Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 64450 [2016-22603]

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[FR Doc. 2016–22686 Filed 9–16–16; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14798–000] sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 15, 2016, Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency 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 Coon Rapids Hydroelectric Project (Coon Rapids Project or project) located on the Mississippi River at River Mile 866.2, about 11.5 miles north of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 facilities: (1) An existing reservoir with a surface area of 600 square miles at normal pool elevation of 830.1 National Geodetic Vertical Datum with no storage capacity; (2) the existing 1,455-foot-long, 30.8-foot-high Coon Rapids Dam with nine intermediate piers and ten spans with crest gates; (3) an array of micro-turbines placed in front of two cast in place powerhouses; (4) a 97-foot-long, 18-foot-wide, 19-foothigh reinforced concrete powerhouse located immediately downstream of the span 9 spillway section and a 103-footlong, 18-foot-wide, 19-foot-high reinforced concrete powerhouse located immediately downstream of the span 10 spillway section with each powerhouse divided in half resulting in four bays in which the micro-turbines would be installed; (5) two crane rails spanning the length of each powerhouse to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Sep 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 remove the micro-turbine units for maintenance and lower them in place for generation; (6) a tailrace made of steel draft tubes discharging directly into the Mississippi River; (7) a third powerhouse 60-foot-wide by 80-footlong containing the controls for the dam’s crest gates and necessary electrical and mechanical equipment to support the micro-turbines; (8) a 550foot-long, 13.8 kilo-volt underground transmission line connecting to an Xcel Energy substation; and (9) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Coon Rapids Project would be 62,790 megwatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Raymond J. Wahle, P.E., Missouri River Energy Services, 3724 W. Avera Drive, P.O. Box 88920, Sioux Falls, SD 57109; phone: (605) 330–6963; fax: (605) 978–3960; email: rwahle@mrenergy.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–14798–000. 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/ ecomment.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14798) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: September 12, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–22603 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP16–357–000; Docket No. CP16–361–000] Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Mountaineer XPress Project and the Gulf XPress Project On April 29, 2016, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas) and Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) filed applications in Docket Nos. CP16–357–000 and CP16– 361–000, respectively, requesting Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct, operate, and maintain certain natural gas pipeline facilities. Columbia Gas’ proposed Mountaineer XPress Project in West Virginia would transport up to 2,700,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas from receipt points in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, to markets on the Columbia Pipeline Group system. Columbia Gulf’s proposed Gulf XPress Project in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi would expand the capacity of Columbia Gulf’s existing system to allow for an additional 860,000 Dth/d of natural gas delivery to high-demand markets in the Gulf Coast region. Because these are interrelated projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) deemed it was appropriate to analyze them in a single environmental impact statement (EIS). FERC issued respective Notices of Application for the Mountaineer XPress and Gulf XPress Projects on May 13, 2016. Among other things, those notices alerted other agencies issuing federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and to reach a final decision on the request for a federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s final EIS for the two projects. This instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s planned schedule for completion of the final EIS for the projects, which is based on an issuance of the draft EIS in November 2016. E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-22603]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14798-000]


Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency; Notice of Preliminary 
Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions 
To Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 15, 2016, Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency 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 
Coon Rapids Hydroelectric Project (Coon Rapids Project or project) 
located on the Mississippi River at River Mile 866.2, about 11.5 miles 
north of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 facilities: (1) 
An existing reservoir with a surface area of 600 square miles at normal 
pool elevation of 830.1 National Geodetic Vertical Datum with no 
storage capacity; (2) the existing 1,455-foot-long, 30.8-foot-high Coon 
Rapids Dam with nine intermediate piers and ten spans with crest gates; 
(3) an array of micro-turbines placed in front of two cast in place 
powerhouses; (4) a 97-foot-long, 18-foot-wide, 19-foot-high reinforced 
concrete powerhouse located immediately downstream of the span 9 
spillway section and a 103-foot-long, 18-foot-wide, 19-foot-high 
reinforced concrete powerhouse located immediately downstream of the 
span 10 spillway section with each powerhouse divided in half resulting 
in four bays in which the micro-turbines would be installed; (5) two 
crane rails spanning the length of each powerhouse to remove the micro-
turbine units for maintenance and lower them in place for generation; 
(6) a tailrace made of steel draft tubes discharging directly into the 
Mississippi River; (7) a third powerhouse 60-foot-wide by 80-foot-long 
containing the controls for the dam's crest gates and necessary 
electrical and mechanical equipment to support the micro-turbines; (8) 
a 550-foot-long, 13.8 kilo-volt underground transmission line 
connecting to an Xcel Energy substation; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Coon Rapids 
Project would be 62,790 megwatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Raymond J. Wahle, P.E., Missouri River Energy 
Services, 3724 W. Avera Drive, P.O. Box 88920, Sioux Falls, SD 57109; 
phone: (605) 330-6963; fax: (605) 978-3960; email: rwahle@mrenergy.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-14798-000.
    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/ecomment.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14798) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 12, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-22603 Filed 9-19-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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