80 FR 63548 - GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 202 (October 20, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 202 (October 20, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 63548-63549] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26544] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13642-003] GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing with the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Unconstructed Major Project. [[Page 63549]] b. Project No.: 13642-003. c. Date filed: October 1, 2015. d. Applicant: GB Energy Park, LLC. e. Name of Project: Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project. f. Location: Approximately 3 miles west of the City of Martinsdale, Meagher County, Montana. The proposed project would not occupy any federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r) h. Applicant Contact: Carl. E. Borgquist, President, GB Energy Park, LLC, 209 Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 309, Bozeman, MT 59771; (406) 585-3006; [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust; (202) 502-6522; [email protected]. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: November 30, 2015. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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, 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-13642-003. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A manually operated head gate on an existing irrigation canal that provides initial fill and annual make-up water to the lower reservoir from the existing irrigation canal; (2) a 3,000-foot-long, 1,000-foot-wide upper reservoir created by a 60-foot- high, 7,500-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill dam; (3) a reinforced concrete intake/outlet structure at the upper reservoir with six gated intake bays converging into a central 18-foot-diameter, 750-foot-long vertical shaft; (4) an 18-foot-diameter, 3,000-foot-long concrete and steel-lined penstock tunnel leading from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir; (5) a 2,300-foot-long, 1,900-foot-wide lower reservoir created by a combination of excavation and two 60-foot-high, 500- and 750-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill dams; (6) a partially buried 338- foot-long, 109-foot-wide, 74-foot-high reinforced concrete and steel powerhouse with four 100-megawatt (MW) ternary Pelton turbine/pump/ generators; (7) a 600-foot-long, 200-foot-wide substation at the powerhouse site with 13.8- kilovolt (kV) to 230-kV step-up transformers; (8) a 5.7-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line; (9) a substation with a 230-kV to 500-kV step-up transformer, connecting to an existing non-project 500-kV transmission line; and (11) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to provide 1,300 gigawatt-hours annually. No federal lands are included in the project. o. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://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, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. 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, contact FERC Online Support. p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter November 2015. (if needed). Request for Additional Information.... November 2015. Issue Notice of Acceptance/Notice of January 2016. Ready for Environmental Analysis. Commission Issues EA.................. July 2016. Comments on EA........................ August 2016. Dated: October 14, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-26544 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Independent System Operator, Inc.
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b. Project No.: 13642–003. serve a copy of the request on the foot-high, 500- and 750-foot-long
c. Date filed: October 1, 2015. applicant. concrete-faced rockfill dams; (6) a
d. Applicant: GB Energy Park, LLC. l. Deadline for filing additional study partially buried 338-foot-long, 109-foot-
e. Name of Project: Gordon Butte requests and requests for cooperating wide, 74-foot-high reinforced concrete
Pumped Storage Project. agency status: November 30, 2015. and steel powerhouse with four 100-
f. Location: Approximately 3 miles The Commission strongly encourages megawatt (MW) ternary Pelton turbine/
west of the City of Martinsdale, Meagher electronic filing. Please file additional pump/generators; (7) a 600-foot-long,
County, Montana. The proposed project study requests and requests for 200-foot-wide substation at the
would not occupy any federal lands. cooperating agency status using the powerhouse site with 13.8- kilovolt (kV)
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Commission’s eFiling system at http:// to 230–kV step-up transformers; (8) a
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r) www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For 5.7-mile-long, 230-kV transmission line;
h. Applicant Contact: Carl. E. assistance, please contact FERC Online (9) a substation with a 230–kV to 500–
Borgquist, President, GB Energy Park, Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ kV step-up transformer, connecting to
LLC, 209 Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 309, ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or an existing non-project 500-kV
Bozeman, MT 59771; (406) 585–3006; (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of transmission line; and (11) appurtenant
carl@absarokaenergy.com. electronic filing, please send a paper facilities. The project is estimated to
i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust; (202) copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy provide 1,300 gigawatt-hours annually.
502–6522; michael.tust@ferc.gov. Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street No federal lands are included in the
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first project.
local, and tribal agencies with page of any filing should include docket o. A copy of the application is
jurisdiction and/or special expertise number P–13642–003. available for review at the Commission
with respect to environmental issues m. The application is not ready for
in the Public Reference Room or may be
that wish to cooperate in the environmental analysis at this time.
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
preparation of the environmental n. The Gordon Butte Pumped Storage
http://www.ferc.gov using the
document should follow the Project would consist of the following
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
instructions for filing such requests new facilities: (1) A manually operated
number excluding the last three digits in
described in item l below. Cooperating head gate on an existing irrigation canal
the docket number field to access the
agencies should note the Commission’s that provides initial fill and annual
document. For assistance, contact FERC
policy that agencies that cooperate in make-up water to the lower reservoir
Online Support. A copy is also available
the preparation of the environmental from the existing irrigation canal; (2) a
for inspection and reproduction at the
document cannot also intervene. See, 94 3,000-foot-long, 1,000-foot-wide upper
address in item h above.
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). reservoir created by a 60-foot-high,
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 7,500-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill You may also register online at http://
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if dam; (3) a reinforced concrete intake/ www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or outlet structure at the upper reservoir esubscription.asp to be notified via
person believes that an additional with six gated intake bays converging email of new filings and issuances
scientific study should be conducted in into a central 18-foot-diameter, 750-foot- related to this or other pending projects.
order to form an adequate factual basis long vertical shaft; (4) an 18-foot- For assistance, contact FERC Online
for a complete analysis of the diameter, 3,000-foot-long concrete and Support.
application on its merit, the resource steel-lined penstock tunnel leading from p. Procedural schedule: The
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file the upper reservoir to the lower application will be processed according
a request for a study with the reservoir; (5) a 2,300-foot-long, 1,900- to the following preliminary Hydro
Commission not later than 60 days from foot-wide lower reservoir created by a Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the
the date of filing of the application, and combination of excavation and two 60- schedule will be made as appropriate.
Issue Acceptance or Deficiency Letter (if needed) ................................................................................................................... November 2015.
Request for Additional Information ........................................................................................................................................... November 2015.
Issue Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis ............................................................................. January 2016.
Commission Issues EA ................................................................................................................................................................ July 2016.
Comments on EA ........................................................................................................................................................................ August 2016.
Dated: October 14, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY above-referenced docket seeking
Kimberly D. Bose, authorization under section 3 of the
Secretary. Federal Energy Regulatory Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 153 of
Commission the Commission’s regulations to: (i)
[FR Doc. 2015–26544 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am]
Transfer to Crescent Point the NGA
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
[Docket No. CP15–561–000] section 3 authorization and Presidential
Permit that were issued to Eagle Rock
Crescent Point Energy U.S. Corp.,
on August 5, 2008, in Docket No. CP08–
Eagle Rock Exploration Ltd.; Notice of
90–000; and (ii) amend the section 3
Application
Authorization and Permit so that it
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Take notice that on September 29, reflects Crescent Point as the current
2015, Crescent Point Energy U.S. Corp. owner and operator of the existing
(Crescent Point), 555 17th Street, Suite border crossing facility located at the
1800, Denver, Colorado 80202 and Eagle international boundary between Glacier
Rock Exploration Ltd. (Eagle Rock), 300, County, Montana, and the Province of
340–12th Avenue SW., Calgary, Alberta Alberta, Canada (Border Crossing
T2R IL5, filed a joint application in the Facility). Additionally, Crescent Point
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