Gridflex Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 7177-7178 [2014-02484]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 25 / Thursday, February 6, 2014 / Notices interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. 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. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 February 18, 2014. Dated: January 30, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. (866) 208–3372 (voice) or 202–502–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations. All interested persons are permitted to attend. For further information please contact Anna Fernandez at (202) 502– 6682 or email Anna.Fernandez@ ferc.gov. Dated: January 30, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–02487 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12704–007] Maine Tidal Power; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted For Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications [FR Doc. 2014–02486 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP14–173–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Discovery Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Technical Conference Take notice that a technical conference will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., in a room to be designated at the offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of the technical conference is to examine the issues raised with regard the November 15, 2013 filing made by Discovery Gas Transmission LLC (Discovery) wherein Discovery proposed to increase its Hurricane Mitigation and Reliability Enhancement Surcharge.1 Commission Staff and interested persons will have the opportunity to discuss all of the issues raised by Discovery’s filing. Discovery should be prepared to address all the concerns raised in the protests. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1 See Discovery Gas Transmission LLC, 145 FERC ¶ 61,297 (2013). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 232001 On December 2, 2013, Maine Tidal Power 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 Half Moon Cove Tidal Power Project (Half Moon Cove Project) to be located in Cobscook and Passamaquoddy Bay, near the cities of Eastport and Perry, 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) A new 1,200-foot-long tidal wall with a crest elevation of approximately 27 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a new 60-foot-wide, 20foot-high filling and empting gate; (3) the 850-acre Half Moon Cove with a surface elevation of 13.0 feet above msl; (4) a new 60-foot-wide, 125-foot-long gated powerhouse with four turbine generating units with a total capacity of 21.5 megawatts; (5) a new 34.5 kilovolt, 7.1-mile-long transmission line extending from the project powerhouse to an existing substation owned by Bangor Hydroelectric Company located in the town of Pembroke, ME (the point of interconnection with the distribution grid); and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Half PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7177 Moon Cove Project would be 30,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Normand Laberge, Maine Tidal Power, 46 Place Cove Road, Trescott, Maine 04652; phone: (207) 733–5513. FERC Contact: Tom Dean; phone: (202) 502–6041; or thomas.dean@ferc.gov. 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–12704–007. 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–12704) 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. 2014–02483 Filed 2–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14556–000] Gridflex Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On September 12, 2013, the Gridflex Energy, LLC, filed an application for a E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1 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

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7177-7178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02484]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14556-000]


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

    On September 12, 2013, the Gridflex Energy, LLC, filed an 
application for a

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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 1,720-foot-wide 
roller-compacted concrete or concrete-face rock-fill expansion of the 
existing Rose Creek Dam; (2) a 40-foot-high 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-foot-diameter concrete-lined low pressure 
headrace; (6) a 9,600-foot-long, 9.6-foot-diameter 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-foot-wide 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, 20-
mile-long, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connected to the 230-kV 
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 gigawatt-hours.
    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 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]
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