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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14671–000]
Symphony Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On March 23, 2015, Symphony
Hydro, LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit under section 4(f) of
the Federal Power Act proposing to
study the feasibility of the proposed
Symphony Hydro Project No. 14671–
000, to be located at the existing Upper
St. Anthony Lock and Dam on the
Mississippi River, near the city of
Minneapolis, in Hennepin County,
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Minnesota. The Upper St. Anthony Lock
and Dam is owned and operated by U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. 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 be
located completely within lands owned
by the United States and consist of: (1)
The existing 400-foot-long by 56-footwide by 77-foot-high lock (2) two new
56-foot-wide by 70-foot high vertical lift
steel gates; (3) two new submersible
1700-kilowatt axial flow Kaplan turbinegenerator units having a combined
capacity of 3.4 megawatts; (4) two new
6-foot-long by 6-foot-wide by 4-foot-high
pad mounted metal boxes containing
plant controls, communications and
inverter equipment, and a step-up
distribution transformer; (5) a new 400
to 500-foot-long, 13.8 kilovolt,
underground transmission line that
would connect to Xcel Energy’s
distribution system; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The project would have an
estimated annual generation of 18,500
megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Robert H. Schulte,
2236 Coley Forest Place, Raleigh, NC
27607, (952) 949–2676.
FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams,
(202) 502–6331.
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–14671–000.
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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–14671) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 2, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP14–555–000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Lebanon
West II Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Lebanon West II Project, proposed by
Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(Dominion) in the above-referenced
docket. Dominion requests
authorization to replace 11 noncontiguous segments of its 26- and 30inch-diameter TL–400 Pipeline totaling
about 10.2 miles, add a 10,915horsepower compressor unit to an
existing compressor station, and install
other compressor station and gate
assembly facilities. Dominion also
proposes to increase the maximum
allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of
these pipeline segments from 745
pounds per square inch gauge (psig) to
848 psig. The project would allow
Dominion to transport an additional
130,000 dekatherms per day from
Dominion’s MarkWest Liberty Bluestone
Interconnect in Butler County,
Pennsylvania to Dominion’s LebanonTexas Gas Interconnect in Warren
County, Ohio.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the activities
associated with the project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
EA to federal, state, and local
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government representatives and
agencies; elected officials; Native
American tribes; potentially affected
landowners; newspapers and libraries in
the project area; and parties to this
proceeding. In addition, the EA is
available for public viewing on the
FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
the eLibrary link. A limited number of
copies of the EA are available for
distribution and public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–8371.
Any person wishing to comment on
the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the
Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to
making its decision on this project, it is
important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or
before July 2, 2015.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments with the Commission. In all
instances please reference the project
docket number (CP14–555–000) 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 located on the Commission’s
Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
to Documents and Filings. This is an
easy method for submitting brief, textonly comments on a project;
(2) You can also 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. If you
are filing a comment on a particular
project, please 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,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Any person seeking to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14671-000]
Symphony Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On March 23, 2015, Symphony Hydro, LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit under section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Symphony Hydro
Project No. 14671-000, to be located at the existing Upper St. Anthony
Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River, near the city of Minneapolis, in
Hennepin County,
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Minnesota. The Upper St. Anthony Lock and Dam is owned and operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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 be located completely within lands owned
by the United States and consist of: (1) The existing 400-foot-long by
56-foot-wide by 77-foot-high lock (2) two new 56-foot-wide by 70-foot
high vertical lift steel gates; (3) two new submersible 1700-kilowatt
axial flow Kaplan turbine-generator units having a combined capacity of
3.4 megawatts; (4) two new 6-foot-long by 6-foot-wide by 4-foot-high
pad mounted metal boxes containing plant controls, communications and
inverter equipment, and a step-up distribution transformer; (5) a new
400 to 500-foot-long, 13.8 kilovolt, underground transmission line that
would connect to Xcel Energy's distribution system; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of
18,500 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Robert H. Schulte, 2236 Coley Forest Place,
Raleigh, NC 27607, (952) 949-2676.
FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
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-14671-000.
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-14671) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 2, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-13902 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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