81 FR 1180 - Twain Resources, 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 6 (January 11, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-00285 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 1180] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00285] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14653-000] Twain Resources, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On December 10, 2014, Twain Resources, 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 Easygo Hydroelectric Project (Easygo Project or project) to be located in an inactive underground mine adjacent to Morgan Creek near the City of Bishop, in Inyo County, California. 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 12-foot-high by 12-foot-wide by 30-foot-thick reinforced concrete plug inside a 12,000-foot-long mine access tunnel capable of storing water up to 1,320 feet of gross head; (2) a 200-acre-foot in- mine reservoir that backs up water inside the mine to a maximum elevation of 9,400 feet above sea level; (3) a 24-inch or 18-inch steel penstock through the concrete plug connecting to a 1,500 kilowatt impulse turbine; (4) a 1.573 kilovolt-amp generator; (5) an approximately 2,500-foot-long transmission line connecting the generator to a California Edison-owned substation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Easygo Project would be 5,600 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Doug Hicks, 280 Floreca Way, Reno, Nevada 89511, phone (775) 997-3429. FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone: (202) 502-8079. 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-14653-000. 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-14653) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: January 5, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-00285 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Dated: January 5, 2016. intent to file competing applications: 60 advance at the following Web page:
Tomakie Washington, days from the issuance of this notice. https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/
Acting Director, Information Collection Competing applications and notices of registration/01-26-16-form.asp.
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy intent must meet the requirements of 18 Attendees should allow time to pass
Officer, Office of Management. CFR 4.36. through building security procedures
[FR Doc. 2016–00264 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] The Commission strongly encourages before the 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) start
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P electronic filing. Please file comments, time of the technical conference. In
motions to intervene, notices of intent, addition, information on this event will
and competing applications using the be posted on the Calendar of Events on
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission’s eFiling system at http:// the Commission’s Web site,
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commenters can submit brief comments Commission conferences are
Commission up to 6,000 characters, without prior accessible under section 508 of the
registration, using the eComment system Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
[Project No. 14653–000]
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ accessibility accommodations please
Twain Resources, LLC; Notice of ecomment.asp. You must include your send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
Preliminary Permit Application name and contact information at the end or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting of your comments. For assistance, or 202–502–8659 (TTY); or send a fax to
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and please contact FERC Online Support at 202–208–2106 with the required
Competing Applications FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) accommodations.
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 For more information about this
On December 10, 2014, Twain (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please technical conference, please contact
Resources, LLC, filed an application for send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Adrianne Cook, 202–502–8849,
a preliminary permit, pursuant to Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 adrianne.cook@ferc.gov or David
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Faerberg, 202–502–8275,
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility The first page of any filing should david.faerberg@ferc.gov.
of the Easygo Hydroelectric Project include docket number P–14653–000. Dated: January 5, 2016.
(Easygo Project or project) to be located More information about this project, Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
in an inactive underground mine including a copy of the application, can
Deputy Secretary.
adjacent to Morgan Creek near the City be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
[FR Doc. 2016–00283 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
of Bishop, in Inyo County, California. link of Commission’s Web site at http://
The sole purpose of a preliminary BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
permit, if issued, is to grant the permit Enter the docket number (P–14653) in
holder priority to file a license the docket number field to access the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
application during the permit term. A document. For assistance, contact FERC
preliminary permit does not authorize Online Support. Federal Energy Regulatory
the permit holder to perform any land- Dated: January 5, 2016. Commission
disturbing activities or otherwise enter Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
upon lands or waters owned by others [Docket No. NJ16–7–000]
Deputy Secretary.
without the owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist of [FR Doc. 2016–00285 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] City of Azusa, California; Notice of
the following: (1) An existing 12-foot- BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Filing
high by 12-foot-wide by 30-foot-thick Take notice that on December 29,
reinforced concrete plug inside a 2015, City of Azusa, California
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
12,000-foot-long mine access tunnel submitted its tariff filing: City of Azusa,
capable of storing water up to 1,320 feet Federal Energy Regulatory California 2016 Transmission Revenue
of gross head; (2) a 200-acre-foot in- Commission Balancing Account Adjustment and
mine reservoir that backs up water Existing Transmission Contracts Update
inside the mine to a maximum elevation [Docket No. Is16–61–000] to be effective 1/1/2016.
of 9,400 feet above sea level; (3) a 24- Any person desiring to intervene or to
Colonial Pipeline Company; Notice Of
inch or 18-inch steel penstock through protest this filing must file in
Technical Conference
the concrete plug connecting to a 1,500 accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
kilowatt impulse turbine; (4) a 1.573 Take notice that the Commission will the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
kilovolt-amp generator; (5) an convene a technical conference on Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
approximately 2,500-foot-long January 26, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. (EDT), in Protests will be considered by the
transmission line connecting the a room to be designated at the offices of Commission in determining the
generator to a California Edison-owned the Federal Energy Regulatory appropriate action to be taken, but will
substation; and (6) appurtenant Commission, 888 First Street NE., not serve to make protestants parties to
facilities. The estimated annual Washington, DC 20426. the proceeding. Any person wishing to
generation of the Easygo Project would At the technical conference, the become a party must file a notice of
be 5,600 megawatt-hours. Commission Staff and the parties to the intervention or motion to intervene, as
Applicant Contact: Mr. Doug Hicks, proceeding should be prepared to appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
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280 Floreca Way, Reno, Nevada 89511, discuss all issues set for technical protests must be filed on or before the
phone (775) 997–3429. conference as established in the comment date. Anyone filing a motion
FERC Contact: Joseph Hassell; phone: December 3, 2015 Order (Colonial to intervene or protest must serve a copy
(202) 502–8079. Pipeline Company, 153 FERC ¶ 61,270 of that document on the Applicant and
Deadline for filing comments, motions (2015). all the parties in this proceeding.
to intervene, competing applications Advanced registration is required for The Commission encourages
(without notices of intent), or notices of all attendees. Attendees may register in electronic submission of protests and
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