Go With the Flow Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 58301-58302 [2013-23003]

Download as PDF emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2013 / Notices 17 existing pig 2 launcher and receiver sites, and two existing meter and regulating facilities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. 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PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58301 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14538–000] Go With the Flow Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 22, 2013, Go with the Flow Hydro Power, LLC, 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 Go with the Flow Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the Umatilla River, near the City of Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon. 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 project would use the following existing facilities from an abandoned hydroelectric project: (1) A 3.5-foot-high, 120-foot-long concrete diversion weir, (2) a concrete intake structure with trashrack, (3) a 5,350foot-long earthen power canal, (4) a concrete penstock headworks structure, (5) four 5-foot-diameter, 280-foot-long welded steel penstocks, (6) a 60-foot by 35-foot powerhouse, (7) a 20-foot by 12foot metal controlhouse, (8) four 300kilowatt vertical propeller turbinegenerators, (9) a 60-foot-wide, 25-footlong earthen tailrace discharging into the Umatilla River, (10) a substation with transformer providing connection to electric transmission lines operated by Pacific Power and Light Company, and (11) appurtenant facilities. The applicant is also proposing a new fish bypass at the diversion weir, and refurbishing and replacing the fish screens at the intake structure. Estimated annual generation of the project would be 3 gigawatt-hours. The project would not be located on any federal lands. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Sigl, President, Go with the Flow Hydro Power, LLC, 8021 Firestone Way, Antelope, California 95843; phone: (916) 812–5051. FERC Contact: Sean O’Neill; phone: (202) 502–6462. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 58302 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2013 / Notices 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–14538–000. 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–14538) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: September 16, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–23003 Filed 9–20–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98–1–000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped chronologically, in ascending order. These filings are 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, please contact FERC, Online Support at FERC OnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Docket No. Filed date Prohibited: 1. CP13–523–000 ............................................................................................................................ Exempt: 1. P–2485–000 ................................................................................................................................ 2. ER13–2031–000, ER13–2033–000 ............................................................................................ 3. CP13–507–000 ............................................................................................................................ 4. ER13–2140–000 .......................................................................................................................... 5. CP13–483–000, CP13–492–000 ................................................................................................ 08–28–13 Nancy & Slim Whatley. 09–06–13 09–06–13 09–10–13 09–10–13 09–12–13 Hon. James P. McGovern. Chm Eric F. Skrmetta.1 Hon. Patty Murray. Hon. Timothy J. Solobay. Army Corps of Engineers. Dated: September 17, 2013. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–23035 Filed 9–20–13; 8:45 am] emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Letters submitted individually to the Chairman, and each Commissioner. VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:16 Sep 20, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM Presenter or requester 23SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14538-000]


Go With the Flow Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On July 22, 2013, Go with the Flow Hydro Power, LLC, 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 Go 
with the Flow Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the 
Umatilla River, near the City of Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon. 
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 use the following existing facilities 
from an abandoned hydroelectric project: (1) A 3.5-foot-high, 120-foot-
long concrete diversion weir, (2) a concrete intake structure with 
trashrack, (3) a 5,350-foot-long earthen power canal, (4) a concrete 
penstock headworks structure, (5) four 5-foot-diameter, 280-foot-long 
welded steel penstocks, (6) a 60-foot by 35-foot powerhouse, (7) a 20-
foot by 12-foot metal controlhouse, (8) four 300-kilowatt vertical 
propeller turbine-generators, (9) a 60-foot-wide, 25-foot-long earthen 
tailrace discharging into the Umatilla River, (10) a substation with 
transformer providing connection to electric transmission lines 
operated by Pacific Power and Light Company, and (11) appurtenant 
facilities. The applicant is also proposing a new fish bypass at the 
diversion weir, and refurbishing and replacing the fish screens at the 
intake structure.
    Estimated annual generation of the project would be 3 gigawatt-
hours. The project would not be located on any federal lands.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Sigl, President, Go with the Flow Hydro 
Power, LLC, 8021 Firestone Way, Antelope, California 95843; phone: 
(916) 812-5051.
    FERC Contact: Sean O'Neill; phone: (202) 502-6462.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing 
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file 
competing applications: 60

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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-14538-000.
    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-14538) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 16, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-23003 Filed 9-20-13; 8:45 am]
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