Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 32372 [2015-13903]

Download as PDF 32372 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 2015 / Notices 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 June 18, 2015. Dated: June 2, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–13900 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 6757–008] Stuwe and Davenport Partnership, Stuwe and Davenport Partnership, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. By letter filed April 30, 2015, Stuwe and Davenport Partnership informed the Commission that the exemption from licensing for the Dog River Project,1 FERC No. 6757 2 has been transferred to Stuwe Davenport Partnership, LLC. The project is located on the Dog River in Washington County, Vermont. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. Stuwe and Davenport Partnership, LLC is now the exemptee of the Dog River Project, FERC No. 6757. All correspondence should be forwarded to: Mark Boumansour, President, Stuwe and Davenport Partnership, LLC, 1401 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, CO 80302. Dated: June 2, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–13901 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 The project has been referred to as the ‘‘Northfield Hydroelectric Project’’ and the ‘‘Nantanna Mill Dam Project.’’ The correct name for FERC No. 6757 is the ‘‘Dog River Project.’’ 2 29 FERC ¶ 62,209, Order Granting Exemption From Licensing of a Small Hydroelectric Project 5 Megawatts or Less (1984). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14679–000] Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On May 1, 2015, Virterras Hydro Power, 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 Silver Creek Pumped Storage Project to be located on Silver Creek Reservoir in Schuylkill 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 project would consist of the following: (1) A new 8,000-foot-long, 125- to 175-foot-high roller-compacted concrete or rock-filled semi-circular dam and/or dike forming an upper reservoir having a surface area of 150 acres and a total storage capacity between approximately 8,000 and 10,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum water surface elevation between approximately 1,650 and 1,750 feet above mean sea level (msl); (2) a lower reservoir encompassing the existing Silver Creek Reservoir and neighboring abandoned mines land and having a surface area of 100 acres and a total storage capacity of 10,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum water surface elevation between 1,200 and 1,300 feet msl; (3) a 3,000-foot-long tunnel connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a powerhouse containing two turbine units with a total rated capacity of 250 megawatts; (5) a 2-milelong transmission line connecting to an existing 230 kilovolt (kV) line or a 4000foot-long transmission line connecting to an existing 69-kV line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual generation of 784,750 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Kirk McAfee, Virterras Hydro Power, Inc., Glenmaura Professional Center, 72 Glenmaura Blvd., Suite 105, Moosic, PA 18057; phone: 707–888–2892. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502–6736. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (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–14679–000. 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–14679) 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. 2015–13903 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9928–75–OW] Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a meeting, via a webinar, of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (Council), as authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The purpose of the webinar is for the Lead and Copper Rule Working Group (LCRWG) to update the Council on the status of the LCRWG’s draft report, which provides recommendations for revising the Lead and Copper Rule. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-13903]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14679-000]


Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On May 1, 2015, Virterras Hydro Power, 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 Silver Creek 
Pumped Storage Project to be located on Silver Creek Reservoir in 
Schuylkill 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 project would consist of the following: (1) A new 
8,000-foot-long, 125- to 175-foot-high roller-compacted concrete or 
rock-filled semi-circular dam and/or dike forming an upper reservoir 
having a surface area of 150 acres and a total storage capacity between 
approximately 8,000 and 10,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum water 
surface elevation between approximately 1,650 and 1,750 feet above mean 
sea level (msl); (2) a lower reservoir encompassing the existing Silver 
Creek Reservoir and neighboring abandoned mines land and having a 
surface area of 100 acres and a total storage capacity of 10,000 acre-
feet at a normal maximum water surface elevation between 1,200 and 
1,300 feet msl; (3) a 3,000-foot-long tunnel connecting the upper and 
lower reservoirs; (4) a powerhouse containing two turbine units with a 
total rated capacity of 250 megawatts; (5) a 2-mile-long transmission 
line connecting to an existing 230 kilovolt (kV) line or a 4000-foot-
long transmission line connecting to an existing 69-kV line; and (6) 
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual 
generation of 784,750 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Kirk McAfee, Virterras Hydro Power, Inc., 
Glenmaura Professional Center, 72 Glenmaura Blvd., Suite 105, Moosic, 
PA 18057; phone: 707-888-2892.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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-14679-000.
    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-14679) 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. 2015-13903 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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