Renewable Energy Aggregators; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 36395-36396 [2020-12927]

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[FR Doc. 2020–12877 Filed 6–15–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15010–000] Renewable Energy Aggregators; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On October 11, 2019, Renewable Energy Aggregators, Inc. 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 Casa Grande Pumped Storage Project (Casa Grande Project or project) to be located in the city of Casa Grande, in Pinal County, Arizona. 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 newly constructed upper reservoir with an earthen dam and a surface area of 300 acres with a storage capacity of 7,500 acre-feet of water; (2) a newly constructed roller compacted concrete lower reservoir of 485 acres with a storage capacity of approximately 9,500 acre-feet; (3) two 3,241-foot-long, 19-foot-diameter penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with dimensions of 750 feet long by 175 feet high by 70 feet wide containing as many as four ternary style pump/generating units; (5) two 3,000-foot-long, 21-foot- E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 36396 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 116 / Tuesday, June 16, 2020 / Notices diameter tailrace tunnels; and (6) a connection to an existing 137 kV transmission circuit within the project boundary. The estimated annual generation of the Casa Grande Project would be 864,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Adam Rousselle, Renewable Energy Aggregators, 2113 Middle Street, Suite 201, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina 29482; phone: (267) 254–6107. FERC Contact: Rebecca Kipp; phone: (202) 502–8846. 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–15010–000. 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–15010) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: June 10, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–12927 Filed 6–15–20; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Jun 15, 2020 Jkt 250001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC20–21–000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC–583); Comment Request; Extension Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC– 583, Annual Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual Charges). DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due August 17, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC20–21–000) by either of the following methods: • eFiling at Commission’s Website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, at Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: https:// www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free). Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at DataClearance@FERC.gov and telephone at (202) 502–8663. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Title: FERC–583, Annual Kilowatt Generating Report (Annual Charges). OMB Control No.: 1902–0136. Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC–583 information collection requirements, with the addition of two activities that are in use without a control number: (1) Application of a State or municipal licensee or exemptee for total or partial exemption from the assessment of annual charges; and (2) Appeals and requests for rehearing of billing for annual charges. Abstract: Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 1 requires the Federal Energy Commission (FERC or Commission) to collect annual charges from entities that generate electricity, using hydropower, in accordance with Commission authorization. Such charges reimburse the federal government for the cost of administering Part I of the FPA,2 the use of tribal lands, the use of federal lands, and the use of federal dams. Regulations at 18 CFR 11.1(c)(5) and 11.1(d)(4) require annual kilowatt generating reports from licensees and exemptees. The Commission’s Financial Services Division uses the reports to determine the amount of annual charges to be assessed each licensee and exemptee. Types of Respondent: (1) Hydropower licensees of projects more than 1.5 megawatts of installed capacity; (2) Holders of exemptions under section 30 of the FPA; 3 and (3) exemptees under sections 405 and 408 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act.4 Estimate of Annual Burden: 5 The following table shows the estimated annual burdens: 1 16 U.S.C. 803(e). U.S.C. 791 through 823d. 3 16 U.S.C. 823a. 4 16 U.S.C. 2705. 5 ‘‘Burden’’ is the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3. 2 16 E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36395-36396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12927]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15010-000]


Renewable Energy Aggregators; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On October 11, 2019, Renewable Energy Aggregators, Inc. 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 Casa 
Grande Pumped Storage Project (Casa Grande Project or project) to be 
located in the city of Casa Grande, in Pinal County, Arizona. 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 newly 
constructed upper reservoir with an earthen dam and a surface area of 
300 acres with a storage capacity of 7,500 acre-feet of water; (2) a 
newly constructed roller compacted concrete lower reservoir of 485 
acres with a storage capacity of approximately 9,500 acre-feet; (3) two 
3,241-foot-long, 19-foot-diameter penstocks; (4) a powerhouse with 
dimensions of 750 feet long by 175 feet high by 70 feet wide containing 
as many as four ternary style pump/generating units; (5) two 3,000-
foot-long, 21-foot-

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diameter tailrace tunnels; and (6) a connection to an existing 137 kV 
transmission circuit within the project boundary. The estimated annual 
generation of the Casa Grande Project would be 864,000 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Adam Rousselle, Renewable Energy 
Aggregators, 2113 Middle Street, Suite 201, Sullivan's Island, South 
Carolina 29482; phone: (267) 254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Rebecca Kipp; phone: (202) 502-8846.
    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-15010-000.
    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-15010) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 10, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12927 Filed 6-15-20; 8:45 am]
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