ORPC Maine, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 7178-7179 [2014-02482]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 7178 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 2014 / Notices preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Rose Creek Pumped Storage Project (Rose Creek Project or project) to be located on the Rose Creek Reservoir, near the town of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada. 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 consist of an expansion of the existing Rose Creek Reservoir as upper reservoir and a new lower reservoir, joined by approximately 12,300 feet of conduit. The project would also consist of the following: (1) A 100-foot-high by 1,720foot-wide roller-compacted concrete or concrete-face rock-fill expansion of the existing Rose Creek Dam; (2) a 40-foothigh by 4,100-foot-wide concrete-face rock-fill or earthen lower reservoir ring embankment; (3) an expanded upper reservoir with a surface area of 35 acres and a total/usable storage capacity of 2,112 acre-feet at normal maximum operation elevation of 6,390 feet msl; (4) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 21 acres and a total/usable storage capacity of 1,056 acre-feet at normal maximum operation elevation of 4,075 feet msl; (5) a 2,200-foot-long, 9.6-footdiameter concrete-lined low pressure headrace; (6) a 9,600-foot-long, 9.6-footdiameter concrete and steel-lined high pressure headrace; (7) a 700-foot-long, 11.6-foot-diameter concrete-lined tailrace; (8) a 200-foot-long by 60-footwide by 120-foot-high powerhouse located at an elevation of approximately 3,930-foot-high and at a depth of 150 feet below ground level; (9) a new, 20mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connected to the 230kV Dixie Valley Oxbow transmission line or a new, 15-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line connected to Sierra Pacific Power’s Thorne substation; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Rose Creek Project would be 547.5 gigawatthours. Applicant Contact: Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 246–9925. FERC Contact: Tim Welch; phone: (202) 502–8760. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 232001 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–14556–000. 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–14556) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 30, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–02484 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12680–005] ORPC Maine, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 2, 2014, ORPC Maine, 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 Western Passage Tidal Energy Project (project) to be located in Western Passage, in the northern Atlantic Ocean, in the vicinity of the City of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 consist of the following: (1) 10 double OCGen® TGU hydrokinetic tidal devices each consisting of a 500-kilowatt turbine generator unit for a combined capacity of 5,000 kilowatts; (2) an anchoring support structure; (3) a mooring system; (4) a 3,700 to 4,200-foot-long submersible cable connecting the turbine-generating units of each device to a shore station; (5) a 2,200-foot-long, 12.7-kilovolt transmission line connecting the shore station to an existing distribution line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation of the Western Passage Tidal Energy Project would be 2.6 to 3.53 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Christopher R. Sauer, President and CEO, Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC, 120 Exchange Street, Suite 508, Portland, Maine 04101; phone: (207) 772–7707. FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502–6123. 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–12680–005. 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–12680) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 2014 / Notices Dated: January 30, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–02482 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP14–58–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Cadeville Gas Storage LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on January 29, 2014 Cadeville Gas Storage LLC (Cadeville), Three Riverway, Suite 1350, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the above Docket, a prior notice request pursuant to section 157.213 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Cadeville’s authorization in Docket No. CP10–16–000, for authorization to reclassify the working and base gas capacities in the storage reservoir related to Cadeville’s approved natural gas storage facility in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Kevin Holder, Sr. Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Cadellive Gas Storage LLC, Three Riverway, Suite 1350, Houston, Texas 77056, at (713) 350–2500. Specifically, Cadeville propose to increase the working gas capacity from 16.4 Bcf to 17 Bcf, while decreasing the base gas capacity from 5.4 Bcf to 4.8 Bcf. Cadeville states that its proposal does not change the total capacity of the project of approximately 21.8 Bcf or any of the other approved operating parameters, and no new facilities are required for this activity. Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 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 Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 232001 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. 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. Dated: January 30, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–02485 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0947; FRL–9906–29– OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Federal Implementation Plans To Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Information Collection Request Renewal for the Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone’’ (EPA ICR Number 2391.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0667) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2014. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 7, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7179 OAR–2009–0491 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343–9220; fax number: (202) 343–2361; email address: vansickle.karen@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7178-7179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02482]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12680-005]


ORPC Maine, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 2, 2014, ORPC Maine, 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 Western Passage Tidal 
Energy Project (project) to be located in Western Passage, in the 
northern Atlantic Ocean, in the vicinity of the City of Eastport, 
Washington County, Maine. 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 consist of the following: (1) 10 double 
OCGen[supreg] TGU hydrokinetic tidal devices each consisting of a 500-
kilowatt turbine generator unit for a combined capacity of 5,000 
kilowatts; (2) an anchoring support structure; (3) a mooring system; 
(4) a 3,700 to 4,200-foot-long submersible cable connecting the 
turbine-generating units of each device to a shore station; (5) a 
2,200-foot-long, 12.7-kilovolt transmission line connecting the shore 
station to an existing distribution line; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated average annual generation of the Western 
Passage Tidal Energy Project would be 2.6 to 3.53 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Christopher R. Sauer, President and CEO, Ocean 
Renewable Power Company, LLC, 120 Exchange Street, Suite 508, Portland, 
Maine 04101; phone: (207) 772-7707.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502-6123.
    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-12680-005.
    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-12680) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: January 30, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-02482 Filed 2-5-14; 8:45 am]
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