80 FR 72961 - GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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FR Document		2015-29765

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13642-003]


GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting 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: Unconstructed Major Project.
    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 or 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests: 60 days 
from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
motions to intervene and protests 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.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing 
documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each 
person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an 
intervenor 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.
    k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for 
environmental analysis at this time.
    l. Project Description: The Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Project 
would

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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.
    m. 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.
    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.
    n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 
CFR 385.210, .211, and .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 
protests or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``MOTION 
TO INTERVENE'' or ``PROTEST''; (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. 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.
    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: November 16, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Applicants: Empire Pipeline, Inc. Any person desiring to intervene or to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Description: Compliance filing RP15– protest this filing must file in
1303 Compliance Filing to be effective accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Federal Energy Regulatory
11/1/2015. the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Commission
Filed Date: 11/16/15. Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). [Project No. 13642–003]
Accession Number: 20151116–5193. Protests will be considered by the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/30/15. Commission in determining the GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of
Any person desiring to protest in any appropriate action to be taken, but will Application Accepted for Filing and
of the above proceedings must file in not serve to make protestants parties to Soliciting Motions To Intervene and
accordance with Rule 211 of the the proceeding. Any person wishing to Protests
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR become a party must file a notice of
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Take notice that the following
intervention or motion to intervene, as hydroelectric application has been filed
time on the specified comment date.
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or with the Commission and is available
The filings are accessible in the
protests must be filed on or before the for public inspection.
Commission’s eLibrary system by
comment date. On or before the a. Type of Application: Unconstructed
clicking on the links or querying the
comment date, it is not necessary to Major Project.
docket number. b. Project No.: 13642–003.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant. c. Date filed: October 1, 2015.
information relating to filing d. Applicant: GB Energy Park, LLC.
requirements, interventions, protests, The Commission encourages e. Name of Project: Gordon Butte
service, and qualifying facilities filings electronic submission of protests and Pumped Storage Project.
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ interventions in lieu of paper using the f. Location: Approximately 3 miles
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. west of the City of Martinsdale, Meagher
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Persons unable to file electronically County, Montana. The proposed project
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. should submit an original and 5 copies would not occupy any federal lands.
Dated: November 17, 2015. of the protest or intervention to the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)—825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Carl. E.
Deputy Secretary. 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
Borgquist, President, GB Energy Park,
[FR Doc. 2015–29776 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am] 20426.
LLC, 209 Wilson Avenue, P.O. Box 309,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P This filing is accessible on-line at Bozeman, MT 59771; (406) 585–3006;
http://www.ferc.gov, using the carl@absarokaenergy.com.
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for i. FERC Contact: Mike Tust, (202)
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY review in the Commission’s Public 502–6522 or michael.tust@ferc.gov.
Reference Room in Washington, DC. j. Deadline for filing motions to
Federal Energy Regulatory intervene and protests: 60 days from the
Commission There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to issuance date of this notice.
[Docket No. TS15–2–000] receive email notification when a The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to
document is added to a subscribed
The City of Independence, Missouri; intervene and protests using the
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Notice of Filing Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Online service, please email www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
Take notice that on August 19, 2015, FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call assistance, please contact FERC Online
pursuant to 18 CFR 35.28(e)(2) and (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
358.1(d) and Rules 101(e) and 207 of the (202) 502–8659. ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
Federal Energy Regulatory Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of electronic filing, please send a paper
Time on December 8, 2015.
Practice and Procedure,1 the City of copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Independence, Missouri filed a petition Dated: November 17, 2015.
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
requesting that the Commission waive Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
reciprocity-based standards of conduct Deputy Secretary. page of any filing should include docket
and Open Access Same-Time [FR Doc. 2015–29757 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am] number P–13642–003.
Information System (OASIS) The Commission’s Rules of Practice
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
requirements that might otherwise require all intervenors filing documents
apply under Order Nos. 889 2 and 717.3 with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
1 18 CFR 385.101(e), 385.207.
2 Open
official service list for the project.
Access Same-Time Information System
(formerly Real-Time Information Networks) and Further, if an intervenor files comments
Standards of Conduct, Order No. 889, 61 FR 21,737 or documents with the Commission
(May 10, 1996), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,035 (1996), relating to the merits of an issue that
clarified, 76 FERC ¶ 61,009 (1996), modified, Order may affect the responsibilities of a
No. 889–A, 62 FR 12,484 (Mar. 14, 1997), FERC
particular resource agency, they must
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Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,049 (1997), reh’g denied, Order
No. 889–B, 62 FR 64,715 (Dec. 9, 1997), 81 FERC also serve a copy of the document on
Order No. 717–A, 74 FR 54,463 (Oct. 22, 2009),
¶ 61,253 (1997), aff’d in part and remanded in part
FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,297 (2009), clarified, Order
that resource agency.
sub nom. Transmission Access Policy Study Grp. v. k. This application has been accepted,
FERC, 225 F.3d 667 (D.C. Cir. 2000), aff’d sub nom. No. 717–B, 74 FR 60,153 (Nov. 20, 2009), 129 FERC
New York v. FERC, 535 U.S. 1 (2002). ¶ 61,123 (2009), on reh’g, Order No. 717–C, 75 FR but is not ready for environmental
3 Standards of Conduct for Transmission 20,909 (Apr. 22, 2010), 131 FERC ¶ 61,045 (2010), analysis at this time.
Providers, Order No. 717, 73 FR 63,796 (Oct. 27, on reh’g and clarification, Order No. 717–D, 76 FR l. Project Description: The Gordon
2008), FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,280 (2008), on reh’g, 20,838 (Apr. 14, 2011), 135 FERC ¶ 61,017 (2011). Butte Pumped Storage Project would

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consist of the following new facilities: motions to intervene must be received Filed Date: 11/9/15.
(1) A manually operated head gate on an on or before the specified comment date Accession Number: 20151109–5000.
existing irrigation canal that provides for the particular application. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/15.
initial fill and annual make-up water to All filings must (1) bear in all capital Any person desiring to intervene or
the lower reservoir from the existing letters the title ‘‘MOTION TO protest in any of the above proceedings
irrigation canal; (2) a 3,000-foot-long, INTERVENE’’ or ‘‘PROTEST’’; (2) set must file in accordance with Rules 211
1,000-foot-wide upper reservoir created forth in the heading the name of the and 214 of the Commission’s
by a 60-foot-high, 7,500-foot-long applicant and the project number of the Regulations (18 CFR § 385.211 and
concrete-faced rockfill dam; (3) a application to which the filing § 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
reinforced concrete intake/outlet responds; (3) furnish the name, address, time on the specified comment date.
structure at the upper reservoir with six and telephone number of the person Protests may be considered, but
gated intake bays converging into a protesting or intervening; and (4) intervention is necessary to become a
central 18-foot-diameter, 750-foot-long otherwise comply with the requirements party to the proceeding.
vertical shaft; (4) an 18-foot-diameter, of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
3,000-foot-long concrete and steel-lined Agencies may obtain copies of the Filings in Existing Proceedings
penstock tunnel leading from the upper application directly from the applicant. Docket Numbers: RP11–1898–002.
reservoir to the lower reservoir; (5) a A copy of any protest or motion to Applicants: Centra Pipelines
2,300-foot-long, 1,900-foot-wide lower intervene must be served upon each Minnesota Inc.
reservoir created by a combination of representative of the applicant specified Description: Compliance filing
excavation and two 60-foot-high, 500- in the particular application. Revised Statement of Rates to be
and 750-foot-long concrete-faced rockfill A copy of all other filings in reference effective 11/1/2015.
dams; (6) a partially buried 338-foot- to this application must be accompanied Filed Date: 11/5/15.
long, 109-foot-wide, 74-foot-high by proof of service on all persons listed Accession Number: 20151105–5071.
reinforced concrete and steel in the service list prepared by the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/17/15.
powerhouse with four 100-megawatt Commission in this proceeding, in Any person desiring to protest in any
(MW) ternary Pelton turbine/pump/ accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and of the above proceedings must file in
generators; (7) a 600-foot-long, 200-foot- 385.2010. accordance with Rule 211 of the
wide substation at the powerhouse site Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
Dated: November 16, 2015.
with 13.8- kilovolt (kV) to 230-kV step- § 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
up transformers; (8) a 5.7-mile-long, time on the specified comment date.
230-kV transmission line; (9) a Deputy Secretary. The filings are accessible in the
substation with a 230-kV to 500-kV step- [FR Doc. 2015–29765 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am] Commission’s eLibrary system by
up transformer, connecting to an BILLING CODE 6717–01–P clicking on the links or querying the
existing non-project 500-kV docket number.
transmission line; and (11) appurtenant eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
facilities. The project is estimated to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY information relating to filing
provide 1,300 gigawatt-hours annually. requirements, interventions, protests,
No federal lands are included in the Federal Energy Regulatory
service, and qualifying facilities filings
project. Commission
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
m. A copy of the application is docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Combined Notice Of Filings
available for review at the Commission other information, call (866) 208–3676
in the Public Reference Room or may be Take notice that the Commission has (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at received the following Natural Gas Dated: November 9, 2015.
http://www.ferc.gov using the Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
number excluding the last three digits in Filings Instituting Proceedings Deputy Secretary.
the docket number field to access the Docket Numbers: RP16–172–000. [FR Doc. 2015–29760 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]
document. For assistance, contact FERC Applicants: Transcontinental Gas BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Online Support. A copy is also available Pipe Line Company.
for inspection and reproduction at the Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Rate
address in item h above. Schedule FTP (Actual Tariff Records) to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Register online at http:// be effective 1/1/2016.
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Filed Date: 11/5/15. Federal Energy Regulatory
esubscription.asp to be notified via Accession Number: 20151105–5054. Commission
email of new filings and issuances Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/17/15. [Docket No. RM15–23–000]
related to this or other pending projects. Docket Numbers: RP16–173–000.
For assistance, contact FERC Online Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Collection of Connected Entity Data
Support. Company, LP. from Regional Transmission
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Rate Organizations and Independent
motion to intervene in accordance with Case Settlement Amendments 3 to be System Operators; Notice of Technical
the requirements of Rules of Practice effective 11/1/2015. Conference
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, Filed Date: 11/5/15.
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and .214. In determining the appropriate Accession Number: 20151105–5189. By order dated November 10, 2015,1
action to take, the Commission will Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/17/15. the Commission directed staff to
consider all protests or other comments Docket Numbers: RP16–174–000. convene a technical conference
filed, but only those who file a motion Applicants: Paiute Pipeline Company. 1 Collection of Connected Entity Data from
to intervene in accordance with the Description: Compliance filing Regional Transmission Organizations and
Commission’s Rules may become a Compliance Filing—CP14–509 to be Independent System Operators, 153 FERC ¶ 61,162
party to the proceeding. Any protests or effective 12/15/2015. (2015).

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80 FR 72961 - GB Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 225 (November 23, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission