80_FR_56023 80 FR 55843 - Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

80 FR 55843 - Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)

Page Range55843-55844
FR Document2015-23320

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55843-55844]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23320]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2197-108]


Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Request for a Temporary Variance from 
Minimum Flow and Reservoir Level Requirements--Article 33.
    b. Project No.: 2197-108.
    c. Date Filed: September 4, 2015.
    d. Applicant: Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. (licensee).
    e. Name of Project: Yadkin Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Davidson, Davie, Montgomery, Rowan, and Stanly 
counties, North Carolina.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mark Gross, Vice President of Hydro 
Operations, (704) 422-5774, or mark.gross@alcoa.com.
    i. FERC Contact: Alicia Burtner, (202) 502-8038, or 
alicia.burtner@ferc.gov.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, 
and recommendations is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice by 
the Commission.
    All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See, 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. If unable to be 
filed electronically, documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 
original and seven copies should be mailed to: Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426. 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.
    Please include the project number (P-2197-108) on any comments, 
motions, or recommendations filed.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee requests a temporary 
variance from the requirements of license Article 33, which mandates 
the implementation of the Reservoir Operating Guides. The requirements, 
as amended in 1968, pertain to minimum flows and reservoir levels at 
the four project developments. The licensee is required to maintain a 
minimum 900 cubic feet per second (cfs) daily average flow and a 1,400 
cfs weekly average minimum flow. Article 33 also stipulates a rule 
curve relating reservoir levels of the upstream High Rock reservoir to 
the downstream Badin (Narrows) reservoir level seasonally. The licensee 
indicates that, as a result of ongoing drought conditions throughout 
the watershed, it consulted with its Drought Management Team to 
determine alternative operating procedures to conserve water. The 
licensee requests that the weekly minimum flow requirement be reduced 
to a 1,200 cfs average, and it outlines additional modifications to 
daily and weekly minimum flows based on conditions, updated mid-month.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also be viewed 
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits 
in the docket number field to access the document. You may also 
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to 
be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or 
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is 
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item 
(h) above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission 
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who 
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules 
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or 
motions to intervene must

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be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular 
application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to minimum flows and/or impoundment levels at the Yadkin Hydroelectric 
Project, which are the subject of the variance. Agencies may obtain 
copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any 
protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative 
of the applicant specified in the particular application. If an 
intervener 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. A copy of all other filings in reference to 
this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons 
listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

    Dated: September 10, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 180 / Thursday, September 17, 2015 / Notices 55843 preliminary permit does not authorize Dated: September 10, 2015. k. Description of Request: The the permit holder to perform any land- Kimberly D. Bose, licensee requests a temporary variance disturbing activities or otherwise enter Secretary. from the requirements of license Article upon lands or waters owned by others [FR Doc. 2015–23323 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] 33, which mandates the implementation without the owners’ express permission. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P of the Reservoir Operating Guides. The The proposed project would consist of requirements, as amended in 1968, the following: (1) An existing 9-foot- pertain to minimum flows and reservoir high, 460-foot-long gravity dam; (2) a DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY levels at the four project developments. proposed concrete powerhouse The licensee is required to maintain a approximately 100 feet long by 40 feet Federal Energy Regulatory minimum 900 cubic feet per second wide housing eight low-head, horizontal Commission (cfs) daily average flow and a 1,400 cfs bulb turbines having a total installed [Project No. 2197–108] weekly average minimum flow. Article capacity of 1,992 kilowatts; (3) a 33 also stipulates a rule curve relating proposed concrete tailrace wall Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.; Notice reservoir levels of the upstream High extending approximately 100 feet of Application Accepted for Filing, Rock reservoir to the downstream Badin downstream; (4) a proposed 500-foot- Soliciting Comments, Motions To (Narrows) reservoir level seasonally. long, 12,700-volt transmission line Intervene, and Protests The licensee indicates that, as a result interconnecting with the local utility; of ongoing drought conditions Take notice that the following throughout the watershed, it consulted and (5) appurtenant facilities. The hydroelectric application has been filed proposed project would have an average with its Drought Management Team to with the Commission and is available determine alternative operating annual generation of about 10 megawatt- for public inspection: hours. procedures to conserve water. The a. Type of Application: Request for a licensee requests that the weekly Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark Temporary Variance from Minimum minimum flow requirement be reduced Boumansour, Gravity Renewables, Inc., Flow and Reservoir Level to a 1,200 cfs average, and it outlines 1401 Walnut Street, Suite 220, Boulder, Requirements—Article 33. additional modifications to daily and CO 80302; phone: (303) 440–3378. b. Project No.: 2197–108. weekly minimum flows based on FERC Contact: Timothy Looney; c. Date Filed: September 4, 2015. d. Applicant: Alcoa Power conditions, updated mid-month. phone: (202) 502–6096. l. Locations of the Application: A Generating, Inc. (licensee). Deadline for filing comments, motions e. Name of Project: Yadkin copy of the application is available for to intervene, competing applications Hydroelectric Project. inspection and reproduction at the (without notices of intent), or notices of f. Location: Davidson, Davie, Commission’s Public Reference Room, intent to file competing applications: 60 Montgomery, Rowan, and Stanly located at 888 First Street NE., Room days from the issuance of this notice. counties, North Carolina. 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling Competing applications and notices of g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be intent must meet the requirements of 18 Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). viewed on the Commission’s Web site at CFR 4.36. h. Applicant Contact: Mark Gross, http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ The Commission strongly encourages Vice President of Hydro Operations, elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number electronic filing. Please file comments, (704) 422–5774, or mark.gross@ excluding the last three digits in the alcoa.com. docket number field to access the motions to intervene, notices of intent, i. FERC Contact: Alicia Burtner, (202) document. You may also register online and competing applications using the 502–8038, or alicia.burtner@ferc.gov. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Commission’s eFiling system at http:// j. Deadline for filing comments, esubscription.asp to be notified via www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. motions to intervene, protests, and email of new filings and issuances Commenters can submit brief comments recommendations is 30 days from the related to this or other pending projects. up to 6,000 characters, without prior issuance date of this notice by the For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or registration, using the eComment system Commission. email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ All documents may be filed TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also ecomment.asp. You must include your electronically via the Internet. See, 18 available for inspection and name and contact information at the end CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the reproduction at the address in item (h) of your comments. For assistance, instructions on the Commission’s Web above. please contact FERC Online Support at site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ m. Individuals desiring to be included FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) efiling.asp. If unable to be filed on the Commission’s mailing list should 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 electronically, documents may be paper- so indicate by writing to the Secretary (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please filed. To paper-file, an original and of the Commission. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal seven copies should be mailed to: n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Intervene: Anyone may submit First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commission, 888 First Street NE., comments, a protest, or a motion to The first page of any filing should Washington, DC 20426. Commenters intervene in accordance with the include docket number P–14706–000. can submit brief comments up to 6,000 requirements of Rules of Practice and More information about this project, characters, without prior registration, Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. including a copy of the application, can using the eComment system at http:// In determining the appropriate action to tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ take, the Commission will consider all link of the Commission’s Web site at ecomment.asp. You must include your protests or other comments filed, but http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ name and contact information at the end only those who file a motion to elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number of your comments. intervene in accordance with the (P–14706) in the docket number field to Please include the project number (P– Commission’s Rules may become a access the document. For assistance, 2197–108) on any comments, motions, party to the proceeding. Any comments, contact FERC Online Support. or recommendations filed. protests, or motions to intervene must VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1

55844 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 180 / Thursday, September 17, 2015 / Notices be received on or before the specified accompanying rate tariff, noting that DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY comment date for the particular such application includes a request for application. blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Federal Energy Regulatory o. Filing and Service of Responsive part 34, of future issuances of securities Commission Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in and assumptions of liability. [Docket No. ER15–2631–000] all capital letters the title Any person desiring to intervene or to ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or Odell Wind Farm, LLC; Supplemental protest should file with the Federal ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate applicable; (2) set forth in the heading Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Filing Includes Request for Blanket the name of the applicant and the First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Section 204 Authorization project number of the application to in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 which the filing responds; (3) furnish of the Commission’s Rules of Practice This is a supplemental notice in the the name, address, and telephone and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and above-referenced proceeding of Odell number of the person protesting or 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Wind Farm, LLC’s application for intervening; and (4) otherwise comply intervene or protest must serve a copy market-based rate authority, with an with the requirements of 18 CFR of that document on the Applicant. accompanying rate tariff, noting that 385.2001 through 385.2005. All such application includes a request for Notice is hereby given that the blanket authorization, under 18 CFR comments, motions to intervene, or deadline for filing protests with regard protests must set forth their evidentiary part 34, of future issuances of securities to the applicant’s request for blanket and assumptions of liability. basis and otherwise comply with the authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Any person desiring to intervene or to requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All future issuances of securities and protest should file with the Federal comments, motions to intervene, or assumptions of liability, is September Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 protests should relate to minimum flows 30, 2015. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, and/or impoundment levels at the The Commission encourages in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 Yadkin Hydroelectric Project, which are electronic submission of protests and of the Commission’s Rules of Practice the subject of the variance. Agencies interventions in lieu of paper, using the and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and may obtain copies of the application FERC Online links at http:// 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to directly from the applicant. A copy of www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic intervene or protest must serve a copy any protest or motion to intervene must service, persons with Internet access of that document on the Applicant. be served upon each representative of Notice is hereby given that the the applicant specified in the particular who will eFile a document and/or be deadline for filing protests with regard application. If an intervener files listed as a contact for an intervenor to the applicant’s request for blanket comments or documents with the must create and validate an authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Commission relating to the merits of an eRegistration account using the future issuances of securities and issue that may affect the responsibilities eRegistration link. Select the eFiling assumptions of liability, is September of a particular resource agency, they link to log on and submit the 30, 2015. must also serve a copy of the document intervention or protests. The Commission encourages on that resource agency. A copy of all electronic submission of protests and Persons unable to file electronically other filings in reference to this interventions in lieu of paper, using the application must be accompanied by should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the FERC Online links at http:// proof of service on all persons listed in www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic the service list prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC service, persons with Internet access Commission in this proceeding, in who will eFile a document and/or be accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 20426. listed as a contact for an intervenor 385.2010. The filings in the above-referenced must create and validate an Dated: September 10, 2015. proceeding are accessible in the eRegistration account using the Kimberly D. Bose, Commission’s eLibrary system by eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Secretary. clicking on the appropriate link in the link to log on and submit the [FR Doc. 2015–23320 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] above list. They are also available for intervention or protests. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P electronic review in the Commission’s Persons unable to file electronically Public Reference Room in Washington, should submit an original and 5 copies DC. There is an eSubscription link on of the intervention or protest to the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the Web site that enables subscribers to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, receive email notification when a 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Federal Energy Regulatory document is added to a subscribed 20426. Commission docket(s). For assistance with any FERC The filings in the above-referenced Online service, please email proceeding are accessible in the [Docket No. ER15–2620–000] Commission’s eLibrary system by FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call Little Elk Wind Project, LLC; (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call clicking on the appropriate link in the Supplemental Notice That Initial above list. They are also available for (202) 502–8659. Market-Based Rate Filing Includes electronic review in the Commission’s tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: September 10, 2015. Public Reference Room in Washington, Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization Kimberly D. Bose, DC. There is an eSubscription link on Secretary. the Web site that enables subscribers to This is a supplemental notice in the [FR Doc. 2015–23322 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] receive email notification when a above-referenced proceeding Little Elk document is added to a subscribed BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Wind Project, LLC’s application for docket(s). For assistance with any FERC market-based rate authority, with an Online service, please email VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1


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