81 FR 44606 - Black Canyon 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)

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FR Document		2016-16167

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14787-000]


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

    On June 13, 2016, the Black Canyon Hydro, 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 Seminoe Pumped 
Storage Project (project) to be located at the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation's (Reclamation) Seminoe Reservoir on the North Platte 
River, near Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming. The project would occupy 
lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau of 
Land Management. 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) Two new 
intake structures located in Reclamation's 20,291-acre Seminoe 
Reservoir; (2) two new concrete-faced, rock-fill upper reservoirs--one 
85 acres and one 63 acres--located on either side of, and about 1,000 
feet above, Seminoe Reservoir; (3) a 3,000-foot-long, 18.8-foot 
diameter, low pressure tunnel and 1,250-foot-long, 18.8-foot-diameter, 
pressure shaft leading to a 250-foot-long, 65-foot-wide, 170-foot-high 
powerhouse located 1,300 feet east of Seminoe Reservoir in an 
underground cavern with a 2,800-foot-long access tunnel and a 1,300-
foot-long, 22.6-foot wide tailrace; (5) a 1,300-foot-long, 22.6-foot-
diameter, low pressure tunnel and 1,800-foot-long, 16.1-foot-diameter 
pressure shaft leading to a 220-foot-long, 55-foot-wide, 120-foot-high 
powerhouse located 2,800 feet north-northwest of Seminoe reservoir in 
an underground cavern with a 800-foot-long access tunnel and a 2,800-
foot-long, 19.3-foot-diameter tailrace; (6) three 133.3-megawatt (MW) 
adjustable-speed, reversible pump turbines in the east powerhouse; and 
(7) three 100-MW adjustable-speed reversible pump-turbines in the west 
powerhouse. The project would also include a double-circuit, 230-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting either at PacifiCorp's 
planned Aeolus Substation located northwest of Medicine Bow, Wyoming, 
or the planned northern terminal for the TransWest Express DC Line near 
Sinclair, Wyoming. If the Aeolus interconnection alternative is built, 
the line would parallel the existing Western Area Power 
Administration's (WAPA) Miracle Mile-Cheyenne-Ault 230-kV transmission 
line. If the TransWest interconnection alternative is built, the line 
would parallel or consist of a rebuild of the existing WAPA Miracle 
Mile-Sinclair, 115 kV transmission line. The estimated annual 
generation would be 1,839,600 MW-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer, 
Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin Street, Suite 2, Boise, ID 
83702, phone: (208) 246-9925.
    FERC Contact: Suzanne Novak; phone: (202) 502-6665.
    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-14787-000.
    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-14787) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 30, 2016.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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Further information may be found at: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY planned Aeolus Substation located
http://www.nyiso.com/public/ northwest of Medicine Bow, Wyoming,
committees/documents.jsp?com=bic_ Federal Energy Regulatory or the planned northern terminal for the
espwg&directory=2016-07-26. Commission TransWest Express DC Line near
[Project No. 14787–000] Sinclair, Wyoming. If the Aeolus
The New York Independent System interconnection alternative is built, the
Operator, Inc. Management Committee Black Canyon Hydro, LLC; Notice of line would parallel the existing Western
Meeting Preliminary Permit Application Area Power Administration’s (WAPA)
July 27, 2016, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Miracle Mile-Cheyenne-Ault 230-kV
(EST) Comments, Motions To Intervene, and transmission line. If the TransWest
Competing Applications interconnection alternative is built, the
The above-referenced meeting will be line would parallel or consist of a
via web conference and teleconference. On June 13, 2016, the Black Canyon rebuild of the existing WAPA Miracle
Hydro, LLC filed an application for a Mile-Sinclair, 115 kV transmission line.
The above-referenced meeting is open preliminary permit, pursuant to section The estimated annual generation would
to stakeholders. 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), be 1,839,600 MW-hours.
Further information may be found at: proposing to study the feasibility of the Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew
http://www.nyiso.com/public/ Seminoe Pumped Storage Project Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer,
committees/documents.jsp?com (project) to be located at the U.S. Bureau Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin
=mc&directory=2016-07-27. of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Seminoe Street, Suite 2, Boise, ID 83702, phone:
Reservoir on the North Platte River, near (208) 246–9925.
The discussions at the meetings Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming. The
described above may address matters at FERC Contact: Suzanne Novak;
project would occupy lands managed by
issue in the following proceedings: phone: (202) 502–6665.
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the
U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Deadline for filing comments, motions
New York Independent System to intervene, competing applications
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13–102. sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder (without notices of intent), or notices of
New York Independent System priority to file a license application intent to file competing applications: 60
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER15– during the permit term. A preliminary days from the issuance of this notice.
2059. permit does not authorize the permit Competing applications and notices of
New York Independent System holder to perform any land-disturbing intent must meet the requirements of 18
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13– activities or otherwise enter upon lands CFR 4.36.
1942. or waters owned by others without the The Commission strongly encourages
owners’ express permission. electronic filing. Please file comments,
New York Transco, LLC, Docket No. The proposed project would consist of motions to intervene, notices of intent,
ER15–572. the following: (1) Two new intake and competing applications using the
New York Independent System structures located in Reclamation’s Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16–966. 20,291-acre Seminoe Reservoir; (2) two www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
New York Independent System new concrete-faced, rock-fill upper Commenters can submit brief comments
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16– reservoirs—one 85 acres and one 63 up to 6,000 characters, without prior
acres—located on either side of, and registration, using the eComment system
1968.
about 1,000 feet above, Seminoe at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Boundless Energy NE, LLC, CityGreen Reservoir; (3) a 3,000-foot-long, 18.8- ecomment.asp. You must include your
Transmission, Inc., and Miller Bros. v. foot diameter, low pressure tunnel and name and contact information at the end
New York Independent System 1,250-foot-long, 18.8-foot-diameter, of your comments. For assistance,
Operator, Inc., Docket No. EL16–84. pressure shaft leading to a 250-foot-long, please contact FERC Online Support at
New York Independent System 65-foot-wide, 170-foot-high powerhouse FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16– located 1,300 feet east of Seminoe 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
1785. Reservoir in an underground cavern (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
with a 2,800-foot-long access tunnel and send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
For more information, contact James a 1,300-foot-long, 22.6-foot wide Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Eason, Office of Energy Market tailrace; (5) a 1,300-foot-long, 22.6-foot- First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory diameter, low pressure tunnel and The first page of any filing should
Commission at (202) 502–8622 or 1,800-foot-long, 16.1-foot-diameter include docket number P–14787–000.
James.Eason@ferc.gov. pressure shaft leading to a 220-foot-long, More information about this project,
55-foot-wide, 120-foot-high powerhouse including a copy of the application, can
Dated: June 30, 2016.
located 2,800 feet north-northwest of be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Kimberly D. Bose, Seminoe reservoir in an underground link of Commission’s Web site at http://
Secretary. cavern with a 800-foot-long access www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
[FR Doc. 2016–16163 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am] tunnel and a 2,800-foot-long, 19.3-foot- Enter the docket number (P–14787) in
diameter tailrace; (6) three 133.3-
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the docket number field to access the
megawatt (MW) adjustable-speed, document. For assistance, contact FERC
reversible pump turbines in the east Online Support.
powerhouse; and (7) three 100-MW
adjustable-speed reversible pump- Dated: June 30, 2016.
turbines in the west powerhouse. The Kimberly D. Bose,
project would also include a double- Secretary.
circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission [FR Doc. 2016–16167 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am]
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81 FR 44606 - Black Canyon Hydro, 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 131 (July 8, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission