Murphy Dam, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 23529-23530 [2015-09754]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 81 / Tuesday, April 28, 2015 / Notices contractors, and other interested parties with special expertise with respect to historic and cultural resources commonly associated with pipeline projects. Please note that this comment period will close on July 20, 2015. The Guidelines are referred to at 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 380.12(f). Full text of the current version of the Guidelines can be viewed on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/ enviro/guidelines.asp. Based on the input received in response to this notice, OEP staff anticipates issuing draft changes to the Guidelines by fall 2015, and will make them available for public comment. We will then consider all timely comments on the drafts before issuing the final version. Interested parties can help us determine the appropriate updates and improvements to make by providing us comments or suggestions that focus on the specific sections requiring clarification, updates to reflect current laws and regulations, or improved measures to avoid or minimize impacts on historic or cultural resources. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. A detailed explanation of your submissions and/or any references of scientific studies associated with your comments would greatly help us with this process. For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the docket number (AD15–10–000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments; (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling feature on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select the type of filing you are making, select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Apr 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. All of the information related to the proposed updates to the Guidelines and submitted comments can be found on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., AD15–10). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8258. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/esubscription.asp. Dated: April 21, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–09744 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14670–000] Murphy Dam, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 20, 2015, Murphy Dam, 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 Murphy Dam Hydroelectric Project (Murphy Dam Project) to be located on the Connecticut River, near Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23529 or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) An existing 100-foothigh, 2,100-foot-long earthen embankment dam; (2) an adjacent 300foot-long concrete spillway with a stoplog and flashboard crest elevation of 1,385 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); (3) the existing 2,020acre Lake Francis with a storage capacity of 96,000 acre-feet; (4) a new 8foot-diameter, 500-foot-long steel penstock connected to an existing 916foot-long, steel-lined concrete outlet conduit and concrete intake structure; (5) a new 30-foot-wide, 40-foot long, 20foot high powerhouse containing one Kaplan turbine-generator unit having a total installed capacity of 3.0 megawatts; (6) a new 30-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep, 100-foot-long, riprap-lined tailrace; (7) a new 1,600-foot-long, 12-kilovolt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the Public Service of New Hampshire distribution system; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Murphy Dam Project would be about 12,400 megawatt-hours. The existing Murphy Dam and appurtenant works is owned by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Boumansour, Murphy Dam LLC, c/o Gravity Renewables, Inc. 1401 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302; phone: (303) 615–3101; email: info@ gravityrenewables.com. FERC Contact: Patrick Crile; phone: (202) 502–8042 or email: Patrick.Crile@ 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 E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 23530 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 81 / Tuesday, April 28, 2015 / Notices First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–14670–000. 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–14670) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 21, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–09754 Filed 4–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15–88–000] asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Abandonment and Capacity Restoration Project Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Abandonment and Capacity Restoration Project (Project) involving abandonment of facilities by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Tennessee). The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on May 18, 2015. You may submit comments in written form. Further details on how to submit written comments are in the Public Participation section of this notice. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you about VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Apr 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with state law. Tennessee provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a number of typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings. It is also available for viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). Summary of the Proposed Project Tennessee proposes to abandon in place and remove from service approximately 964 miles of Tennessee’s existing pipelines that run from Natchitoches Parish, LA, to Columbiana County, Ohio. Tennessee currently operates six parallel pipelines that transport natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico region to the Northeast markets. The proposed Project would occur on Tennessee’s existing 100 and 200 Lines. In order to replace capacity that would be lost due to the abandonment, Tennessee would modify and construct certain facilities along the existing pipelines not proposed for abandonment. Tennessee would abandon in place the following facilities: • 677 miles of Tennessee’s 24-inchdiameter 100–1 Line from Compressor Station 40 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, to Compressor Station 106 in Powel County, Kentucky; • 77 miles of Tennessee’s 26-inchdiameter 100–3 Line from Compressor Station 106 to Compressor Station 200 in Greenup County, Kentucky; and • 210 miles of Tennessee’s 26-inchdiameter 200–3 Line from Compressor Station 200 to MLV 216 in Columbiana County, Ohio, including disconnection of the 200–3 Line from an aerial crossing at either side of the Ohio River headers. Tennessee would construct and install the following facilities: • An additional 10,771 horsepower (hp) compressor unit at Compressor Station 875, to be constructed by Tennessee as part of the Broad Run PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Expansion Project (FERC Docket CP15– 77–000) in Madison County, Kentucky; • Two compressor units at Tennessee’s existing Compressor Station 110 in Rowan County, Kentucky, adding 32,000 hp; • Four new mid-point compressor stations, (Compressor Stations 202.5, 206.5, 211.5, and 216.5), on lines 200– 1, 200–2, and 200–4, adding a total of 82,000 hp in Jackson, Morgan, Tuscarawas, and Mahoning counties, Ohio; • A 7.6-mile-long new pipeline loop1 in Carter and Lewis Counties, Kentucky to continue Tennessee’s Line 100–7; and • Removal of certain crossovers, taps, valves and miscellaneous pipe, and the relocation and/or installation of new taps to complete the physical separation of the Abandoned Line from Tennessee’s retained pipelines. Land Requirements Project activities, including abandonment, construction and modification of existing facilities, would disturb about 463 acres of land. Following abandonment and construction activities, Tennessee would maintain about 256.4 acres for permanent operation of the project’s facilities; the remaining acreage would be restored and revert to former uses. About 105.3 acres of land would be disturbed by the construction of new compressor stations in Jackson, Morgan, Tuscarawas, and Mahoning counties, Ohio (60.3 acres would be permanently maintained for operation). Construction of the 7.6-mile-long new pipeline would disturb about 163 acres of land in Carter and Lewis Counties, Kentucky (46.3 acres would be permanently maintained for operation). Land disturbed by modifications to existing compressor stations and removal, relocation and/or installation of crossovers, taps, valves and miscellaneous pipe on Tennessee’s existing pipeline would be mostly within Tennessee’s existing right-ofway. The general location of the Project is shown in appendix 1.2 Future Use of the Abandoned Pipeline Facilities Following the abandonment of Tennessee’s pipeline facilities, if the Commission approves the Project, 1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity. 2 The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23529-23530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09754]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14670-000]


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

    On March 20, 2015, Murphy Dam, 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 Murphy Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (Murphy Dam Project) to be located on the 
Connecticut River, near Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire. 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) An 
existing 100-foot-high, 2,100-foot-long earthen embankment dam; (2) an 
adjacent 300-foot-long concrete spillway with a stoplog and flashboard 
crest elevation of 1,385 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD); 
(3) the existing 2,020-acre Lake Francis with a storage capacity of 
96,000 acre-feet; (4) a new 8-foot-diameter, 500-foot-long steel 
penstock connected to an existing 916-foot-long, steel-lined concrete 
outlet conduit and concrete intake structure; (5) a new 30-foot-wide, 
40-foot long, 20-foot high powerhouse containing one Kaplan turbine-
generator unit having a total installed capacity of 3.0 megawatts; (6) 
a new 30-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep, 100-foot-long, riprap-lined tailrace; 
(7) a new 1,600-foot-long, 12-kilovolt transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to the Public Service of New Hampshire distribution system; 
and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the 
Murphy Dam Project would be about 12,400 megawatt-hours. The existing 
Murphy Dam and appurtenant works is owned by the New Hampshire 
Department of Environmental Services.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Boumansour, Murphy Dam LLC, c/o Gravity 
Renewables, Inc. 1401 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302; 
phone: (303) 615-3101; email: info@gravityrenewables.com.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Crile; phone: (202) 502-8042 or email: 
Patrick.Crile@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

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First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing 
should include docket number P-14670-000.
    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-14670) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 21, 2015.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-09754 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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