Shenango Dam Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 58729 [2015-24742]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 189 / Wednesday, September 30, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14698–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Shenango Dam Hydroelectric Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 11, 2015, Shenango Dam Hydroelectric Company, 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 hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Shenango dam located on the Shenango River, near the Borough of Sharpsburg, Mercer 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 Shenango Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following: (1) Five bulb turbines/generators having a total installed capacity of 2,500 kilowatts to be installed on the upstream face of the existing dam in five of the seven discharge conduits; (2) a proposed steel equipment building 11 feet wide by 40 feet long housing the switchgear and transformer; (3) a 400foot-long, 14.7-kilovolt transmission line extending to an existing FirstEnergy transmission system; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an average annual generation of 10,000 megawatthours. Applicant Contact: Mr. David C. Sinclair, Advanced Hydro Solutions, LLC, 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 430, Beachwood, OH 44122; phone: (216) 472–5581. FERC Contact: Timothy Looney; phone: (202) 502–6096. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Sep 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 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–14698–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14698) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: September 24, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–24742 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL15–103–000] San Diego Gas & Electric Company; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on September 23, 2015, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a), section 219 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(s), and Order No. 679,1 San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E or Petitioner), filed a petition for declaratory order requesting authorization of incentive treatment for the South Orange County Reliability Enhancement Project. SDG&E requests incentive rate treatment for application to the Project that will authorize recovery of one hundred percent of all prudently incurred development and construction costs if the Project is abandoned or cancelled, in whole or in part, for reasons beyond SDG&E’s 1 Promoting Transmission Investment through Pricing Reform, Order No. 679, 71 FR 43294 (Jul. 31, 2006), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,222 (2006) (Order No. 679), order on reh’g, Order No. 679–A, 72 FR 1152 (Jan. 10, 2007), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,236 (‘‘Order No. 679–A’’), order on reh’g, 119 FERC ¶ 61,062 (2007). PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58729 control, as more fully explained in the petition. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Petitioner. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a 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 October 23, 2015. Dated: September 24, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–24737 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY [No. 2015–N–08] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Federal Housing Finance Agency. ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Submission of Information Collection for Approval from the Office of Management and Budget. AGENCY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14698-000]


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

    On August 11, 2015, Shenango Dam Hydroelectric Company, 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 
hydropower at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Shenango dam 
located on the Shenango River, near the Borough of Sharpsburg, Mercer 
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 Shenango Hydroelectric Project would consist of the 
following: (1) Five bulb turbines/generators having a total installed 
capacity of 2,500 kilowatts to be installed on the upstream face of the 
existing dam in five of the seven discharge conduits; (2) a proposed 
steel equipment building 11 feet wide by 40 feet long housing the 
switchgear and transformer; (3) a 400-foot-long, 14.7-kilovolt 
transmission line extending to an existing FirstEnergy transmission 
system; and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have 
an average annual generation of 10,000 megawatthours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. David C. Sinclair, Advanced Hydro Solutions, 
LLC, 3000 Auburn Drive, Suite 430, Beachwood, OH 44122; phone: (216) 
472-5581.
    FERC Contact: Timothy Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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-14698-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14698) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 24, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24742 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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