81 FR 29554 - Green Canyon Energy, 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 92 (May 12, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-11220

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14769-000]


Green Canyon Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On March 14, 2016, Green Canyon Energy, 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 Eagle Creek 
Hydroelectric Project (Eagle Creek Project or project) to be located on 
Eagle Creek, in Lane County, Oregon. The proposed project boundary will 
occupy approximately 14.5 acres of federal land within the Willamette 
National Forest. 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 new features: 
(1) A 40-foot-long, 9.5-foot-high concrete diversion weir traversing 
Eagle Creek; (2) an approximately 0.7 acre-foot impoundment; (3) an 
approximately 11,470-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter polyvinyl chloride 
pipe penstock; (4) a 50-foot-long, 40-foot-wide concrete powerhouse; 
(5) one Pelton turbine/generator with a total installed capacity of 
7.0-megawatts; (6) a tailrace comprised of a 50-foot-long, 60-inch 
steel pipe and a 350-foot-long and 25-foot-wide rip-rapped channel 
discharging flows from the powerhouse back to Eagle Creek; (7) an 
approximately 3,960-foot-long, 12.4-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 
interconnecting with the existing Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative 
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual 
generation of the Eagle Creek Project would be 50 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark A. Mikkelsen, 275 Knight Avenue, 
Eugene, Oregon 97404; phone: (541) 520-2233.
    FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue; phone: (202) 502-8556.
    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-14769-000.
    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-14769) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 5, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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technical comments will be established kilovolt (kV) transmission line DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
at the technical conference. interconnecting with the existing
For more information about this Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative Federal Energy Regulatory
technical conference, please contact transmission line; and (8) appurtenant Commission
Anna Fernandez at Anna.Fernandez@ facilities. The estimated annual [Docket No. PF16–4–000]
ferc.gov or (202) 502–6682. For generation of the Eagle Creek Project
information related to logistics, please would be 50 gigawatt-hours. Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
contact Sarah McKinley at Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Sarah.Mckinley@ferc.gov or (202) 502– Applicant Contact: Mr. Mark A.
Environmental Assessment for the
8368. Mikkelsen, 275 Knight Avenue, Eugene,
Planned B-System Project and
Oregon 97404; phone: (541) 520–2233. Request for Comments on
Dated: May 5, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue; phone: Environmental Issues
(202) 502–8556.
Secretary. The staff of the Federal Energy
[FR Doc. 2016–11222 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am] Deadline for filing comments, motions Regulatory Commission (FERC or
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to intervene, competing applications Commission) will prepare an
(without notices of intent), or notices of environmental assessment (EA) that will
intent to file competing applications: 60 discuss the environmental impacts of
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY days from the issuance of this notice. the B-System Project involving
Competing applications and notices of abandonment, construction, and
Federal Energy Regulatory intent must meet the requirements of 18 operation of facilities by Columbia Gas
Commission CFR 4.36. Transmission, LLC (Columbia) in
[Project No. 14769–000] The Commission strongly encourages Fairfield and Franklin Counties, Ohio.
electronic filing. Please file comments, The Commission will use this EA in its
Green Canyon Energy, LLC; Notice of decision-making process to determine
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
Preliminary Permit Application whether the project is in the public
and competing applications using the
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting convenience and necessity.
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// This notice announces the opening of
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. the scoping process the Commission
Competing Applications
Commenters can submit brief comments will use to gather input from the public
On March 14, 2016, Green Canyon up to 6,000 characters, without prior and interested agencies on the project.
Energy, LLC filed an application for a registration, using the eComment system You can make a difference by providing
preliminary permit, pursuant to section at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ us with your specific comments or
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), ecomment.asp. You must include your concerns about the project. Your
proposing to study the feasibility of the name and contact information at the end comments should focus on the potential
Eagle Creek Hydroelectric Project (Eagle of your comments. For assistance, environmental effects, reasonable
Creek Project or project) to be located on please contact FERC Online Support at alternatives, and measures to avoid or
Eagle Creek, in Lane County, Oregon. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) lessen environmental impacts. Your
The proposed project boundary will 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 input will help the Commission staff
occupy approximately 14.5 acres of (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please determine what issues they need to
federal land within the Willamette send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your
National Forest. The sole purpose of a Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 comments are timely and properly
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant recorded, please send your comments so
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
the permit holder priority to file a that the Commission receives them in
The first page of any filing should
license application during the permit Washington, DC on or before June 6,
term. A preliminary permit does not include docket number P–14769–000.
2016.
authorize the permit holder to perform More information about this project, If you sent comments on this project
any land-disturbing activities or including a copy of the application, can to the Commission before the opening of
otherwise enter upon lands or waters be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ this docket on March 10, 2016, you will
owned by others without the owners’ link of Commission’s Web site at http:// need to file those comments in Docket
express permission. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. No. PF16–4–000 to ensure they are
The proposed project would consist of Enter the docket number (P–14769) in considered as part of this proceeding.
the following new features: (1) A 40- the docket number field to access the This notice is being sent to the
foot-long, 9.5-foot-high concrete document. For assistance, contact FERC Commission’s current environmental
diversion weir traversing Eagle Creek; Online Support. mailing list for this project. State and
(2) an approximately 0.7 acre-foot local government representatives should
Dated: May 5, 2016.
impoundment; (3) an approximately notify their constituents of this planned
11,470-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter Kimberly D. Bose, project and encourage them to comment
polyvinyl chloride pipe penstock; (4) a Secretary. on their areas of concern.
50-foot-long, 40-foot-wide concrete [FR Doc. 2016–11220 Filed 5–11–16; 8:45 am] If you are a landowner receiving this
powerhouse; (5) one Pelton turbine/ notice, a pipeline company
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generator with a total installed capacity representative may contact you about
of 7.0-megawatts; (6) a tailrace the acquisition of an easement to
comprised of a 50-foot-long, 60-inch construct, operate, and maintain the
steel pipe and a 350-foot-long and 25- planned facilities. The company would
foot-wide rip-rapped channel seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
discharging flows from the powerhouse agreement. However, if the Commission
back to Eagle Creek; (7) an approves the project, that approval
approximately 3,960-foot-long, 12.4- conveys with it the right of eminent

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81 FR 29554 - Green Canyon Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 92 (May 12, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission