80_FR_20284 80 FR 20212 - Cascade Water Alliance: Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

80 FR 20212 - Cascade Water Alliance: Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 72 (April 15, 2015)

Page Range20212-20213
FR Document2015-08649

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20212-20213]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08649]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14660-000]


Cascade Water Alliance: Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On February 4, 2015, the Cascade Water Alliance 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 
White River-Lake Tapps Reservoir Ancillary Hydroelectric Project (White 
River Project or project) to be located on the White River, in Pierce 
County, Washington. 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

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otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the 
owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following existing 
facilities from a previously licensed project: (1) A 352-foot-long, 4-
foot-high rock-filled, timber crib barrier structure with 7-foot-high 
flashboards; (2) headworks consisting of two slide gates; (3) a 7.75-
mile-long flowline from the headworks to Lake Tapps which consists of a 
concrete flume, five settling basins, a concrete canal, an unlined 
earthen canal, and two concrete pipes; (4) a fish recovery pond and a 
fish screen facility along the flowline; (5) a valve house with a new 5 
megawatts (MW) turbine/generating unit; (6) a new transmission line 
from the valve house to a new substation near the valve house; (7) Lake 
Tapps with a surface area of 2,740 acres and storage capacity of 46,700 
acre-feet at elevation 542.5 feet above mean sea level; (8) an intake 
structure on Lake Tapps; (9) a 12-foot-diamter, 2,842-foot-long 
concrete lined tunnel; (10) a concrete and steel forebay; (11) four 
riveted steel penstocks with varying diameters up to 8 feet and lengths 
up to 1,619 feet; (12) a 225-foot-long, 85-foot-wide, 55-foot-high 
concrete-framed powerhouse containing an existing 27 MW Francis 
generating unit and a new 5 MW unit with a total installed capacity of 
32 MW; (13) a concrete and timber tailbay; (14) a 3,250-foot-long open 
channel tailrace; (15) a new 4,181-foot-long, 115-kilovolt transmission 
line connecting to a nearby substation; and (16) appurtenant 
facilities. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 50 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Chuck Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Cascade 
Water Alliance, 520 112th Avenue NE., Suite 400, Bellevue, Washington 
98004; phone: (425) 453-0930.
    FERC Contact: John Matkowski; phone: (202) 502-8576.
    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 http://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 http://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-14660-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14660) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

     Dated: April 9, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-08649 Filed 4-14-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

20212 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 72 / Wednesday, April 15, 2015 / Notices Orders, 13514 (Federal Leadership in issued, it will indicate, among other associated with the Commission’s Environmental, Energy and Economic milestones, the anticipated date for the environmental review process. Performance) and 13653 (Preparing the Commission staff’s issuance of the final Environmental commentors will not be United States for the Impacts of Climate environmental impact statement (FEIS) required to serve copies of filed Change) also set forth a number of or EA for this proposal. The filing of the documents on all other parties. activities that would be supported by EA in the Commission’s public record However, the non-party commentors the information collected under this for this proceeding or the issuance of a will not receive copies of all documents request. Notice of Schedule for Environmental filed by other parties or issued by the Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, Review will serve to notify federal and Commission (except for the mailing of 2015. state agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the Judith M. Greenwald, completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right Deputy Director, Office of Climate, the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the Environment and Efficiency, Office of Energy federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order. Policy and Systems Analysis, U.S. the date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages Department of Energy. staff’s FEIS or EA. electronic filings of comments, protests [FR Doc. 2015–08643 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using BILLING CODE 6450–01–P involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// this project. First, any person wishing to www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit an original DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY to the proceedings for this project and five copies of the protest or should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory stated below, file with the Federal regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Commission Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE., Washington, DC 20426. [Docket No. CP15–132–000] First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on a motion to intervene in accordance the Web site that enables subscribers to Kern River Gas Transmission with the requirements of the receive email notification when a Company; Notice of Application Commission’s Rules of Practice and document is added to a subscribed Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Take notice that on March 26, 2015, and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Kern River Gas Transmission Company Online service, please email CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (Kern River), 2755 E. Cottonwood status will be placed on the service list Parkway, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call maintained by the Secretary of the (202) 502–8659. 84121, filed an application pursuant to Commission and will receive copies of section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act Comment Date: April 29, 2015. all documents filed by the applicant and (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission’s by all other parties. A party must submit Dated: April 8, 2015. regulations, requesting authorization to seven copies of filings made with the Kimberly D. Bose, replace 1.56-miles of its 36-inch Commission and must mail a copy to Secretary. diameter A-line in Clark County, the applicant and to every other party in [FR Doc. 2015–08551 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] Nevada with thicker walled pipe to the proceeding. Only parties to the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P comply with a U.S. Department of proceeding can ask for court review of Transportation class location change, all Commission orders in the proceeding. as more fully set forth in the application However, a person does not have to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY which is on file with the Commission intervene in order to have comments and open to public inspection. The considered. The second way to Federal Energy Regulatory filing may also be viewed on the web at participate is by filing with the Commission http://www.ferc.gov using the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as [Project No. 14660–000] ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket possible, an original and two copies of number excluding the last three digits in comments in support of or in opposition Cascade Water Alliance: Notice of the docket number field to access the to this project. The Commission will Preliminary Permit Application document. consider these comments in Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Any questions regarding this determining the appropriate action to be Comments, Motions To Intervene, and application should be directed to taken, but the filing of a comment alone Competing Applications Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, will not serve to make the filer a party Certificates, phone: (402) 398–7103, to the proceeding. The Commission’s On February 4, 2015, the Cascade facsimile: (402) 398–7592, or by email rules require that persons filing Water Alliance filed an application for at: mike.loeffler@nngco.com located at comments in opposition to the project a preliminary permit, pursuant to Kern River Gas Transmission Company, provide copies of their protests only to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, Nebraska the party or parties directly involved in (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 68103–0330. the protest. of the White River-Lake Tapps Reservoir Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Persons who wish to comment only Ancillary Hydroelectric Project (White Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, on the environmental review of this River Project or project) to be located on within 90 days of this Notice the project should submit an original and the White River, in Pierce County, tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commission staff will either: complete two copies of their comments to the Washington. The sole purpose of a its environmental assessment (EA) and Secretary of the Commission. preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant place it into the Commission’s public Environmental commentors will be the permit holder priority to file a record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or placed on the Commission’s license application during the permit issue a Notice of Schedule for environmental mailing list, will receive term. A preliminary permit does not Environmental Review. If a Notice of copies of the environmental documents, authorize the permit holder to perform Schedule for Environmental Review is and will be notified of meetings any land-disturbing activities or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 72 / Wednesday, April 15, 2015 / Notices 20213 otherwise enter upon lands or waters name and contact information at the end notification when a document is added owned by others without the owners’ of your comments. For assistance, to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance, express permission. please contact FERC Online Support at please contact FERC Online Support at The proposed project would consist of FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll the following existing facilities from a 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, previously licensed project: (1) A 352- (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please contact (202) 502–8659. foot-long, 4-foot-high rock-filled, timber send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Any questions regarding the proposed crib barrier structure with 7-foot-high Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 project should be directed to Bill flashboards; (2) headworks consisting of First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Hammons at Transcontinental Gas Pipe two slide gates; (3) a 7.75-mile-long The first page of any filing should Line Company, LLC, Post Office Box flowline from the headworks to Lake include docket number P–14660–000. 1396, Houston, TX 77251 or at (713) Tapps which consists of a concrete More information about this project, 215–2130 or Scott Turkington, Director, flume, five settling basins, a concrete including a copy of the application, can Rates & Regulatory, Transcontinental canal, an unlined earthen canal, and be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Post two concrete pipes; (4) a fish recovery link of Commission’s Web site at http:// Office Box 1396, Houston, TX 77251– pond and a fish screen facility along the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 1396 or at (713) 215–3391(phone), or flowline; (5) a valve house with a new Enter the docket number (P–14660) in scott.c.turkington@williams.com. 5 megawatts (MW) turbine/generating the docket number field to access the On April 4, 2014, the Commission unit; (6) a new transmission line from document. For assistance, contact FERC staff granted Transco’s request to utilize the valve house to a new substation near Online Support. the National Environmental Policy Act the valve house; (7) Lake Tapps with a (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Dated: April 9, 2015. Docket No. PF14–8–000 to staff surface area of 2,740 acres and storage capacity of 46,700 acre-feet at elevation Kimberly D. Bose, activities involving the project. Now, as 542.5 feet above mean sea level; (8) an Secretary. of the filing of this application on March intake structure on Lake Tapps; (9) a 12- [FR Doc. 2015–08649 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 31, 2015, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process foot-diamter, 2,842-foot-long concrete BILLING CODE 6717–01–P for this project has ended. From this lined tunnel; (10) a concrete and steel time forward, this proceeding will be forebay; (11) four riveted steel penstocks conducted in Docket No. CP15–138– with varying diameters up to 8 feet and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 000, as noted in the caption of this lengths up to 1,619 feet; (12) a 225-foot- Notice. long, 85-foot-wide, 55-foot-high Federal Energy Regulatory Pursuant to section 157.9 of the concrete-framed powerhouse containing Commission Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), an existing 27 MW Francis generating [Docket No. CP15–138–000; PF14–8–000] within 90 days of this Notice, the unit and a new 5 MW unit with a total Commission staff will either: Complete installed capacity of 32 MW; (13) a Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line its environmental impact statement concrete and timber tailbay; (14) a Company, LLC; Notice of Application (EIS) and place it into the Commission’s 3,250-foot-long open channel tailrace; public record (eLibrary) for this (15) a new 4,181-foot-long, 115-kilovolt Take notice that on March 31, 2015, proceeding; or issue a Notice of transmission line connecting to a nearby Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Schedule for Environmental Review. If substation; and (16) appurtenant Company, LLC (Transco), P.O. Box a Notice of Schedule for Environmental facilities. The estimated annual 1396, Houston, TX 77251–1396 filed an Review is issued, it will indicate, among generation of the project would be 50 application pursuant to section 7 (c) of other milestones, the anticipated date gigawatt-hours. the Natural Gas Act requesting for the Commission staff’s issuance of Applicant Contact: Chuck Clark, Chief authorization to construct and operate the EIS for this proposal. The filing of Executive Officer, Cascade Water its Atlantic Sunrise Project to provide the EIS in the Commission’s public Alliance, 520 112th Avenue NE., Suite 1,700,002 dekatherms per day of record for this proceeding or the 400, Bellevue, Washington 98004; capacity from northern Pennsylvania to issuance of a Notice of Schedule for phone: (425) 453–0930. Alabama. Specifically, Transco requests Environmental Review will serve to FERC Contact: John Matkowski; authorization to construct (i) 57.3 miles notify federal and state agencies of the phone: (202) 502–8576. of 30-inch diameter pipeline and 125.2 timing for the completion of all Deadline for filing comments, motions miles of 42-inch diameter pipeline in necessary reviews, and the subsequent to intervene, competing applications Pennsylvania; (ii) two new compressor need to complete all federal (without notices of intent), or notices of stations totaling 70,000 horsepower (hp) authorizations within 90 days of the intent to file competing applications: 60 in Pennsylvania; (iii) the addition of date of issuance of the Commission days from the issuance of this notice. 62,000 hp at three existing compressor staff’s EIS. Competing applications and notices of stations in Pennsylvania and Maryland; There are two ways to become intent must meet the requirements of 18 and (iv) to modify its existing system to involved in the Commission’s review of CFR 4.36. enable north-to-south flow, all as more this project. First, any person wishing to The Commission strongly encourages fully set forth in the application. The obtain legal status by becoming a party electronic filing. Please file comments, filing is available for review at the to the proceedings for this project motions to intervene, notices of intent, Commission in the Public Reference should, on or before the comment date and competing applications using the Room or may be viewed on the stated below, file with the Federal tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Commission’s Web site at http:// Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Commenters can submit brief comments Enter the docket number excluding the a motion to intervene in accordance up to 6,000 characters, without prior last three digits in the docket number with the requirements of the registration, using the eComment system field to access the document. There is Commission’s Rules of Practice and at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) ecomment.asp. You must include your that enables subscribers to receive email and the Regulations under the NGA (18 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1


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FR Citation80 FR 20212 
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