Verdant Power, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments, 50820-50821 [2020-17997]
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/2/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2651–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Otter Tail Power Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2020–08–12_SA 3542 NSP–OTP–OTP
T–T Deuel (J526) to be effective 8/7/
2020.
Filed Date: 8/12/20.
Accession Number: 20200812–5042.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/2/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2652–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Otter Tail Power Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2020–08–12_SA 3543 NSP–OTP–OTP
(Astoria) T–T (J493 J510) to be effective
8/7/2020.
Filed Date: 8/12/20.
Accession Number: 20200812–5043.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/2/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2653–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Amendment to ISA, SA No. 568; Queue
No. A28 (amend) to be effective 12/19/
2000.
Filed Date: 8/12/20.
Accession Number: 20200812–5055.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/2/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2654–000.
Applicants: Clear Power LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Clear Power Market Based Rate Baseline
Filing to be effective 8/12/2020.
Filed Date: 8/12/20.
Accession Number: 20200812–5072.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/2/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2655–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original ISA, SA No. 5725; Queue No.
AE1–039 and Cancellation of SA No.
3265 to be effective 7/13/2020.
Filed Date: 8/12/20.
Accession Number: 20200812–5115.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/2/20.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by 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
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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: August 12, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–18025 Filed 8–17–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12611–014]
Verdant Power, LLC; Notice Soliciting
Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 12611–014.
c. Date Filed: December 30, 2019.
d. Applicant: Verdant Power, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island
Tidal Energy Project (or RITE Project).
f. Location: On the East River in New
York County, New York. The project
does not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825 (r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald F.
Smith, President and Chief Operating
Officer, Verdant Power, LLC, P.O. Box
282, Roosevelt Island, New York, New
York 10044. Phone: (703) 328–6842.
Email: rsmith@verdantpower.com.
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at
(202) 502–8660 or andrew.bernick@
ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file scoping
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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you
may submit a paper copy. Submissions
sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
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addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–12611–014.
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 is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing pilot project license
authorizes the following project
facilities: (a) Thirty 35-kilowatt, 5meter-diameter axial flow turbinegenerator units; (b) ten triframe mounts,
each supporting three turbine-generator
units; (c) 480-volt underwater cables
from each triframe mount to five
shoreline switchgear vaults that
interconnect to a control room and
interconnection points; and (d)
appurtenant facilities for navigation
safety and operation.
Under the current pilot project
license, which expires on December 31,
2021, Verdant installed, tested, and then
removed a total of five turbine-generator
units. Verdant also proposes to install
three turbine-generator units attached to
one triframe mount in late 2020 (i.e.,
Install B–1), under the existing pilot
project license.
The proposed project would be
constructed in three phases: Install B–1
(under the existing pilot license, as
noted above), Install B–2 (three triframe
mounts with a total of nine turbinegenerator units), and Install C (one
triframe mount with three turbinegenerator units). The project would
consist of a maximum of fifteen 35kilowatt, 5-meter-diameter axial flow
turbine-generator units with a total
installed capacity of 0.525 megawatt.
Each of the five triframe mounts would
be connected via underwater cables to
an existing control room and a proposed
shoreline switchgear vault, and via an
overhead transmission line (for the first
two triframe mounts) and an
underground transmission line (for the
remaining three triframe mounts) to a
point of interconnection.
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The project would operate using the
natural tidal currents of the East River,
during both ebb and flood tidal periods.
As the direction of tidal flow changes,
each turbine-generator unit would rotate
(or yaw) to align the rotor to the
direction of flow, through a passive
system caused by hydrodynamic forces
on the turbine-generator unit. The
annual generation is expected to be from
840 to 1,200 megawatt-hours.
m. In addition to publishing the full
text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
interested individuals an opportunity to
view and/or print the contents of this
document via the internet through the
Commission’s Home Page
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission’s
Public Access 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 FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. Scoping Process.
The Commission, in cooperation with
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, intends to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
RITE Project in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act. The
EA will consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Commission staff does not propose to
conduct any on-site scoping meetings at
this time. Instead, we are soliciting
comments, recommendations, and
information, on the Scoping Document
1 (SD1) issued August 12, 2020.
Copies of SD1 outlining the subject
areas to be addressed in the EA were
distributed to the parties on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 may be viewed on the web 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or
for TTY, (202) 502–8659.
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Dated: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–17997 Filed 8–17–20; 8:45 am]
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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.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Combined Notice of Filings
[FR Doc. 2020–18024 Filed 8–17–20; 8:45 am]
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP20–1087–000.
Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Capacity Release
Agreement—8/8/2020 to be effective
8/8/2020.
Filed Date: 8/7/20.
Accession Number: 20200807–5062.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/20.
Docket Numbers: RP20–1090–000.
Applicants: Iroquois Gas
Transmission System, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 081120
Negotiated Rates—Wells Fargo
Commodities, LLC R–7810–19 to be
effective 10/1/2020.
Filed Date: 8/11/20.
Accession Number: 20200811–5027.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: RP20–1091–000.
Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: REX
2020–08–11 Negotiated Rate Agreement
to be effective 8/11/2020.
Filed Date: 8/11/20.
Accession Number: 20200811–5093.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
Docket Numbers: RP20–1092–000.
Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Neg
Rate Agmt (Westlake 38162) to be
effective 8/1/2020.
Filed Date: 8/11/20.
Accession Number: 20200811–5094.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/24/20.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by 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 date(s). Protests
may be considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2607–015]
Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC;
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.: 2607–015.
c. Date Filed: June 30, 2020.
d. Submitted By: Spencer Mountain
Hydropower, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Spencer Mountain
Hydropower Project.
f. Location: On the South Fork of the
Catawba River, in the Town of Spencer
Mountain, in Gaston County, North
Carolina. The project does not occupy
federal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s Regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Kevin
Edwards, 916 Comer Road, Stoneville,
NC 27048; (336) 589–6138; email—
smhydro@pht1.com.
i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at
(202) 502–6093, or email at
michael.spencer@ferc.gov.
j. Spencer Mountain Hydropower,
LLC filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process, and
provided public notice of its request, on
June 30, 2020. In a letter dated August
12, 2020, the Director of the Division of
Hydropower Licensing approved
Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC’s
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/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, Part 402. We are also initiating
consultation with the North Carolina
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12611-014]
Verdant Power, LLC; Notice Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License.
b. Project No.: 12611-014.
c. Date Filed: December 30, 2019.
d. Applicant: Verdant Power, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project (or RITE
Project).
f. Location: On the East River in New York County, New York. The
project does not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825 (r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald F. Smith, President and Chief
Operating Officer, Verdant Power, LLC, P.O. Box 282, Roosevelt Island,
New York, New York 10044. Phone: (703) 328-6842. Email:
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at (202) 502-8660 or
[email protected].
j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
scoping 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 at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket
number P-12611-014.
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 is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
l. The existing pilot project license authorizes the following
project facilities: (a) Thirty 35-kilowatt, 5-meter-diameter axial flow
turbine-generator units; (b) ten triframe mounts, each supporting three
turbine-generator units; (c) 480-volt underwater cables from each
triframe mount to five shoreline switchgear vaults that interconnect to
a control room and interconnection points; and (d) appurtenant
facilities for navigation safety and operation.
Under the current pilot project license, which expires on December
31, 2021, Verdant installed, tested, and then removed a total of five
turbine-generator units. Verdant also proposes to install three
turbine-generator units attached to one triframe mount in late 2020
(i.e., Install B-1), under the existing pilot project license.
The proposed project would be constructed in three phases: Install
B-1 (under the existing pilot license, as noted above), Install B-2
(three triframe mounts with a total of nine turbine-generator units),
and Install C (one triframe mount with three turbine-generator units).
The project would consist of a maximum of fifteen 35-kilowatt, 5-meter-
diameter axial flow turbine-generator units with a total installed
capacity of 0.525 megawatt. Each of the five triframe mounts would be
connected via underwater cables to an existing control room and a
proposed shoreline switchgear vault, and via an overhead transmission
line (for the first two triframe mounts) and an underground
transmission line (for the remaining three triframe mounts) to a point
of interconnection.
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The project would operate using the natural tidal currents of the
East River, during both ebb and flood tidal periods. As the direction
of tidal flow changes, each turbine-generator unit would rotate (or
yaw) to align the rotor to the direction of flow, through a passive
system caused by hydrodynamic forces on the turbine-generator unit. The
annual generation is expected to be from 840 to 1,200 megawatt-hours.
m. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the
Commission's Public Access 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 FERC
at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
o. Scoping Process.
The Commission, in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA)
for the RITE Project in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative
environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Commission staff does not propose to conduct any on-site scoping
meetings at this time. Instead, we are soliciting comments,
recommendations, and information, on the Scoping Document 1 (SD1)
issued August 12, 2020.
Copies of SD1 outlining the subject areas to be addressed in the EA
were distributed to the parties on the Commission's mailing list.
Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the web 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, call
1-866-208-3676 or for TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Dated: August 12, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17997 Filed 8-17-20; 8:45 am]
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