Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 29072-29073 [2017-13389]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–2091–000;
EL16–114–000.
Applicants: Idaho Power Company.
Description: Response of Idaho Power
Company to October 10, 2016 Show
Cause Order.
Filed Date: 11/30/16.
Accession Number: 20161130–5296.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–1193–000.
Applicants: Otter Tail Power
Company.
Description: Report Filing:
Submission of Refund Report to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 6/21/17.
Accession Number: 20170621–5043.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–1874–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2415R6 Kansas Municipal Energy
Agency NITSA and NOA to be effective
6/1/2017.
Filed Date: 6/21/17.
Accession Number: 20170621–5002.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–1875–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
3114R3 Resale Power Group of Iowa to
be effective 6/1/2017.
Filed Date: 6/21/17.
Accession Number: 20170621–5050.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–1876–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Otter Tail Power Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2017–06–21 SA 3020 OTP–OTP E&P
(J510) to be effective 6/2/2017.
Filed Date: 6/21/17.
Accession Number: 20170621–5071.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/17.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric securities
filings:
Docket Numbers: ES17–37–000.
Applicants: The Connecticut Light
and Power Company, Western
Massachusetts Electric Company.
Description: Application of The
Connecticut Light and Power Company
and Western Massachusetts Electric
Company to Issue Short-Term Debt
Securities.
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Filed Date: 6/20/17.
Accession Number: 20170620–5159.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17.
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: June 21, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–13392 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14826–000]
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC;
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro
Developers, 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 the Hudson Hill Pumped Storage
Hydro Project to be located near Jackson
Township in Lycoming 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 upper reservoir
with a surface area of 70 acres and a
storage capacity of 1,050 acre-feet at a
surface elevation of approximately 2,150
feet above mean sea level (msl) created
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through construction of a new rollercompacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2)
a new lower reservoir with a surface
area of 36 acres and a storage capacity
of 1,260 acre-feet at a surface elevation
of 1,550 feet msl; (3) a new 1,448-footlong, 48-inch-diameter penstock
connecting the upper and lower
reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 50foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse
containing two turbine-generator units
with a total rated capacity of 52
megawatts; (5) a new 7,920-foot-long
transmission line connecting the
powerhouse to the Laurel Hill 230kilovolt transmission circuit owned by
Pennsylvania Electric Company; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an annual
generation of 188,518 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
phone: 267–254–6107.
FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:
(202) 502–6336.
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–14826–000.
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–14826) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 122 / Tuesday, June 27, 2017 / Notices
Dated: June 21, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–13389 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14821–000]
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC;
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro
Developers, 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 the Armenia Pumped Storage Hydro
Project to be located near Sullivan
Township in Tioga 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 upper reservoir
with a surface area of 55 acres and a
storage capacity of 825 acre-feet at a
surface elevation of approximately 2,300
feet above mean sea level (msl) created
through construction of a new rollercompacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2)
Project No.
a new lower reservoir with a surface
area of 25 acres and a storage capacity
of 990 acre-feet at a surface elevation of
1,700 feet msl; (3) a new 3,568-foot-long,
48-inch-diameter penstock connecting
the upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a
new 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 25foot-high powerhouse containing two
turbine-generator units with a total rated
capacity of 41 megawatts; (5) a new
transmission line connecting the
powerhouse to the Armenia Mountain
Wind Farm owned by EDP Renewables
North America, LLC; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed
project would have an annual
generation of 148,121 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
phone: 267–254–6107.
FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:
(202) 502–6336.
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,
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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–14821–000.
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–14821) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 21, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–13386 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application for Transfer of
Licenses and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene
STS Hydropower Ltd.
STS Hydropower, LLC
Project Nos. 2411–027, 2446–049,
3819–011, 7120–063, 7242–059, and
9951–054
On May 19, 2017, STS Hydropower
Ltd. (transferor) and STS Hydropower,
LLC (transferee) filed an application for
transfer of licenses for the following
projects.
Project names
Locations
......................
......................
......................
......................
Schoolfield Project .........................................
Dixon Project ..................................................
Mt. Elbert Water Power Project .....................
Kekawaka Creek Project ................................
P–7242–059 ......................
Kanaka Project ...............................................
P–9951–054 ......................
French Landing Hydro Water Power Project
Dan River, Pittsylvania County, VA.
Rock River, Lee County, IL.
Mt. Elbert Conduit, Lake County, CO.
Kekawaka Creek, tributary to the Eel River, Trinity and Humboldt
counties, CA.
Sucker Run Creek, tributary of the South Fork Feather River, Butte
County, CA.
Huron River, Wayne County, MI.
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P–2411–027
P–2446–049
P–3819–011
P–7120–063
The transferor and transferee seek
Commission approval to transfer the
licenses for the above mentioned
projects from the transferor to the
transferee.
Applicant Contacts: For Transferor
and Transferee: Mr. Bernard Cherry,
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 65
Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ
07960, Phone: 973–998–8400, email:
Bud.cherry@eaglecreekre.com and Mr.
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Donald H. Clarke and Mr. Joshua E.
Adrian, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer &
Pembroke, P.C., 1615 M Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20036, Phone: 202–
467–6370, Emails: dhc@dwgp.com and
jea@dwgp.com.
FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202)
502–8735.
Deadline for filing comments and
motions to intervene: 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice, by the
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Commission. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and comments
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 14826-000]
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro Developers, 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 the
Hudson Hill Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located near Jackson
Township in Lycoming 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
upper reservoir with a surface area of 70 acres and a storage capacity
of 1,050 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,150 feet
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of a new
roller-compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) a new lower reservoir
with a surface area of 36 acres and a storage capacity of 1,260 acre-
feet at a surface elevation of 1,550 feet msl; (3) a new 1,448-foot-
long, 48-inch-diameter penstock connecting the upper and lower
reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 25-foot-high
powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units with a total rated
capacity of 52 megawatts; (5) a new 7,920-foot-long transmission line
connecting the powerhouse to the Laurel Hill 230-kilovolt transmission
circuit owned by Pennsylvania Electric Company; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would have an annual generation of
188,518 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC,
5710 Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; phone: 267-254-6107.
FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
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-14826-000.
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-14826) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.
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Dated: June 21, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-13389 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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