Whitewater Green Energy, LLC; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 27423 [2016-10666]

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[FR Doc. 2016–10714 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14383–006] asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Whitewater Green Energy, LLC; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 22, 2016, the Whitewater Green Energy, 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 Whitewater Hydroelectric Project No. 14383–006, to be located on Russel and Whitewater Creeks, near the town of Idanha, in Marion and Linn Counties, Oregon. The project would be located entirely on U.S. Forest Service lands. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 May 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 9.5-foot-high, 40foot-wide weir on Russell Creek; (2) a 19,500-foot-long, 60-inch-diameter steel penstock; (3) a 50-foot-long by 40-footwide concrete powerhouse containing one pelton turbine rated at 11 megawatts; (4) a 160-foot-long, 72-inchdiameter tailrace discharging into Whitewater Creek; (5) an underground 2.25-mile-long, 12,000 kilovolt-amperes transmission line extending from the project to an outside transmission line (the point of interconnection); (6) an access road along side of the penstock; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Whitewater Creek Project would be 95.04 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: David Harmon, P.E., 2532 Santiam Highway, Albany, Oregon, 97322; phone: (541) 405–5236; email: dave@wwgreenenergy.com. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502–6211; email: sergiu.serban@ 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–14383–006. 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–14383) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27423 Dated: April 29, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–10666 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2766–010] The City of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request To Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 2766–010. c. Date Filed: February 29, 2016. d. Submitted By: City of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department. e. Name of Project: Albion Mill (D Wheel) Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: Between the first and second level canals on the Holyoke Canal System adjacent to the Connecticut River, in the city of Holyoke in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The project does not occupy federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Paul Ducheney, Superintendent, Holyoke Gas & Electric, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040; (413) 536–9340; email— ducheney@hged.com. i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502–6824; or email at matt.buhyoff@ ferc.gov. j. Holyoke Gas and Electric filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on February 29, 2016. Holyoke Gas and Electric provided public notice of its request on February 26, 2016. In a letter dated April 29, 2016, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Holyoke Gas and Electric’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating consultation with the E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM 06MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14383-006]


Whitewater Green Energy, LLC; Notice of Successive Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On January 22, 2016, the Whitewater Green Energy, 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 Whitewater 
Hydroelectric Project No. 14383-006, to be located on Russel and 
Whitewater Creeks, near the town of Idanha, in Marion and Linn 
Counties, Oregon. The project would be located entirely on U.S. Forest 
Service lands.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 9.5-
foot-high, 40-foot-wide weir on Russell Creek; (2) a 19,500-foot-long, 
60-inch-diameter steel penstock; (3) a 50-foot-long by 40-foot-wide 
concrete powerhouse containing one pelton turbine rated at 11 
megawatts; (4) a 160-foot-long, 72-inch-diameter tailrace discharging 
into Whitewater Creek; (5) an underground 2.25-mile-long, 12,000 
kilovolt-amperes transmission line extending from the project to an 
outside transmission line (the point of interconnection); (6) an access 
road along side of the penstock; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The 
estimated annual generation of the Whitewater Creek Project would be 
95.04 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: David Harmon, P.E., 2532 Santiam Highway, 
Albany, Oregon, 97322; phone: (541) 405-5236; email: 
dave@wwgreenenergy.com.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502-6211; email: 
sergiu.serban@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-14383-006.
    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-14383) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 29, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10666 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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