81 FR 44604 - Owyhee Hydro 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 131 (July 8, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 131 (July 8, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-16166 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 131 (Friday, July 8, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 44604] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-16166] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14786-000] Owyhee Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On June 30, 2016, Owyhee Hydro LLC filed a revised application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Owyhee Pumped Storage Project (Owyhee Project or project) to be located on Lake Owyhee near Adrian in Malheur County, Oregon. 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) A new 1,200-foot-long zoned earth and rockfill or concrete-face rockfill dam forming a lined upper reservoir with a surface area of 109 acres and a storage capacity of 4,035 acre-feet at a maximum surface elevation of 4,320 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) an existing 833 foot-long concrete arch dam forming the existing Lake Owyhee (lower reservoir) with a surface area of 13,900 acres and a storage capacity of 1,120,000 acre- feet at a maximum surface elevation of 2,650 msl; (3) a new 14,100 foot-long conduit connecting the upper and lower reservoirs consisting of a 2,200 foot-long, 17.1 foot-diameter concrete lined low-pressure tunnel, a 7,100 foot-long, 17.1 foot-diameter concrete and steel-lined pressure shaft, and a 4,800-foot-long, 20.5 foot-diameter concrete- lined tailrace; (4) a new 80 feet long by 280 feet wide by 120 feet high powerhouse containing four reversible pump-turbine units rated at 125 megawatts (MW) each for a total capacity of 500 MW; (5) either 2.6 or 8 miles of 500-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting with the Boardman-Hemingway Line, depending on design of infrastructure; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Owyhee Project would be 1,533,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise, Idaho 83702; phone: (208) 246- 9925. FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg; phone: (202) 502-8261. 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-14786-000. 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-14768) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: July 1, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-16166 Filed 7-7-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Program (NACTEP) Performance priority to file a license application FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Reports. during the permit term. A preliminary 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
OMB Control Number: 1830–0573. permit does not authorize the permit (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
Type of Review: An extension of an holder to perform any land-disturbing send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
existing information collection. activities or otherwise enter upon lands Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Respondents/Affected Public: State, or waters owned by others without the First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Local, and Tribal Governments. owners’ express permission. The first page of any filing should
Total Estimated Number of Annual The proposed project would consist of include docket number P–14786–000.
Responses: 30. the following: (1) A new 1,200-foot-long More information about this project,
Total Estimated Number of Annual zoned earth and rockfill or concrete-face including a copy of the application, can
Burden Hours: 1,200. rockfill dam forming a lined upper be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Abstract: The Native American Career reservoir with a surface area of 109 acres link of Commission’s Web site at http://
and Technical Education Program and a storage capacity of 4,035 acre-feet www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
(NACTEP) is requesting an extension to at a maximum surface elevation of 4,320 Enter the docket number (P–14768) in
collect semi-annual, annual/ feet mean sea level (msl); (2) an existing the docket number field to access the
continuation reports, and final 833 foot-long concrete arch dam forming document. For assistance, contact FERC
performance reports from currently the existing Lake Owyhee (lower Online Support.
funded NACTEP grantees. This reservoir) with a surface area of 13,900
Dated: July 1, 2016.
information is necessary to (1) manage acres and a storage capacity of 1,120,000
acre-feet at a maximum surface Kimberly D. Bose,
and monitor the current NACTEP
elevation of 2,650 msl; (3) a new 14,100 Secretary.
grantees, and (2) award continuation
grants for years four and five of the foot-long conduit connecting the upper [FR Doc. 2016–16166 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am]
grantees’ performance periods. The and lower reservoirs consisting of a BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
continuation performance reports will 2,200 foot-long, 17.1 foot-diameter
include budgets, performance/statistical concrete lined low-pressure tunnel, a
reports, GPRA reports, and evaluation 7,100 foot-long, 17.1 foot-diameter DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
reports. The data, collected from the concrete and steel-lined pressure shaft,
and a 4,800-foot-long, 20.5 foot-diameter Federal Energy Regulatory
performance reports, will be used to Commission
determine if the grantees successfully concrete-lined tailrace; (4) a new 80 feet
met their project goals and objectives, so long by 280 feet wide by 120 feet high
Notice of Staff Attendance at the
that NACTEP staff can award powerhouse containing four reversible
Southwest Power Pool Markets and
continuation grants. Final performance pump-turbine units rated at 125
megawatts (MW) each for a total Operations Policy Committee Meeting
reports are required to determine
whether or not the grant can be closed capacity of 500 MW; (5) either 2.6 or 8 The Federal Energy Regulatory
our in compliance with the grant’s miles of 500-kilovolt transmission line Commission hereby gives notice that
requirements. interconnecting with the Boardman- members of its staff may attend the
Hemingway Line, depending on design meeting of the Southwest Power Pool,
Dated: July 5, 2016. of infrastructure; and (6) appurtenant Inc. Markets and Operations Policy
Tomakie Washington, facilities. The estimated annual Committee as noted below. Their
Acting Director, Information Collection generation of the Owyhee Project would attendance is part of the Commission’s
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy be 1,533,000 megawatt-hours. ongoing outreach efforts.
Officer, Office of Management. Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew The meeting will be held on July 12,
[FR Doc. 2016–16218 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am] Shapiro, CEO, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 1210 W. Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise, July 13, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Idaho 83702; phone: (208) 246–9925. Mountain Time. The location of the
FERC Contact: Julia Kolberg; phone:
meeting is at the Rushmore Plaza
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (202) 502–8261.
Holiday Inn, 505 North Fifth St., Rapid
Deadline for filing comments, motions
City, SD 57701. The hotel phone
Federal Energy Regulatory to intervene, competing applications
number is (605) 348–4000.
Commission (without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60 The discussions may address matters
[Project No. 14786–000]
days from the issuance of this notice. at issue in the following proceedings:
Competing applications and notices of Docket No. ER11–1844, Midcontinent
Owyhee Hydro LLC; Notice of
intent must meet the requirements of 18 Independent System Operator, Inc.
Preliminary Permit Application
CFR 4.36. Docket No. EL12–60, Southwest Power
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
The Commission strongly encourages Pool, Inc., et al.
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
electronic filing. Please file comments, Docket No. ER12–959, Southwest Power
Competing Applications
motions to intervene, notices of intent, Pool, Inc.
On June 30, 2016, Owyhee Hydro LLC and competing applications using the Docket No. ER12–1179, Southwest
filed a revised application for a Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Power Pool, Inc.
preliminary permit, pursuant to section www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Docket No. ER12–1586, Southwest
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4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), Commenters can submit brief comments Power Pool, Inc.
proposing to study the feasibility of the up to 6,000 characters, without prior Docket No. EL15–66, Southern
Owyhee Pumped Storage Project registration, using the eComment system Company Services, et al. v.
(Owyhee Project or project) to be located at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Midcontinent Independent System
on Lake Owyhee near Adrian in ecomment.asp. You must include your Operator, Inc.
Malheur County, Oregon. The sole name and contact information at the end Docket No. EL15–77, Morgan Stanley
purpose of a preliminary permit, if of your comments. For assistance, Capital Group Inc. v. Midcontinent
issued, is to grant the permit holder please contact FERC Online Support at Independent System Operator, Inc.
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