Albany Engineering Corporation; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 56692 [2013-22320]

Download as PDF 56692 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2013 / Notices Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: September 9, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–22279 Filed 9–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12741–003] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Albany Engineering Corporation; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 20, 2013, Albany Engineering Corporation (Albany Engineering) 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 hydropower adjacent to the New York State Canal Corporation’s Lock C5 located on the Hudson River in Saratoga and Washington Counties, New York. 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 proposed Thomson Project would consist of: (1) A new arc-shaped dam consisting of six 111-foot-long 12-foothigh spillway sections integrated with five 50-foot-diameter circular-shell piers, located 1,600 feet downstream of the existing Northumberland Dam; (2) a new 324-acre impoundment between the new dam and the existing Northumberland Dam, that would extend an existing impoundment having a surface area of 2,750 acres at a normal water surface elevation of 101.1 feet mean sea level by lowering the crest of the existing dam; (3) a 4,000-foot-long by 12-foot-deep segment of the existing Champlain Canal; (4) the existing Lock No. 5 facilities; (5) five identical turbine-generating units each housed in one of five circular-shell piers, with a total capacity of 23.7 megawatts; (6) a new 8,000-foot-long, 34.5-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 68.9 gigawatt-hours. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:23 Sep 12, 2013 Jkt 229001 Applicant Contact: Wendy Jo Carey, Albany Engineering Corporation, 5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; phone: (518) 456–7712. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502–6736. 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–12741–003. More information about this project, including a copy of the 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–12741) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: September 9, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–22320 Filed 9–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Western Area Power Administration Colorado River Storage Project-Rate Order No. WAPA–161 Western Area Power Administration, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Order Temporarily Extending Firm Power, Transmission, and Ancillary Services Rates. AGENCY: This action is to extend the existing Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) Firm Power Rate and the Colorado River Storage Project SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (CRSP) Transmission and Ancillary Services Rates through September 30, 2015. The existing SLCA/IP Firm Power Rate and CRSP Transmission and Ancillary Services Rates are set to expire September 30, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lynn Jeka, CRSP Manager, CRSP Management Center, Western Area Power Administration, 150 East Social Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–6372, email jeka@wapa.gov, or Mr. Rodney Bailey, Power Marketing Manager, CRSP Management Center, Western Area Power Administration, 150 East Social Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–4007, email rbailey@wapa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rate Schedules SLIP–F9, SP–PTP7, SP–NW3, SP–NFT6, SP–SD3, SP–RS3, SP–EI3, SP–FR3, and SP–SSR3, contained in Rate Order No. WAPA–137,1 were approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a 5year period through September 30, 2013. Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing to temporarily extend the existing SLCA/IP Firm Power Rate and CRSP Transmission and Ancillary Services Rates under Rate Schedules SLIP–F9, SP–PTP7, SP–NW3, SP–NFT6, SP–SD3, SP–RS3, SP–EI3, SP–FR3, and SP–SSR3 pursuant to 10 CFR § 903.23(b). As required by the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992, the Bureau of Reclamation has been preparing a reallocation of the costs of the Glen Canyon Dam. The results of the reallocation were recently finalized, provided to Western, and will be implemented into the FY 2013 power repayment study. Due to uncertainties that the reallocation will have on the SLCA/IP Rate, Western is seeking a temporary extension of the existing rates to allow sufficient time for a new rate process to be completed and the new rates to be placed into effect. The existing rates collect sufficient annual revenue to recover annual expenses, including interest and capital requirements, thus ensuring repayment of the project within the cost recovery criteria set forth in DOE Order RA 6120.2. By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, effective December 6, 2001, the Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power and transmission rates to the Administrator of Western; (2) the authority to confirm, 1 The rates in WAPA–137 were approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on a final basis on June 19, 2009, in Docket No. EF08–5171– 000 (127 FERC ¶ 62,220). E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2013)]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-22320]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12741-003]


Albany Engineering Corporation; Notice of Successive Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 20, 2013, Albany Engineering Corporation (Albany 
Engineering) 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 hydropower adjacent to the New York State 
Canal Corporation's Lock C5 located on the Hudson River in Saratoga and 
Washington Counties, New York. 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 Thomson Project would consist of: (1) A new arc-shaped 
dam consisting of six 111-foot-long 12-foot-high spillway sections 
integrated with five 50-foot-diameter circular-shell piers, located 
1,600 feet downstream of the existing Northumberland Dam; (2) a new 
324-acre impoundment between the new dam and the existing 
Northumberland Dam, that would extend an existing impoundment having a 
surface area of 2,750 acres at a normal water surface elevation of 
101.1 feet mean sea level by lowering the crest of the existing dam; 
(3) a 4,000-foot-long by 12-foot-deep segment of the existing Champlain 
Canal; (4) the existing Lock No. 5 facilities; (5) five identical 
turbine-generating units each housed in one of five circular-shell 
piers, with a total capacity of 23.7 megawatts; (6) a new 8,000-foot-
long, 34.5-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant facilities. 
The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation 
of 68.9 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Wendy Jo Carey, Albany Engineering Corporation, 
5 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205; phone: (518) 456-7712.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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-12741-003.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
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-12741) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 9, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-22320 Filed 9-12-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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