ORPC Maine, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 3406-3407 [2016-01124]

Download as PDF 3406 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 13 / Thursday, January 21, 2016 / Notices and Initial Tariff Filing to be effective 12/3/2015. Filed Date: 1/13/16. Accession Number: 20160113–5236. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/16. Docket Numbers: ER16–730–000. Applicants: PacifiCorp. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Basin Electric NITSA Rev 3 to be effective 1/1/2016. Filed Date: 1/14/16. Accession Number: 20160114–5290. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/4/16. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: Docket Numbers: ES16–19–000. Applicants: Union Electric Company. Description: Application of Union Electric Company for Section 204 financing authority. Filed Date: 1/14/16. Accession Number: 20160114–5303. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/4/16. 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 must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 14, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–01119 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. P–14721–000] The City of Springfield; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On October 13, 2015, the City of Springfield, Massachusetts (Springfield) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 Watershops Pond Dam Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on the Mill River, near Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. 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: (1) The existing 105-foot-long, 32foot-high, concrete and masonry gravity Watershops Pond dam; (2) an existing 198-acre impoundment with a normal maximum water surface elevation of 155 feet above mean sea level; (3) a new 7foot-long, 4-foot-wide steel penstock; (4) a new 100-foot-long, 30-foot-wide powerhouse containing a single turbine generator unit with an installed capacity of 145 kilowatts; (5) a new 800-footlong, 0.48-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The project would have an estimated average annual energy generation of 707 megawatt-hours. There are no federal lands associated with the project. Applicant Contact: Mr. Peter J. Garvey, Director, Department of Capital Asset Construction, 36 Court Street, Room 312, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103; phone: (413) 787–6445. FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502–6123; email: michael.watts@ 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 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–14721–000. 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–14721) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 14, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–01118 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Termination of Requirement To FileFourth Quarter 2015 Land Acquisition Reports Take notice that sellers with marketbased rate authority need not submit reports for the fourth quarter of 2015 documenting the acquisition of control of sites for new generation capacity development (land acquisition reports). Order No. 816,1 which will become effective on January 28, 2016, terminates the requirement to submit such reports. Therefore, land acquisition reports for the fourth quarter of 2015, which would have been due on January 30, 2016, are not required. Dated: January 14, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–01117 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. P–14743–000] ORPC Maine, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On December 4, 2015, ORPC Maine, LLC (ORPC Maine) filed an application 1 Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities, Order No. 816, 80 FR 67,056 (Oct. 30, 2015), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,374 (2015). E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 13 / Thursday, January 21, 2016 / Notices for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Western Passage Tidal Energy Project No. 14743 (Western Passage Project) to be located in Western Passage, near the City of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. 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: (1) 15 double TidGen® TGU hydrokinetic tidal devices, each consisting of a 500-kilowatt turbinegenerator unit for a combined capacity of 5,000 kilowatts; (2) an anchoring support structure; (3) a mooring system; (4) a 3,900 to 4,200-foot-long submersible cable connecting the turbine-generator units to a shore station; (5) a 1,900 to 4,600-foot-long, 4.16- to 12.7-kilovolt transmission line connecting the shore station to an existing distribution line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated average annual generation of the Western Passage Project would be 2.6 to 3.53 gigawatt-hours. There are no federal lands associated with the project. Applicant Contact: Christopher R. Sauer, President and CEO, Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC, 66 Pearl Street, Suite 301, Portland, Maine 04101; phone: (207) 772–7707. FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502–6123; email: michael.watts@ 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 (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–14743–000. 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–14743) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. 3407 Wind II LLC, Farmers City Wind, LLC, Flat Rock Windpower LLC, Flat Rock Windpower II LLC, Flying Cloud Power Partners, LLC, Groton Wind, LLC, Hardscrabble Wind Power LLC, Hay Canyon Wind LLC, Iberdrola Arizona Renewables, LLC, Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, Juniper Canyon Wind Power LLC, Klamath Energy LLC, Klamath Generation LLC, Klondike Wind Power LLC, Klondike Wind Power II LLC, Klondike Wind Power III LLC, Leaning Juniper Wind Power II LLC, Lempster Wind, LLC, Locust Ridge Wind Farm, LLC, Locust Ridge II, LLC, Manzana Wind LLC, MinnDakota Wind LLC, Dated: January 14, 2016. Moraine Wind LLC, Moraine Wind II Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., LLC, Mountain View Power Partners III, Deputy Secretary. LLC, New England Wind, LLC, New [FR Doc. 2016–01124 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] Harvest Wind Project LLC, Northern BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Iowa Windpower II LLC, Pebble Springs Wind LLC, Providence Heights Wind, LLC, Rugby Wind LLC, San Luis Solar DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LLC, Shiloh I Wind Project, LLC, South Chestnut LLC, Star Point Wind Project Federal Energy Regulatory Commission LLC, Streator-Cayuga Ridge Wind Power LLC, Trimont Wind I LLC, Twin Buttes Combined Notice of Filings #2 Wind LLC, Central Maine Power Company, New York State Electric & Take notice that the Commission Gas Corporation, Rochester Gas & received the following electric rate Electric Corporation, The United filings: Illuminating Company, GenConn Devon Docket Numbers: ER10–2822–008; LLC, GenConn Energy LLC, GenConn ER12–2076–005; ER11–2462–006; Middletown LLC. ER11–2463–006; ER11–2112–007; Description: Notice of Change in ER12–2077–005; ER12–2078–005; Status of the AVANGRID MBR Sellers. ER10–2828–003; ER11–2464–006; Filed Date: 1/14/16. ER10–3158–006; ER10–2942–005; Accession Number: 20160114–5314. ER12–2081–005; ER12–2083–005; Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/4/16. ER12–2084–005; ER10–2423–006; Docket Numbers: ER12–1895–000; ER10–2404–006; ER12–2086–005; EL12–110–000; ER11–3657–000; EL11– ER12–2649–003; ER10–1725–003; 64–000. ER11–2465–007; ER14–2676–002; Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc. ER10–2994–013; ER11–2466–006; Description: Entergy Services, Inc. ER11–2467–006; ER11–2468–006; submits tariff filing per 35.19a(b): ER11–2469–006; ER11–2470–006; Refund Report to be effective N/A. ER11–2471–006; ER11–2472–006; Filed Date: 1/14/16. ER10–3001–004; ER10–3002–003; Accession Number: 20160114–5336. ER10–3004–004; ER12–308–006; ER12– Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/4/16. 2108–005; ER12–2097–005; ER12–2101– Docket Numbers: ER15–762–006; 005; ER10–3162–006; ER12–422–005; ER15–760–005; ER15–1579–004; ER 15– ER12–2102–006; ER12–2109–005; 1582–005; ER15–1914–006; ER15–1896– ER11–2473–006; ER10–3010–003; 004. ER12–2106–005; ER11–2196–007; Applicants: Sierra Solar Greenworks ER10–3161–006; ER12–96–005; ER11– 2474–008; ER10–3031–003; ER12–2107– LLC, Western Antelope Blue Sky Ranch A LLC, 67RK 8me LLC, 65HK 8me LLC, 005; ER11–2475–006; ER10–2285–005; 87RL 8me LLC, Eden Solar, LLC. ER10–2301–003; ER10–2306–003; Description: Notice of Non-Material ER10–3160–002; ER10–2812–013; Change in Status of Sierra Solar ER10–1291–020; ER10–2843–012. Greenworks LLC, et. al. Applicants: Atlantic Renewables Filed Date: 1/14/16. Projects II LLC, Barton Windpower LLC, Accession Number: 20160114–5315. Big Horn Wind Project LLC, Big Horn II Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/4/16. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3406-3407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01124]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. P-14743-000]


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

    On December 4, 2015, ORPC Maine, LLC (ORPC Maine) filed an 
application

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for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power 
Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Western Passage 
Tidal Energy Project No. 14743 (Western Passage Project) to be located 
in Western Passage, near the City of Eastport, Washington County, 
Maine. 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: (1) 15 double TidGen[supreg] 
TGU hydrokinetic tidal devices, each consisting of a 500-kilowatt 
turbine-generator unit for a combined capacity of 5,000 kilowatts; (2) 
an anchoring support structure; (3) a mooring system; (4) a 3,900 to 
4,200-foot-long submersible cable connecting the turbine-generator 
units to a shore station; (5) a 1,900 to 4,600-foot-long, 4.16- to 
12.7-kilovolt transmission line connecting the shore station to an 
existing distribution line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 
estimated average annual generation of the Western Passage Project 
would be 2.6 to 3.53 gigawatt-hours. There are no federal lands 
associated with the project.
    Applicant Contact: Christopher R. Sauer, President and CEO, Ocean 
Renewable Power Company, LLC, 66 Pearl Street, Suite 301, Portland, 
Maine 04101; phone: (207) 772-7707.
    FERC Contact: Michael Watts; phone: (202) 502-6123; email: 
michael.watts@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 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14743-000.
    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-14743) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 14, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01124 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am]
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