Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions, Recommendations, and Prescriptions, 9735-9736 [2018-04604]
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Any interested person desiring to be
heard in Docket No. EL18–59–000 must
file a notice of intervention or motion to
intervene, as appropriate, with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2017),
within 21 days of the date of issuance
of the order.
Dated: February 28, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–04589 Filed 3–6–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 4718–038]
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Cocheco Falls Associates; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application 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.: 4718–038.
c. Date Filed: January 2, 2018.
d. Submitted By: Cocheco Falls
Associates.
e. Name of Project: Cocheco Falls
Dam Project.
f. Location: On the Cocheco River in
Dover, Strafford County, New
Hampshire. No federal lands are
occupied by the project works or located
within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 and
5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: John
Webster, Cocheco Falls Associates, P.O.
Box 178, 10 Butler Street, South
Berwick, Maine 03908; (207) 384–5334;
email at Hydromagnt@gwi.net.
i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang at (202)
502–8250; or email at amy.chang@
ferc.gov.
j. Cocheco Falls Associates filed its
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on January 2, 2018, and
provided public notice of the request on
January 12, 2018. In a letter dated March
1, 2018, the Director of the Division of
Hydropower Licensing approved
Cocheco Falls Associates’ 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 NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
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agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and implementing regulations at 50
CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the New Hampshire
State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Cocheco Falls Associates as the
Commission’s non-federal
representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act; and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
m. Cocheco Falls Associates filed a
Pre-Application Document (PAD;
including a proposed process plan and
schedule) with the Commission,
pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s website (https://
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
subsequent license for Project No. 4718.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20, each
application for a subsequent license and
any competing license applications
must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration
of the existing license. All applications
for license for this project must be filed
by December 31, 2020.
p. Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
Dated: March 1, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13239–002]
Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC.; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing,
Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
Protests, Ready for Environmental
Analysis, and Soliciting Comments,
Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major
Unconstructed Project.
b. Project No.: 13239–002.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2011.
d. Applicant: Parker Knoll Hydro,
LLC.
e. Name of Project: Parker Knoll
Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The proposed project
would be located at Parker Mountain,
near the Town of Richfield, Piute
County, Utah. The project would
occupy 458.7 acres of federal lands
administered by the U.S. Bureau of
Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Daniel Dygert,
Attorney, Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC, 399
North Main Street, Suite 250, Logan,
Utah; (435) 512–4977, dan@dygertlaw.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202)
502–8902, john.mudre@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests, comments, terms
and conditions, recommendations, and
prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance
date of this notice; reply comments are
due 105 days from the issuance date of
this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and protests, comments, terms
and conditions, recommendations, and
prescriptions 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
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First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–13239–002.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing and is now ready for
environmental analysis.
l. The proposed project would be a
closed-loop pumped storage system,
with an initial fill from the existing
Otter Creek reservoir, and would
include the following new facilities: (1)
An approximately 175-foot-high upper
main dam with a crest length of
approximately 1,650 feet and one saddle
dam; (2) an upper reservoir with a
storage capacity of approximately 6,780
acre-feet and a surface area of
approximately 110 acres; (3) an
approximately 100-foot-high lower dam
with a crest length of approximately
1,750 feet and two saddle dams; (4) a
lower reservoir with storage capacity of
approximately 6,760 acre-feet and a
surface area of approximately 130 acres;
(5) a 2,390-foot-long and 27-footdiameter headrace tunnel; (6) a 2,200foot-long and 27-foot-diameter vertical
shaft; (7) a 1,000-foot-long and 27-footdiameter steel-lined penstock tunnel; (8)
a 7,126-foot-long and 35-foot-diameter
tailrace tunnel; (9) a powerhouse
containing four variable speed,
reversible pump-turbine units with a
minimum rating of 250 megawatt (MW);
(10) an approximately 585-foot by 340foot substation; (11) a 16-inch-diameter
and 68,000-foot-long fill pipeline and
system; (12) approximately one mile of
345-kV transmission line; and (13)
appurtenant facilities. The project
would occupy 458.7 acres of federal
land and would have an estimated
annual generation of 2,630 gigawatt
hours.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s website at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h, above.
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Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to
file a competing application must
submit to the Commission, on or before
the specified intervention deadline date,
a competing development application,
or a notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent allows an interested
person to file the competing
development application no later than
120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for
preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the
exact name, business address, and
telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to
submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the
applicant(s) named in this public notice.
Anyone may submit comments, a
protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of
Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210, .211, and .214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or
other comments filed, but only those
who file a motion to intervene in
accordance with the Commission’s
Rules may become a party to the
proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘NOTICE OF
INTENT TO FILE COMPETING
APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMPETING
APPLICATION,’’ ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. A copy of any protest or
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motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
o. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
p. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to
the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Commission issues draft EIS—December
2018.
Comments on draft EIS—January 2019.
Commission issues final EIS—June
2019.
Dated: March 1, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–04604 Filed 3–6–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER18–929–000]
Penn Oak Services, LLC; Supplemental
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
Section 204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Penn
Oak Services, LLC‘s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 13239-002]
Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC.; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests, Ready for
Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, Terms and Conditions,
Recommendations, and Prescriptions
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Major Unconstructed Project.
b. Project No.: 13239-002.
c. Date filed: November 30, 2011.
d. Applicant: Parker Knoll Hydro, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Parker Knoll Pumped Storage Hydroelectric
Project.
f. Location: The proposed project would be located at Parker
Mountain, near the Town of Richfield, Piute County, Utah. The project
would occupy 458.7 acres of federal lands administered by the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Daniel Dygert, Attorney, Parker Knoll Hydro,
LLC, 399 North Main Street, Suite 250, Logan, Utah; (435) 512-4977,
law.com">[email protected]law.com.
i. FERC Contact: John Mudre, (202) 502-8902, [email protected].
j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
terms and conditions, recommendations, and prescriptions: 60 days from
the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and protests, comments, terms and conditions,
recommendations, and prescriptions 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 [email protected], (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
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First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing
should include docket number P-13239-002.
The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an
intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to
the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
l. The proposed project would be a closed-loop pumped storage
system, with an initial fill from the existing Otter Creek reservoir,
and would include the following new facilities: (1) An approximately
175-foot-high upper main dam with a crest length of approximately 1,650
feet and one saddle dam; (2) an upper reservoir with a storage capacity
of approximately 6,780 acre-feet and a surface area of approximately
110 acres; (3) an approximately 100-foot-high lower dam with a crest
length of approximately 1,750 feet and two saddle dams; (4) a lower
reservoir with storage capacity of approximately 6,760 acre-feet and a
surface area of approximately 130 acres; (5) a 2,390-foot-long and 27-
foot-diameter headrace tunnel; (6) a 2,200-foot-long and 27-foot-
diameter vertical shaft; (7) a 1,000-foot-long and 27-foot-diameter
steel-lined penstock tunnel; (8) a 7,126-foot-long and 35-foot-diameter
tailrace tunnel; (9) a powerhouse containing four variable speed,
reversible pump-turbine units with a minimum rating of 250 megawatt
(MW); (10) an approximately 585-foot by 340-foot substation; (11) a 16-
inch-diameter and 68,000-foot-long fill pipeline and system; (12)
approximately one mile of 345-kV transmission line; and (13)
appurtenant facilities. The project would occupy 458.7 acres of federal
land and would have an estimated annual generation of 2,630 gigawatt
hours.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h, above.
Register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
n. Any qualified applicant desiring to file a competing application
must submit to the Commission, on or before the specified intervention
deadline date, a competing development application, or a notice of
intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of
intent allows an interested person to file the competing development
application no later than 120 days after the specified intervention
deadline date. Applications for preliminary permits will not be
accepted in response to this notice.
A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address,
and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an
unequivocal statement of intent to submit a development application. A
notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments
filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with
the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any
comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified comment date for the particular application.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``PROTEST'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMPETING APPLICATION,'' ``COMMENTS,''
``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND CONDITIONS,'' or
``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth
their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of
18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must
be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the
particular application. A copy of all other filings in reference to
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
o. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.
Commission issues draft EIS--December 2018.
Comments on draft EIS--January 2019.
Commission issues final EIS--June 2019.
Dated: March 1, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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