Free Flow Power Project 92, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application; Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), and Request To Test a Two-Year Licensing Process, 32929-32930 [2014-13354]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 110 / Monday, June 9, 2014 / Notices which are the subject of the amendment application. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any motion to intervene or protest 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: June 3, 2014. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–13364 Filed 6–6–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14276–001; Docket No. AD13– 9–000] ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Free Flow Power Project 92, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application; Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), and Request To Test a Two-Year Licensing Process a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for an Original License and a request to be selected as a pilot project to test a two-year licensing process. b. Project No.: 14276–001. c. Dated Filed: May 5, 2014. d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Project 92, LLC (FFP). e. Name of Project: Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Kentucky River in Estill and Madison Counties, Kentucky. No federal land would be occupied by project features or located within the project boundary. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission’s Regulations and Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Dan Lissner, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 252–7111; email— dlissner@free-flow-power.com. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:08 Jun 06, 2014 Jkt 232001 i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at (202) 502–6863, or email at sarah.salazar@ferc.gov. j. FFP has filed with the Commission: (1) A notice of intent (NOI) to file an application for an original license; (2) a Pre-Application Document (PAD) with a proposed process plan and schedule; (3) a list of environmental issues associated with the project proposal; (4) proposed studies to acquire information to include in a license application; and (5) a request to be selected as a pilot project to test a two-year licensing process, pursuant to the requirements identified in the Commission’s January 6, 2014 notice soliciting pilot projects. k. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site (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, contact FERC Online Support at FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in paragraph h. Register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. This notice is being distributed to both the applicant’s distribution list and the Commission’s official mailing list. If you wish to be added to or removed from the Commission’s official mailing list, please send your request by email to efiling@ferc.gov or by mail to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. All written or emailed requests must specify your wish to be removed from or added to the mailing list and must clearly identify the following on the first page: Lock & Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric Project No. 14276– 001. l. The proposed project would use the Kentucky River Authority’s (KRA) existing Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 11, and be operated as a run-of-river facility using existing flows while maintaining current water surface elevations in the upstream pool. The proposed project would include: (1) The existing 579-acre reservoir, with a normal pool elevation of 585.60 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988; (2) a new 3.5-foot-high adjustable crest gate attached to the top of the existing PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32929 208-foot-long, 35-foot-high fixed crest dam; (3) a new 275-foot-long, 75-footwide reinforced concrete intake channel equipped with 3-inch bar spacing trashracks; (4) a new 140-foot-long, 64.5foot-wide powerhouse built within the existing lock structure, with two horizontal Kaplan turbine generator units each rated at 2.5 megawatts (MW) for a total installed capacity of 5 MW; (5) a new 190-foot-long, 78-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a new substation; (7) a new, approximately 4.5-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line extending from the powerhouse to an existing substation located near Waco, Kentucky; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would generate about 18.5 gigawatt-hours annually, which would be sold to a local utility. m. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the use of the two-year license process for this project. We are also soliciting comments on the PAD, the list of environmental issues, the proposed studies, and study requests. Any request for additional studies or modifications to the proposed studies must conform to the requirements in 18 CFR 5.9(b) of the Commission’s regulations. All comments and study requests should be sent to the address above in paragraph h and must be filed with the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file all documents 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the project name (Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric Project) and number (P–14276–001), as well as docket number AD13–9–000, and bear the appropriate heading: ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application Document,’’ ‘‘Comments on the Use of the Two-Year Process,’’ ‘‘Comments on List of Potential Environmental Effects for Environmental Analysis,’’ or ‘‘Comments on Proposed Study Plan.’’ Comments and study requests must be filed by July 3, 2014. n. Commission staff will hold a technical meeting via teleconference to E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1 32930 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 110 / Monday, June 9, 2014 / Notices discuss the identified issues and study needs, as well as discuss the process plan and schedule. The technical meeting will focus on the information gaps that need to be filled to ensure that sufficient information exists for the Commission to make a determination on whether the proposed project meets the criteria for a pilot project and for processing a license application once it is filed with the Commission. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to participate in the technical meeting. A summary of the meeting will be placed in the public records of the project. The time of the meeting will be Thursday, June 19, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. Anyone wanting to participate in the meeting should contact Sarah Salazar, using the contact information provided above in paragraph i, for teleconference call-in instructions by June 13, 2014. Dated: June 3, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. i. FERC Contact: Adam Beeco, 202– 502–8655 or adam.beeco@ferc.gov. Environmental Site Review The applicants and FERC staff will conduct an Environmental Site Review of the recreational facilities associated with the project beginning at 10:00 a.m. on June 17, 2014. The review will consist of visiting Fleming Meadows Recreation Area, Blue Oaks Recreation Area, Moccasin Point Recreation Area, and Ward’s Ferry Whitewater Boating Take-Out Facility. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend. All participants should meet at the Don Pedro Recreation Agency Visitor Center located at 10201 Bonds Flat Road in La Grange, California. All participants are responsible for their own transportation to and around the site. Anyone with questions about the Environmental Site Review should contact Adam Beeco at 202–502–8655. Dated: June 2, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–13354 Filed 6–6–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2014–13353 Filed 6–6–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2299–082] ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Turlock Irrigation District; Modesto Irrigation District; Notice of Environmental Site Review Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been filed with Commission and are available for public inspection: a. Type of Application: New License. b. Project No.: 2299–082. c. Date filed: April 28, 2014. d. Applicant: Turlock Irrigation District and Modesto Irrigation District. e. Name of Project: Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne County, California. The project would occupy federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management Sierra Resource Management Unit. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Steven Boyd, Director of Water Resources, Turlock Irrigation District, P.O. Box 949, Turlock, California 95381, 209–883– 8364 and Greg Dias, Project Manager, Modesto Irrigation District, P.O. Box 4060, Modesto, California 95352, 209– 526–7566 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:28 Jun 06, 2014 Jkt 232001 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–3297–004. Applicants: Powerex Corp. Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Powerex Corp. Filed Date: 5/29/14. Accession Number: 20140529–5099. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–1651–001. Applicants: Public Service Company of New Hampshire. Description: Errata Rate Schedule No. 104 Wholesale Distribution Service Central Maine Power to be effective 6/ 1/2014. Filed Date: 5/28/14. Accession Number: 20140528–5177. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–2053–000. Applicants: Interstate Power and Light Company. Description: IPL Changes in Depreciation Rates for Wholesale Production Service to be effective 7/1/ 2014. Filed Date: 5/28/14. Accession Number: 20140528–5184. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/14. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Docket Numbers: ER14–2054–000. Applicants: Southern California Edison Company. Description: GIA & Distribution Service Agmt with Adelanto Solar II, LLC to be effective 5/30/2014. Filed Date: 5/29/14. Accession Number: 20140529–5000. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–2055–000. Applicants: Southern California Edison Company. Description: GIA & Distribution Service Agmt with SunEdison Utility Solutions, LLC to be effective 5/30/ 2014. Filed Date: 5/29/14. Accession Number: 20140529–5002. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–2056–000. Applicants: Erie Power, LLC. Description: Request of Erie Power, LLC for Limited Tariff Waiver, Expedited Consideration and Commission Action. Filed Date: 5/28/14. Accession Number: 20140528–5210. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–2058–000. Applicants: PacifiCorp. Description: OATT Revised Schedules 3 & 3A Order 784–A Clarification to be effective 8/1/2014. Filed Date: 5/29/14. Accession Number: 20140529–5158. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–2059–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: 2014–05–29_MISO–SPP JOA Sec 3.3 Att 3 Amendment to be effective 5/30/2014. Filed Date: 5/29/14. Accession Number: 20140529–5175. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–2060–000. Applicants: Broken Bow Wind, LLC. Description: Common Facilities Agreement to be effective 7/28/2014. Filed Date: 5/29/14. Accession Number: 20140529–5176. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/14. Docket Numbers: ER14–2061–000. Applicants: Ameren Illinois Company. Description: Sectionalizing Switch Replacement Letter Agreement with NEC to be effective 5/20/2014. Filed Date: 5/29/14. Accession Number: 20140529–5211. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/14. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14276-001; Docket No. AD13-9-000]


Free Flow Power Project 92, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License 
Application; Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), and Request To 
Test a Two-Year Licensing Process

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
an Original License and a request to be selected as a pilot project to 
test a two-year licensing process.
    b. Project No.: 14276-001.
    c. Dated Filed: May 5, 2014.
    d. Submitted By: Free Flow Power Project 92, LLC (FFP).
    e. Name of Project: Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric 
Project.
    f. Location: On the Kentucky River in Estill and Madison Counties, 
Kentucky. No federal land would be occupied by project features or 
located within the project boundary.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of the Commission's Regulations 
and Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Dan Lissner, Free Flow Power 
Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 
252-7111; email_dlissner@free-flow-power.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Sarah Salazar at (202) 502-6863, or email at 
sarah.salazar@ferc.gov.
    j. FFP has filed with the Commission: (1) A notice of intent (NOI) 
to file an application for an original license; (2) a Pre-Application 
Document (PAD) with a proposed process plan and schedule; (3) a list of 
environmental issues associated with the project proposal; (4) proposed 
studies to acquire information to include in a license application; and 
(5) a request to be selected as a pilot project to test a two-year 
licensing process, pursuant to the requirements identified in the 
Commission's January 6, 2014 notice soliciting pilot projects.
    k. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    This notice is being distributed to both the applicant's 
distribution list and the Commission's official mailing list. If you 
wish to be added to or removed from the Commission's official mailing 
list, please send your request by email to efiling@ferc.gov or by mail 
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. All written or 
emailed requests must specify your wish to be removed from or added to 
the mailing list and must clearly identify the following on the first 
page: Lock & Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric Project No. 14276-001.
    l. The proposed project would use the Kentucky River Authority's 
(KRA) existing Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 11, and be operated as a 
run-of-river facility using existing flows while maintaining current 
water surface elevations in the upstream pool. The proposed project 
would include: (1) The existing 579-acre reservoir, with a normal pool 
elevation of 585.60 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988; (2) a 
new 3.5-foot-high adjustable crest gate attached to the top of the 
existing 208-foot-long, 35-foot-high fixed crest dam; (3) a new 275-
foot-long, 75-foot-wide reinforced concrete intake channel equipped 
with 3-inch bar spacing trashracks; (4) a new 140-foot-long, 64.5-foot-
wide powerhouse built within the existing lock structure, with two 
horizontal Kaplan turbine generator units each rated at 2.5 megawatts 
(MW) for a total installed capacity of 5 MW; (5) a new 190-foot-long, 
78-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a new substation; (7) a new, approximately 
4.5-mile-long, 69-kilovolt transmission line extending from the 
powerhouse to an existing substation located near Waco, Kentucky; and 
(8) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would generate about 
18.5 gigawatt-hours annually, which would be sold to a local utility.
    m. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the use of the 
two-year license process for this project. We are also soliciting 
comments on the PAD, the list of environmental issues, the proposed 
studies, and study requests. Any request for additional studies or 
modifications to the proposed studies must conform to the requirements 
in 18 CFR 5.9(b) of the Commission's regulations.
    All comments and study requests should be sent to the address above 
in paragraph h and must be filed with the Commission. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file all documents 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a 
paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    All filings with the Commission must include on the first page, the 
project name (Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 11 Hydroelectric Project) 
and number (P-14276-001), as well as docket number AD13-9-000, and bear 
the appropriate heading: ``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' 
``Comments on the Use of the Two-Year Process,'' ``Comments on List of 
Potential Environmental Effects for Environmental Analysis,'' or 
``Comments on Proposed Study Plan.'' Comments and study requests must 
be filed by July 3, 2014.
    n. Commission staff will hold a technical meeting via 
teleconference to

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discuss the identified issues and study needs, as well as discuss the 
process plan and schedule. The technical meeting will focus on the 
information gaps that need to be filled to ensure that sufficient 
information exists for the Commission to make a determination on 
whether the proposed project meets the criteria for a pilot project and 
for processing a license application once it is filed with the 
Commission. All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are 
invited to participate in the technical meeting. A summary of the 
meeting will be placed in the public records of the project. The time 
of the meeting will be Thursday, June 19, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. Anyone 
wanting to participate in the meeting should contact Sarah Salazar, 
using the contact information provided above in paragraph i, for 
teleconference call-in instructions by June 13, 2014.

    Dated: June 3, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-13354 Filed 6-6-14; 8:45 am]
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