Whitewater Green Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 23516-23517 [2020-08912]

Download as PDF 23516 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 82 / Tuesday, April 28, 2020 / Notices 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 issued EA—November 2020 Comments on EA—December 2020 Dated: April 21, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–08911 Filed 4–27–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC20–54–000. Applicants: Mankato Energy Center, LLC, SWG Minnesota Holdings, LLC, Mankato Energy Center II, LLC. Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, et al. of Mankato Energy Center, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 4/21/20. Accession Number: 20200421–5246. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/20. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG20–129–000. Applicants: Bighorn Solar 1, LLC. Description: Bighorn Solar 1, LLC, Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 4/22/20. Accession Number: 20200422–5092. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/13/20. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER19–2224–002. Applicants: Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC. Description: Compliance filing: Turtle Creek Wind Farm LLC, Docket No. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 Apr 27, 2020 Jkt 250001 ER19–2224–002 to be effective 9/1/ 2019. Filed Date: 4/21/20. Accession Number: 20200421–5243. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–1626–000. Applicants: New England Power Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Sch. 20A Service Agmt with Brookfield Renewable Trading and Marketing LP to be effective 9/1/2020. Filed Date: 4/21/20. Accession Number: 20200421–5168. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/20. Docket Numbers: ER20–1627–000. Applicants: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Description: Notice of cancellation of Open Access Transmission Tariff, et al of Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Filed Date: 4/21/20. Accession Number: 20200421–5250. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/20. 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: April 22, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–08986 Filed 4–27–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15028–000] Whitewater Green Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On February 12, 2020, the Whitewater Green Energy, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed Whitewater Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 15028–000, 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 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 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 7 megawatts; (4) a 160-foot-long, 72-inch-diameter tailrace discharging into Whitewater Creek; (5) a 2.25-mile-long, 12,000 kilovolt-amperes transmission line extending underground from the project to a point of interconnection to an existing 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 50 gigawatthours. Applicant Contact: David Harmon, 2532 Santiam Highway, Albany, Oregon 97322; phone: (541) 405–5236; email: dave@wwgreenenergy.com. FERC Contact: John Matkowski; phone: (202) 502–8576; email: john.matkowski@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) E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 82 / Tuesday, April 28, 2020 / Notices 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 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–15028) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 21, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–08912 Filed 4–27–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP20–171–000] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC and Golden Pass Pipeline LLC; Notice of Application To Amend Section 3 and Section 7 Authorizations Take notice that on April 16, 2020, Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (Golden Pass LNG) and Golden Pass Pipeline LLC (Golden Pass Pipeline), 811 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed an application pursuant to sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Parts 153 and 157 of the Commission’s regulations, for authority to amend the authorization by the Commission in an order issued on December 21, 2016, granting Golden Pass LNG’s application to site, construct and operate facilities for the exportation of liquefied natural gas and Golden Pass Pipeline’s application to expand its existing pipeline system (Project), to transfer the authorization to construct and operate certain facilities authorized under the Natural Gas Act to be constructed and operated by Golden Pass Pipeline under Section 7 to Golden Pass LNG, which proposes to operate those facilities pursuant to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act as part of the authorized LNG export terminal. Any questions regarding this application should be addressed to Blaine Yamagata, Vice President and General Counsel, Golden Pass LNG, 811 Louisiana Street, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77002; or to Kevin M. Sweeney, Law Office of Kevin M. Sweeney, 1625 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, by telephone at (202) 609–7709. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:43 Apr 27, 2020 Jkt 250001 view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23517 However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission’s rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list and will be notified of any meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission’s order in Docket No. CP16–4–001, the Commission will apply its revised practice concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act section 3 or section 7 proceeding.1 Persons desiring to become a party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner. If seeking to intervene out-oftime, the movant is required to show good cause why the time limitation should be waived, and should provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations.2 The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human 1 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC ¶ 61,167 at ¶ 50 (2018). 2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1). E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23516-23517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08912]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15028-000]


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

    On February 12, 2020, the Whitewater Green Energy, LLC filed an 
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
Whitewater Creek Hydroelectric Project No. 15028-000, 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 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 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 7 megawatts; 
(4) a 160-foot-long, 72-inch-diameter tailrace discharging into 
Whitewater Creek; (5) a 2.25-mile-long, 12,000 kilovolt-amperes 
transmission line extending underground from the project to a point of 
interconnection to an existing 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 50 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: David Harmon, 2532 Santiam Highway, Albany, 
Oregon 97322; phone: (541) 405-5236; email: [email protected].
    FERC Contact: John Matkowski; phone: (202) 502-8576; email: 
[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)

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208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY).
    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-15028) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 21, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-08912 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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