Energy Recycling Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications, 22046-22047 [2021-08607]

Download as PDF 22046 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 78 / Monday, April 26, 2021 / Notices FERC–725F (NUC–001–04) New or Modifications to Existing Agreements (Reporting). New or Modifications to Existing Agreements (Record Keeping). Total ............................. Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total Number of responses Average burden hrs. & cost per response ($) (rounded) Total annual burden hrs. & total annual cost ($) (rounded) Cost per respondent ($) (rounded) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 57 nuclear plants + 114 transmission entities 12. 2 342 66.67 hrs.; $5,694 ............. 22,801 hrs.; $1,947,433 .... $11,388 57 nuclear plants + 114 transmission entities. 2 342 6.67 hrs.; $232 .................. 2,281 hrs.; $79,356 ........... 464.07 ...................... 13 342 ............................................ 25,082 hrs.; 14 $2,026,789. ............................................ Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: April 20, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–08606 Filed 4–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 12 This figure of 120 transmission entities is based on the assumption that each agreement will be between 1 nuclear plant and 2 transmission entities (57 × 2 = 114). However, there is some double counting in this figure because some transmission entities may be party to multiple agreements with multiple nuclear plants. The double counting does not affect the burden estimate, and the correct number of unique respondents will be reported to OMB. 13 The 171 respondents affected by the reporting requirements are also affected by the recordkeeping requirements. 14 The reporting requirements have not changed. The decrease in the number of respondents is due to: (a) Normal fluctuations in industry (e.g., companies merging and splitting, and coming into and going out of business), and (b) no new agreements being issued due to the lack of new nuclear plants being developed. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Apr 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15090–000] Energy Recycling Company, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On February 8, 2021, Energy Recycling Company, 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 Bigstone Pumped Storage Project (Bigstone Project or project) to be located near the City of Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota. 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 landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project is a closed loop pumped storage project that would consist of the following: (1) A 55-foothigh, 120-acre-area circular upper reservoir constructed as a concrete-lined rockfill embankment with a total storage capacity of approximately 3,500 acrefeet operating between a maximum water surface elevation of 1,145 feet mean sea level (msl) and a minimum water surface elevation of 1,095 feet msl; (2) a reinforced concrete ‘‘morning glory’’ type upper intake of circular configuration with a maximum outside diameter of approximately 100-feet and an inside diameter of 18-feet; (3) a 2,800-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter vertical penstock excavated in granitic bedrock and steel-lined extending between the upper intake and the pump/turbines below; (4) an underground eight concentric circular tunnels lower reservoir with diameters from 5,400 feet to 4,200 feet excavated PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in granitic bedrock, located 2,500 feet below the ground surface elevation of 1,095 feet msl, with a usable storage capacity approximately the same as the upper reservoir and operational water elevations between minus 1,410 feet msl and minus 1,452.5 feet msl; (5) a 200foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 130-foot-high powerhouse located 300 feet below the lower reservoir containing two reversible Francis pump/turbine-motor/ generator units rated for 333 megawatts each; (6) a 240-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 40-foot-high underground transformer gallery; (7) a 200-foot-square above ground substation; (8) a 1.5-mile-long, 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the substation to an existing 345-kV transmission line owned by others; and (9) appurtenant facilities. There would be no federal land within the proposed project boundary. The estimated annual generation of the Bigstone Project would be 1,450 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, P.E., Nelson Energy, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; phone: (952) 544– 8133. FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502–6211. 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 E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 78 / Monday, April 26, 2021 / Notices 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 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–15090–000. 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–15090) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: April 20, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–08607 Filed 4–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15105–000] Solia 9 Hydroelectric, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 1, 2021, Solia 9 Hydroelectric, 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 Llano County Pumped Storage Project No. 15105–000 (Llano County Project, or project), a closed-loop pumped storage project to be located in Llano County, Texas. 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following: (1) A 3,500 acre-foot upper reservoir with a maximum water surface elevation of 2,400 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Apr 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 3,500 acre-foot lower, underground, reservoir composed of eight, 115,000foot-long, concentric tunnels varying in diameter from 4,200 feet to 5,400 feet, with a maximum water surface elevation of ¥1,425 feet msl; (3) a pumping plant and water supply conduit connecting the upper reservoir to the Llano River; (4) a 2,800-foot-long, 16-foot-diameter underground, steellined penstock equipped with a bifurcation structure connecting the upper reservoir to the powerhouse; (5) a 200-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 130-foothigh underground powerhouse containing two, 333-megawatt (MW) reversible pump-turbine units for a combined capacity of 666 MW; (6) a 500-foot-long, 345-kilovolt interconnection line leading from the powerhouse to an existing transmission line; (7) a 200-foot-long, 200-foot-wide substation; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Llano Project would be 1,450 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Douglas Spaulding, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, Minnesota 55426; phone: (952) 544–8133; email: doug@ nelsonenergy.us. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502–6304; email: navreet.deo@ 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). 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–15105) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22047 Dated: April 20, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–08608 Filed 4–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0183; FRL–10022–91– ORD] Availability of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Vanadium and Compounds (Oral Exposure) IRIS Assessment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day public comment period associated with release of the Systematic Review Protocol for the Vanadium and Compounds (Oral Exposure) IRIS Assessment. This document communicates the rationale for conducting the oral assessment of vanadium and compounds, describes screening criteria to identify relevant literature, outlines the approach for evaluating study quality, and describes the methods for dose-response analysis. DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins April 26, 2021 and ends May 26, 2021. Comments must be received on or before May 26, 2021. ADDRESSES: The Systematic Review Protocol for the Vanadium and Compounds (Oral Exposure) IRIS Assessment will be available via the internet on the IRIS website at https:// www.epa.gov/iris and in the public docket at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0183. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the docket, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; email: Docket_ORD@ epa.gov. For technical information on the protocol, contact Mr. Dahnish Shams, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment; telephone (202) 564–2758,email: shams.dahnish@ epa.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Information on the IRIS Program and Systematic Review Protocols EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative information E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 78 (Monday, April 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22046-22047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08607]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 15090-000]


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

    On February 8, 2021, Energy Recycling Company, 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 Bigstone 
Pumped Storage Project (Bigstone Project or project) to be located near 
the City of Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota. 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 is a closed loop pumped storage project that 
would consist of the following: (1) A 55-foot-high, 120-acre-area 
circular upper reservoir constructed as a concrete-lined rockfill 
embankment with a total storage capacity of approximately 3,500 acre-
feet operating between a maximum water surface elevation of 1,145 feet 
mean sea level (msl) and a minimum water surface elevation of 1,095 
feet msl; (2) a reinforced concrete ``morning glory'' type upper intake 
of circular configuration with a maximum outside diameter of 
approximately 100-feet and an inside diameter of 18-feet; (3) a 2,800-
foot-long, 16-foot-diameter vertical penstock excavated in granitic 
bedrock and steel-lined extending between the upper intake and the 
pump/turbines below; (4) an underground eight concentric circular 
tunnels lower reservoir with diameters from 5,400 feet to 4,200 feet 
excavated in granitic bedrock, located 2,500 feet below the ground 
surface elevation of 1,095 feet msl, with a usable storage capacity 
approximately the same as the upper reservoir and operational water 
elevations between minus 1,410 feet msl and minus 1,452.5 feet msl; (5) 
a 200-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, 130-foot-high powerhouse located 300 
feet below the lower reservoir containing two reversible Francis pump/
turbine-motor/generator units rated for 333 megawatts each; (6) a 240-
foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 40-foot-high underground transformer gallery; 
(7) a 200-foot-square above ground substation; (8) a 1.5-mile-long, 
345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line extending from the substation to an 
existing 345-kV transmission line owned by others; and (9) appurtenant 
facilities. There would be no federal land within the proposed project 
boundary. The estimated annual generation of the Bigstone Project would 
be 1,450 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Spaulding, P.E., Nelson Energy, 8441 
Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; phone: (952) 544-
8133.
    FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: (202) 502-6211.
    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

[[Page 22047]]

[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-15090-000.
    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-15090) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 20, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-08607 Filed 4-23-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.