80 FR 32372 - Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.; 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 109 (June 8, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-13903

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14679-000]

Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

On May 1, 2015, Virterras Hydro Power, 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 Silver Creek
Pumped Storage Project to be located on Silver Creek Reservoir in
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. 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 new
8,000-foot-long, 125- to 175-foot-high roller-compacted concrete or
rock-filled semi-circular dam and/or dike forming an upper reservoir
having a surface area of 150 acres and a total storage capacity between
approximately 8,000 and 10,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum water
surface elevation between approximately 1,650 and 1,750 feet above mean
sea level (msl); (2) a lower reservoir encompassing the existing Silver
Creek Reservoir and neighboring abandoned mines land and having a
surface area of 100 acres and a total storage capacity of 10,000 acre-
feet at a normal maximum water surface elevation between 1,200 and
1,300 feet msl; (3) a 3,000-foot-long tunnel connecting the upper and
lower reservoirs; (4) a powerhouse containing two turbine units with a
total rated capacity of 250 megawatts; (5) a 2-mile-long transmission
line connecting to an existing 230 kilovolt (kV) line or a 4000-foot-
long transmission line connecting to an existing 69-kV line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual
generation of 784,750 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Kirk McAfee, Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.,
Glenmaura Professional Center, 72 Glenmaura Blvd., Suite 105, Moosic,
PA 18057; phone: 707-888-2892.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
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-14679-000.
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-14679) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Dated: June 2, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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document is added to a subscribed DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (without notices of intent), or notices of
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC intent to file competing applications: 60
Online service, please email Federal Energy Regulatory days from the issuance of this notice.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Commission Competing applications and notices of
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call [Project No. 14679–000] intent must meet the requirements of 18
(202) 502–8659. CFR 4.36.
Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of The Commission strongly encourages
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Preliminary Permit Application electronic filing. Please file comments,
Time on June 18, 2015. motions to intervene, notices of intent,
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Dated: June 2, 2015. Comments, Motions To Intervene, and and competing applications using the
Kimberly D. Bose, Competing Applications Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Secretary. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
On May 1, 2015, Virterras Hydro Commenters can submit brief comments
[FR Doc. 2015–13900 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] Power, Inc., filed an application for a up to 6,000 characters, without prior
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P preliminary permit, pursuant to section registration, using the eComment system
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
proposing to study the feasibility of the
ecomment.asp. You must include your
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Silver Creek Pumped Storage Project to
name and contact information at the end
be located on Silver Creek Reservoir in
Federal Energy Regulatory of your comments. For assistance,
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The
Commission please contact FERC Online Support at
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
issued, is to grant the permit holder
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
[Project No. 6757–008] priority to file a license application
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
during the permit term. A preliminary
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Stuwe and Davenport Partnership, permit does not authorize the permit
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Stuwe and Davenport Partnership, holder to perform any land-disturbing
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption activities or otherwise enter upon lands
The first page of any filing should
or waters owned by others without the
include docket number P–14679–000.
1. By letter filed April 30, 2015, owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist of More information about this project,
Stuwe and Davenport Partnership including a copy of the application, can
informed the Commission that the the following: (1) A new 8,000-foot-long,
125- to 175-foot-high roller-compacted be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
exemption from licensing for the Dog link of Commission’s Web site at
concrete or rock-filled semi-circular
River Project,1 FERC No. 6757 2 has http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
dam and/or dike forming an upper
been transferred to Stuwe Davenport elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
reservoir having a surface area of 150
Partnership, LLC. The project is located (P–14679) in the docket number field to
acres and a total storage capacity
on the Dog River in Washington County, between approximately 8,000 and access the document. For assistance,
Vermont. The transfer of an exemption 10,000 acre-feet at a normal maximum contact FERC Online Support.
does not require Commission approval. water surface elevation between Dated: June 2, 2015.
2. Stuwe and Davenport Partnership, approximately 1,650 and 1,750 feet Kimberly D. Bose,
LLC is now the exemptee of the Dog above mean sea level (msl); (2) a lower Secretary.
River Project, FERC No. 6757. All reservoir encompassing the existing [FR Doc. 2015–13903 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am]
correspondence should be forwarded to: Silver Creek Reservoir and neighboring BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Mark Boumansour, President, Stuwe abandoned mines land and having a
and Davenport Partnership, LLC, 1401 surface area of 100 acres and a total
Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, CO storage capacity of 10,000 acre-feet at a
normal maximum water surface ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
80302. AGENCY
elevation between 1,200 and 1,300 feet
Dated: June 2, 2015. msl; (3) a 3,000-foot-long tunnel
Kimberly D. Bose, [FRL–9928–75–OW]
connecting the upper and lower
Secretary. reservoirs; (4) a powerhouse containing Meeting of the National Drinking Water
[FR Doc. 2015–13901 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] two turbine units with a total rated Advisory Council
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P capacity of 250 megawatts; (5) a 2-mile-
long transmission line connecting to an AGENCY: Environmental Protection
existing 230 kilovolt (kV) line or a 4000- Agency (EPA).
foot-long transmission line connecting ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
to an existing 69-kV line; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. The proposed SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
project would have an annual Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
generation of 784,750 megawatt-hours. a meeting, via a webinar, of the National
Applicant Contact: Kirk McAfee, Drinking Water Advisory Council
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Virterras Hydro Power, Inc., Glenmaura (Council), as authorized under the Safe
1 The project has been referred to as the
Professional Center, 72 Glenmaura Drinking Water Act. The purpose of the
Blvd., Suite 105, Moosic, PA 18057; webinar is for the Lead and Copper Rule
‘‘Northfield Hydroelectric Project’’ and the
‘‘Nantanna Mill Dam Project.’’ The correct name for phone: 707–888–2892. Working Group (LCRWG) to update the
FERC No. 6757 is the ‘‘Dog River Project.’’ FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; Council on the status of the LCRWG’s
2 29 FERC ¶ 62,209, Order Granting Exemption phone: (202) 502–6736. draft report, which provides
From Licensing of a Small Hydroelectric Project 5 Deadline for filing comments, motions recommendations for revising the Lead
Megawatts or Less (1984). to intervene, competing applications and Copper Rule.

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80 FR 32372 - Virterras Hydro Power, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission