Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications: Tenn-Tom Hydro, LLC, 53868-53869 [2018-23324]

Download as PDF 53868 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 207 / Thursday, October 25, 2018 / Notices Project Description Adelphia Gateway proposes to acquire and convert the above referenced northern and southern segments and four existing meter stations to natural gas only, and construct and operate about 4.7 miles of new 16-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline, five meter stations with eight interconnects, seven blowdown assemblies, two mainline valves, and appurtenant facilities in Delaware, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware. Additionally, Adelphia proposes to construct two new 5,625 horsepower compressor stations in Delaware and Bucks Counties, Pennsylvania. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Background On May 1, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the proposed Adelphia Gateway Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions (NOI). The NOI was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. In response to the NOI and during Project scoping, the Commission received comments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, local and state governments, non-governmental organizations, and more than 360 comment letters from residents. The primary issues raised by the commenters relate to safety and health concerns for residents and nearby communities, as well as concerns related to environmental impacts associated with the repurposing of the existing system to transport natural gas and construction of new natural gas infrastructure. Project stakeholders also generally expressed Project concerns about the following: • Noise, safety, air quality, and visual impacts of the proposed compressor stations; • effects on local communities, nearby properties, and property rights and values; • direct harm to local communities, cultural and historical interests, and open space; • water quality impacts, including erosion and stormwater runoff, and impacts on drinking water supplies; • contaminated groundwater and soil; • traffic impacts; • impacts on tourism; and • climate change. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Oct 24, 2018 Jkt 247001 All substantive comments will be addressed in the EA. Additional Information In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and ‘‘Docket Number’’ excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18–46), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings. Dated: October 19, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–23322 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14882–000] Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications: Tenn-Tom Hydro, LLC On July 5, 2018, Tenn-Tom Hydro, 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 Stennis Hydropower Project (Stennis Project or project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) John C. Stennis Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 150-foot-long, 25foot-high trash screen; (2) a 180-footlong, 80-foot-wide intake channel, at the east abutment of the Corps’ existing spillway; (3) four 10-foot-diameter, 60foot-long steel siphon penstocks; (4) a 100-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse containing four generating units with a total combined capacity of 8.0 megawatts; (5) a 120-foot-long, 100-footwide tailrace; and (6) a 0.6-mile-long transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 52,000 megawatt-hours, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water from the John C. Stennis Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeremy Wells, Wells Engineering, LLC, 101 Yearwood Drive, Macon, Georgia 31206; phone: (478) 238–3054. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502–6093, michael.spencer@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–14882–000. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14882) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 207 / Thursday, October 25, 2018 / Notices Dated: October 19, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–23324 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13212–005—Alaska] daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Kenai Hydro, LLC Proposed Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the proposed Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 13212) and has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project. The proposed project would be located on Grant Lake and Grant Creek, near the community of Moose Pass, in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, and occupy 1,688.7 acres of federal lands within the Chugach National Forest, administered by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service). The draft EIS contains staff’s evaluations of the applicant’s proposal and the alternatives for licensing the proposed Grant Lake Hydroelectric. The draft EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicant, and Commission staff. A copy of the draft EIS is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Branch, Room 2A, located at 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The draft EIS also may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov under 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). You may also 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. All comments must be filed by December 10, 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Oct 24, 2018 Jkt 247001 The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 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 name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. 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–13212–005. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified above.1 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Commission staff will hold two public meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft EIS. The daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization comments, while the evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public. All interested individuals and entities will be invited to attend one or both of the public meetings. The times and locations of the meetings are as follows: Daytime Meeting Date and Time: Wednesday, November 28, at 1:00 p.m. (Local Time) Location: Moose Pass Community Hall, Mile 29.5 Seward Highway, Moose Pass, AK 99631 Evening Meeting Date and Time: Wednesday, November 28, at 7:00 p.m. (Local Time) Location: Moose Pass Community Hall, Mile 29.5 Seward Highway, Moose Pass, AK 99631 For further information, please contact Kenneth Hogan at (202) 502– 8434 or at kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov. Dated: October 19, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–23323 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53869 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–RO7–OW–2018–0678; FRL–9985–46Region 7] Notice of Approval of the Primacy Application for National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for the State of Nebraska Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of approval and solicitation of requests for a public hearing. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby giving notice that the State of Nebraska is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program under the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. EPA has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve these program revisions. Any interested person, other than Federal Agencies, may request a public hearing. If a substantial request for a public hearing is made within the requested thirty-day time frame, a public hearing will be held and a notice will be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper of general circulation. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. SUMMARY: This determination shall become final and effective on November 26, 2018, unless a timely and appropriate request for a public hearing is received or the Regional Administrator elects to hold a public hearing on his own motion. A request for a public hearing must be submitted to the Regional Administrator at the address shown below by November 26, 2018. If no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received, and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this determination will become effective on November 26, 2018. ADDRESSES: Requests for Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Requests for a public hearing shall include the following information: Name, address and telephone number of the individual, organization or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief statement of the requesting person’s interest in the Regional Administrator’s determination and a brief statement on information that the requesting person DATES: E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53868-53869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23324]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14882-000]


Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications: 
Tenn-Tom Hydro, LLC

    On July 5, 2018, Tenn-Tom Hydro, 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 Stennis Hydropower 
Project (Stennis Project or project) to be located at the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers' (Corps) John C. Stennis Lock and Dam on the 
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, in Lowndes County, Mississippi. 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 150-
foot-long, 25-foot-high trash screen; (2) a 180-foot-long, 80-foot-wide 
intake channel, at the east abutment of the Corps' existing spillway; 
(3) four 10-foot-diameter, 60-foot-long steel siphon penstocks; (4) a 
100-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse containing four generating units 
with a total combined capacity of 8.0 megawatts; (5) a 120-foot-long, 
100-foot-wide tailrace; and (6) a 0.6-mile-long transmission line. The 
proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 
52,000 megawatt-hours, and operate run-of-river utilizing surplus water 
from the John C. Stennis Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeremy Wells, Wells Engineering, LLC, 101 
Yearwood Drive, Macon, Georgia 31206; phone: (478) 238-3054.
    FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093, 
[email protected].
    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 
[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 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include 
docket number P-14882-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's website at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14882) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.


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    Dated: October 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23324 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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