Merced Irrigation District; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protests, 18898-18899 [2014-07497]
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the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests should relate to project works
which are the subject of the application.
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each
representative of the applicant specified
in the particular application. If an
intervener files comments or documents
with the Commission relating to the
merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource
agency, they must also serve a copy of
the document on that resource agency.
A copy of all other filings in reference
to this application must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed
in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Dated: March 26, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–07498 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2179–045]
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Merced Irrigation District; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Application
for Temporary Variance of License
Requirements.
b. Project No.: 2179–045.
c. Date filed: March 27, 2014.
d. Applicant: Merced Irrigation
District (Licensee).
e. Name of Project: Merced River
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is
located on the Merced River in Merced
and Mariposa counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John
Sweigard, Merced Irrigation District,
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P.O. Box 2288, Merced, CA 95344;
Telephone (209) 722–5761.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. John Aedo, (202)
502–3335 or john.aedo@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
motions to intervene, protests, and
recommendations is 15 days from the
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene, protests, comments, and
recommendations 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–2179–045.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: The
licensee requests an emergency,
temporary variance of the minimum
flow and storage requirements under
articles 40 and 44 of the license for the
Merced River Hydroelectric Project. The
licensee is proposing this emergency
request due to the severe drought in the
State of California. The licensee requests
that during March and April 2014, its
compliance obligation at Shaffer Bridge
be 60 cubic feet per second (cfs) daily
average flow, rather than 60 cfs
instantaneous flow. To ensure minimum
flows in the river, the licensee proposes
an instantaneous flow of not less than
40 cfs at Shaffer Bridge during this two
month period. The licensee also
requests that its minimum storage
requirement in Lake McClure be
reduced from 115,000 acre-feet (AF) to
no less than 85,000 AF for 2014. The
licensee estimates that with the
approval of the proposed temporary
amendment requests, it may be able to
extend its irrigation season at least two
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weeks plus improve fishery conditions
over a longer term.
l. Locations of the Application: A
copy of the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
document. You may also register online
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, call 1–866–208- 3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item (h)
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests should relate to project works
which are the subject of the license
surrender. Agencies may obtain copies
of the application directly from the
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applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files
comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency. A copy of all
other filings in reference to this
application must be accompanied by
proof of service on all persons listed in
the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Dated: March 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–07497 Filed 4–3–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13757–002; Project No. 13761–
002; Project No. 13768–002]
FFP Missouri 5, LLC, FFP Missouri 6,
LLC, Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice
of Applications Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Applications: Original
Major Licenses.
b. Project Nos.: 13757–002; 13761–
002; 13768–002.
c. Dates Filed: March 14, 2014.
d. Applicants: FFP Missouri 5, LLC;
FFP Missouri 6, LLC; Solia 6
Hydroelectric, LLC. All applicants are
subsidiaries of Free Flow Power
Corporation.
e. Names of Projects: Emsworth Locks
and Dam Hydroelectric Project, 13757–
002; Emsworth Back Channel
Hydroelectric Project, 13761–002;
Montgomery Locks and Dam
Hydroelectric Project, 13768–002.
f. Locations: The proposed projects
would be located at U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ (Corps) dams on the Ohio
River in Allegheny and Beaver counties,
Pennsylvania (see table below for
specific locations). The projects would
occupy 23.5 acres of federal land
managed by the Corps.
Projects
County and State
P–13757 .......
P–13761 .......
P–13768 .......
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Project No.
Emsworth Locks and Dam ......................................
Emsworth Back Channel Dam ................................
Montgomery Locks & Dam .....................................
Allegheny, PA ..........................................................
Allegheny, PA ..........................................................
Beaver, PA ..............................................................
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Thomas
Feldman, Vice President, Free Flow
Power Corporation, 239 Causeway
Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or
at (978) 283–2822.
Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating
Officer, Free Flow Power Corporation,
239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston,
MA 02114; or at (978) 238–2822.
Daniel Lissner, General Counsel, Free
Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway
Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; or
at (978) 283–2822.
i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett,
(202) 502–8393 or brandi.sangunett@
ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
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order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: May 13, 2014.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file additional
study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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 the
docket number(s) for the project(s) (e.g.,
P–13757–002).
m. The applications are not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The proposed Emsworth Locks and
Dam Hydroelectric Project would be the
most upstream project at river mile (RM)
6.2 and would consist of the following
new facilities: (1) A 205-foot-long, 180foot-wide intake channel containing a
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City/town
Emsworth.
Emsworth.
Borough of Industry.
30-foot-long, 63.5-foot-high, 180-footwide intake structure with 5-inch bar
spacing trashracks; (2) a 180-foot-long,
77-foot-high, 180-foot-wide reinforced
concrete powerhouse on the south bank
of the river; (3) four turbine-generator
units with a combined capacity of 24
megawatts (MW); (4) a 380-foot-long,
280-foot-wide tailrace; (5) a 50-foot-long
by 60-foot-wide substation; (6) a 1,893foot-long, 69-kilovolt (kV), overhead
transmission line to connect the project
substation to an existing substation; and
(7) appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be 101,300
megawatt-hours (MWh).
The proposed Emsworth Back
Channel Dam Hydroelectric Project
would be located at RM 6.8 and consist
of the following new facilities: (1) A
100-foot-long, 165-foot-wide intake
channel containing a 32-foot-long, 63.5foot-high, 90-foot-wide intake structure
with 5-inch bar spacing trashracks; (2) a
150-foot-long, 77-foot-high, 90-foot-wide
reinforced concrete powerhouse on the
north bank of the river; (3) two turbinegenerator units with a combined
capacity of 12.0 MW; (4) a 190-foot-long,
105-foot-wide tailrace; (5) a 50-foot-long
by 60-foot-wide substation; (6) a 3,758foot-long, 69-kV, overhead transmission
line to connect the project substation to
an existing substation; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. The average
annual generation would be 53,500
MWh.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2179-045]
Merced Irrigation District; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protests
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Application for Temporary Variance of
License Requirements.
b. Project No.: 2179-045.
c. Date filed: March 27, 2014.
d. Applicant: Merced Irrigation District (Licensee).
e. Name of Project: Merced River Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The existing project is located on the Merced River in
Merced and Mariposa counties, California.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Sweigard, Merced Irrigation
District, P.O. Box 2288, Merced, CA 95344; Telephone (209) 722-5761.
i. FERC Contact: Mr. John Aedo, (202) 502-3335 or
john.aedo@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests,
and recommendations is 15 days from the date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene, protests, comments, and recommendations 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-2179-045.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: The licensee requests an emergency,
temporary variance of the minimum flow and storage requirements under
articles 40 and 44 of the license for the Merced River Hydroelectric
Project. The licensee is proposing this emergency request due to the
severe drought in the State of California. The licensee requests that
during March and April 2014, its compliance obligation at Shaffer
Bridge be 60 cubic feet per second (cfs) daily average flow, rather
than 60 cfs instantaneous flow. To ensure minimum flows in the river,
the licensee proposes an instantaneous flow of not less than 40 cfs at
Shaffer Bridge during this two month period. The licensee also requests
that its minimum storage requirement in Lake McClure be reduced from
115,000 acre-feet (AF) to no less than 85,000 AF for 2014. The licensee
estimates that with the approval of the proposed temporary amendment
requests, it may be able to extend its irrigation season at least two
weeks plus improve fishery conditions over a longer term.
l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also
register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208- 3676 or email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item
(h) above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1)
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate
to project works which are the subject of the license surrender.
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the
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applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular
application. If an intervener files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of all other
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and
385.2010.
Dated: March 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-07497 Filed 4-3-14; 8:45 am]
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