Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 18907 [2014-07493]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 65 / Friday, April 4, 2014 / Notices accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 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 April 18, 2014. Dated: March 27, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–07495 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Project No. 14575–000] Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 6, 2014, Archon Energy 1, Inc. 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 Black Butte Afterbay Hydropower Project (Black Butte Project or project) to VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:37 Apr 03, 2014 Jkt 232001 be located on Stony Creek, near the city of Orland, Glenn County, California. 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 project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering’s Black Butte dam and would utilize existing infrastructure and afterbay of the dam. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A bypass intake in the afterbay of Black Butte reservoir; (2) two 2,800-foot-long pressurized, reinforced concrete pipes creating approximately 20 feet of head; (3) a powerhouse, containing two low-head, 2.5-megawatt Kaplan turbine-generators; and (4) an undefined interconnection point to the grid within several hundred feet of the proposed powerhouse. The estimated annual generation of the Black Butte Project would be 22,000 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, President, Archon Energy 1, Inc., 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602; phone: (415) 377–2460. FERC Contact: Adam Beeco; phone: (202) 502–8655. 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–14575–000. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18907 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14575) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 26, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–07493 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14597–000] FFP Project 100, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 3, 2014, FFP Project 100, 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 hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam located on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 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 C. W. Bill Young Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following: (1) A new 150foot-wide, 200-foot-long intake channel; (2) a new 200-foot-long by 200-foot-wide concrete powerhouse containing three generating units each rated at 5.0 megawatts (MW) having a total installed capacity of 15 MW; (3) a new 100-footwide, 300-foot-long tailrace channel; (4) new concrete retaining walls upstream of the intake and downstream of the new powerhouse; (5) a new 40-foot-long by 40-foot-wide substation; (6) a new 69-kilovolt transmission line approximately 6,129 feet long from the new substation to an existing substation; and (7) a new access road 60 feet in length. The estimated annual generation of the proposed project would be 93 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Daniel Lissner, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; phone: (978) 252–7111. E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14575-000]


Archon Energy 1, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On January 6, 2014, Archon Energy 1, Inc. 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 Black Butte Afterbay 
Hydropower Project (Black Butte Project or project) to be located on 
Stony Creek, near the city of Orland, Glenn County, California. 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 project would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineering's Black Butte dam and would utilize existing infrastructure 
and afterbay of the dam. The proposed project would consist of the 
following: (1) A bypass intake in the afterbay of Black Butte 
reservoir; (2) two 2,800-foot-long pressurized, reinforced concrete 
pipes creating approximately 20 feet of head; (3) a powerhouse, 
containing two low-head, 2.5-megawatt Kaplan turbine-generators; and 
(4) an undefined interconnection point to the grid within several 
hundred feet of the proposed powerhouse. The estimated annual 
generation of the Black Butte Project would be 22,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Grist, President, Archon Energy 1, 
Inc., 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida 33602; phone: 
(415) 377-2460.
    FERC Contact: Adam Beeco; phone: (202) 502-8655.
    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-14575-000.
    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-14575) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 26, 2014.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-07493 Filed 4-3-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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