at the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers Sutton Dam, on the Elk River, in Sutton, 
Braxton County, West Virginia. 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 utilize the existing U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' Sutton Dam and would consist of: (1) A proposed powerhouse 
containing three generating units with a total generating capacity of 
9.2 megawatts; (2) a 12-foot-diameter penstock; (3) a proposed 4,000-
foot-long, 138-kilovolt transmission line; (4) a tailrace, and (5) 
appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average 
annual generation of 36.0 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. David C. Sinclair, President, Advanced Hydro 
Solutions, LLC, 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 430, Beachwood, OH 4122-4340; 
phone: (216) 472-5581.
    FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing 
applications using the Commission's eFiling system at 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, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-12693-003.
    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-12693) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: August 30, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21830 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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