81 FR 11554 - Ever Better Hydro Power, LLC; 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 81, Issue 43 (March 4, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 43 (March 4, 2016)
| Page Range | 11554-11554 | |
| FR Document | 2016-04697 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 11554] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04697] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14755-000] Ever Better Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On February 16, 2016, Ever Better Hydro Power, LLC, 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 Pittsfield Mill Dam Hydroelectric Project (Pittsfield Project or project) to be located on Suncook River, in the town of Pittsfield, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. 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) An existing 21-foot-high, 470-foot-long concrete and stone dam with a 150- foot-long ogee spillway, two 4.5-foot-wide, 7-foot-high stoplog bays, and two 6.25-foot-wide, 7.66-foot-high outlet gates; (2) an existing 20-acre impoundment with a normal storage capacity of 112 acre-feet at spillway crest elevation of about 474.5 feet national geodetic vertical datum (NGVD '29); (3) an existing gated intake structure and forebay leading to an existing 200-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter steel penstock; (4) an existing brick building housing a 415 kilowatt (kW) turbine- generator, along with a control panel and switchgear; (5) a new 75- foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting the generator to Public Service Company of New Hampshire's existing distribution system; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the proposed Pittsfield Project would be about 1,400 megawatt-hours. The existing dam is owned by New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Troy, 5 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263; phone: (603) 435-3598. FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: (202) 502-8969 or email: [email protected]. 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 [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-14755-000. 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-14755) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: February 25, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-04697 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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appropriate action to be taken, but will license application during the permit The first page of any filing should
not serve to make protestants parties to term. A preliminary permit does not include docket number P–14755–000.
the proceeding. Any person wishing to authorize the permit holder to perform More information about this project,
become a party must file a notice of any land-disturbing activities or including a copy of the application, can
intervention or motion to intervene, as otherwise enter upon lands or waters be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or owned by others without the owners’ link of Commission’s Web site at http://
protests must be filed on or before the express permission. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
comment date. On or before the The proposed project would consist of Enter the docket number (P–14755) in
comment date, it is not necessary to the following: (1) An existing 21-foot- the docket number field to access the
serve motions to intervene or protests high, 470-foot-long concrete and stone document. For assistance, contact FERC
on persons other than the Applicant. dam with a 150-foot-long ogee spillway, Online Support.
The Commission encourages two 4.5-foot-wide, 7-foot-high stoplog
Dated: February 25, 2016.
electronic submission of protests and bays, and two 6.25-foot-wide, 7.66-foot-
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
interventions in lieu of paper using the high outlet gates; (2) an existing 20-acre
impoundment with a normal storage Deputy Secretary.
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
capacity of 112 acre-feet at spillway [FR Doc. 2016–04697 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies crest elevation of about 474.5 feet BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
of the protest or intervention to the national geodetic vertical datum (NGVD
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ’29); (3) an existing gated intake
structure and forebay leading to an DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426. existing 200-foot-long, 9-foot-diameter
steel penstock; (4) an existing brick Federal Energy Regulatory
This filing is accessible on-line at Commission
http://www.ferc.gov, using the building housing a 415 kilowatt (kW)
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for turbine-generator, along with a control [Project No. 12532–006]
electronic review in the Commission’s panel and switchgear; (5) a new 75-foot-
Public Reference Room in Washington, long, 13.8-kilovolt (kV) transmission Pine Creek Mine, LLC; Notice of
DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on line connecting the generator to Public Application Tendered for Filing With
the Web site that enables subscribers to Service Company of New Hampshire’s the Commission and Establishing
receive email notification when a existing distribution system; and (6) Procedural Schedule for Licensing and
document is added to a subscribed appurtenant facilities. The estimated Deadline for Submission of Final
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC annual generation of the proposed Amendments
Online service, please email Pittsfield Project would be about 1,400
Take notice that the following
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call megawatt-hours. The existing dam is
hydroelectric application has been filed
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call owned by New Hampshire Department
with the Commission and is available
(202) 502–8659. of Environmental Services.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas Troy, for public inspection.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern a. Type of Application: New Minor
5 Main Street, Pittsfield, NH 03263;
Time on March 10, 2016. License.
phone: (603) 435–3598.
Dated: February 25, 2016. FERC Contact: John Ramer; phone: b. Project No.: 12532–006.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., (202) 502–8969 or email: john.ramer@ c. Date Filed: February 12, 2016
Deputy Secretary. ferc.gov. d. Applicant: Pine Creek Mine, LLC
[FR Doc. 2016–04694 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am] Deadline for filing comments, motions e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Mine
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
to intervene, competing applications Tunnel Hydroelectric Project
(without notices of intent), or notices of f. Location: The project is located at
intent to file competing applications: 60 Pine Creek Mine adjacent to Morgan and
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY days from the issuance of this notice. Pine Creeks in Inyo County California.
Competing applications and notices of The project’s mine access tunnel, mine
Federal Energy Regulatory intent must meet the requirements of 18 plug, mine water storage cavity,
Commission CFR 4.36. penstock, generator, and most of its
The Commission strongly encourages primary transmission line would be
[Project No. 14755–000] electronic filing. Please file comments, located under Federal land managed by
Ever Better Hydro Power, LLC; Notice motions to intervene, notices of intent, the United States Forest Service.
of Preliminary Permit Application and competing applications using the g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r)
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. h. Applicant Contacts: Craig N.
Competing Applications Commenters can submit brief comments Rossell, Member, Pine Creek Mine LLC,
up to 6,000 characters, without prior 228 West Bonita Avenue Claremont,
On February 16, 2016, Ever Better registration, using the eComment system California 91711, (909) 482–1000; Lynn
Hydro Power, LLC, filed an application at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Goodfellow, 9050 Pine Creek Road,
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to ecomment.asp. You must include your Bishop, California 93514 (760) 387–
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act name and contact information at the end 2076.
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of your comments. For assistance, i. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell, (202)
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
of the Pittsfield Mill Dam Hydroelectric please contact FERC Online Support at 502–8079 or joseph.hassell@ferc.gov.
Project (Pittsfield Project or project) to FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) j. This application is not ready for
be located on Suncook River, in the 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 environmental analysis at this time.
town of Pittsfield, in Merrimack County, (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please k. The Project Description: The
New Hampshire. The sole purpose of a send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal proposed Pine Creek Tunnel
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Hydroelectric Project would include: (1)
the permit holder priority to file a First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The existing Pine Creek Mine site, mine
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