81_FR_47307 81 FR 47168 - Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility Commission; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

81 FR 47168 - Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility Commission; Notice of Successive 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 139 (July 20, 2016)

Page Range47168-47168
FR Document2016-17125

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 47168]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17125]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14514-002]


Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility Commission; 
Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing 
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing 
Applications

    On July 1, 2016, the Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove 
Utility Commission (Elfin Cove) filed an application for a successive 
preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA), to study the feasibility of the proposed Crooked Creek and Jim's 
Lake Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located on Crooked Creek and 
Jim's Lake, 70 miles west of Juneau, in the unincorporated Sitka 
Recording District, Alaska. 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 two developments, the Upper 
System and the Lower System.
    The Upper System would consist of: (1) A 20-foot-long, 4-foot-wide, 
4-foot-tall diversion structure to divert up to 5 cubic feet per second 
(cfs) from Crooked Creek; (2) a 1,200-foot-long, 1-foot-diameter buried 
penstock; (3) a 20-foot-long, 20-foot-wide powerhouse containing a 35-
kilowatt (kW) crossflow turbine/generator; (4) a 50-foot-long, 8-foot-
wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined tailrace discharging flows into Jim's 
Lake; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
    The Lower System would consist of: (1) A 220-foot-long, 20-foot-
high rock-fill embankment dam and intake at the outlet to Jim's Lake; 
(2) a 2,050-foot-long, 1.2-foot-diameter buried penstock; (3) a 24-
foot-long, 24-foot-wide powerhouse containing a 105-kW Pelton turbine/
generator; (4) a 150-foot-long, 8-foot-wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined 
tailrace discharging flows into Port Althorp; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The 300-foot-long, 7.2/12.47 kV buried transmission line from the 
upper powerhouse would converge with the 2,800-foot-long, 7.2/12.47 kV 
buried transmission line from the lower powerhouse into a single 8,400-
foot-long, 7.2/12.47 kV buried transmission line extending to Elfin 
Cove's existing 7.2/12.47-kV distribution network.
    The estimated annual generation of the project would be 655.5 
megawatt-hours. The project would be partially located on 60 acres of 
federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the Tongass 
National Forest.
    Applicant Contact: Joel Groves, Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503 
West 33rd Avenue, Number 310, Anchorage, AK 99503; phone: (907) 258-
2420 x204.
    FERC Contact: Sean O'Neill; phone: (202) 502-6462.
    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-14514-002.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14514) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: July 14, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17125 Filed 7-19-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

47168 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 139 / Wednesday, July 20, 2016 / Notices operation of the Commission’s tailrace discharging flows into Port DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a). Althorp; and (5) appurtenant facilities. Dated: July 14, 2016. The 300-foot-long, 7.2/12.47 kV Federal Energy Regulatory buried transmission line from the upper Commission Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary powerhouse would converge with the [Docket No. CP16–474–000] 2,800-foot-long, 7.2/12.47 kV buried [FR Doc. 2016–17099 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am] transmission line from the lower High Point Gas Transmission, LLC; BILLING CODE 6717–01–P powerhouse into a single 8,400-foot- Notice of Application long, 7.2/12.47 kV buried transmission Take notice that on July 1, 2016, High line extending to Elfin Cove’s existing DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Point Gas Transmission, LLC, 1400 16th 7.2/12.47-kV distribution network. Street, Suite 310, Denver, Colorado Federal Energy Regulatory The estimated annual generation of 80202, filed in Docket No. CP16–474– Commission the project would be 655.5 megawatt- 000 an application pursuant to section hours. The project would be partially 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for [Project No. 14514–002] located on 60 acres of federal lands authorization to abandon by sale to managed by the U.S. Forest Service in Cayenne Pipeline, LLC (Cayenne) Community of Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin the Tongass National Forest. approximately 61.3 miles of 12–22-inch- Cove Utility Commission; Notice of Applicant Contact: Joel Groves, diameter pipeline facilities in Successive Preliminary Permit Polarconsult Alaska, Inc., 1503 West Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes, Application Accepted for Filing and 33rd Avenue, Number 310, Anchorage, Louisiana. Upon completion of the sale, Soliciting Comments, Motions To AK 99503; phone: (907) 258–2420 x204. Cayenne will make certain changes to Intervene, and Competing Applications FERC Contact: Sean O’Neill; phone: the facilities to enable it to transport (202) 502–6462. natural gas liquids, all as more fully set On July 1, 2016, the Community of Deadline for filing comments, motions forth in the application which is on file Elfin Cove, DBA Elfin Cove Utility to intervene, competing applications with the Commission and open to Commission (Elfin Cove) filed an (without notices of intent), or notices of public inspection. The filing is available application for a successive preliminary intent to file competing applications: 60 for review at the Commission in the permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the days from the issuance of this notice. Public Reference Room or may be Federal Power Act (FPA), to study the Competing applications and notices of viewed on the Commission’s Web site at feasibility of the proposed Crooked intent must meet the requirements of 18 http://www.ferc.gov using the Creek and Jim’s Lake Hydroelectric CFR 4.36. ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Project (project) to be located on The Commission strongly encourages number excluding the last three digits in Crooked Creek and Jim’s Lake, 70 miles electronic filing. Please file comments, the docket number field to access the west of Juneau, in the unincorporated motions to intervene, notices of intent, document. For assistance, contact FERC Sitka Recording District, Alaska. The and competing applications using the at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if Commission’s eFiling system at http:// toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) issued, is to grant the permit holder www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 502–8659. priority to file a license application Commenters can submit brief comments Any questions concerning these during the permit term. A preliminary up to 6,000 characters, without prior applications may be directed to Dennis permit does not authorize the permit registration, using the eComment system J. Kelly, Senior Counsel, High Point Gas holder to perform any land-disturbing at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Transmission, LLC, 1400 16th Street, activities or otherwise enter upon lands ecomment.asp. You must include your Suite 310, Denver, Colorado 80202, by or waters owned by others without the name and contact information at the end telephone at (720) 457–6076. owners’ express permission. of your comments. For assistance, Pursuant to section 157.9 of the The proposed project would consist of please contact FERC Online Support at Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, two developments, the Upper System FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) within 90 days of this Notice the and the Lower System. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Commission staff will either: Complete The Upper System would consist of: (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please its environmental assessment (EA) and (1) A 20-foot-long, 4-foot-wide, 4-foot- send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal place it into the Commission’s public tall diversion structure to divert up to 5 Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or cubic feet per second (cfs) from Crooked First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. issue a Notice of Schedule for Creek; (2) a 1,200-foot-long, 1-foot- The first page of any filing should Environmental Review. If a Notice of diameter buried penstock; (3) a 20-foot- include docket number P–14514–002. Schedule for Environmental Review is long, 20-foot-wide powerhouse More information about this project, issued, it will indicate, among other containing a 35-kilowatt (kW) crossflow including a copy of the application, can milestones, the anticipated date for the turbine/generator; (4) a 50-foot-long, 8- be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ Commission staff’s issuance of the final foot-wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined link of the Commission’s Web site at environmental impact statement (FEIS) tailrace discharging flows into Jim’s http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ or EA for this proposal. The filing of the Lake; and (5) appurtenant facilities. elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number EA in the Commission’s public record The Lower System would consist of: (P–14514) in the docket number field to for this proceeding or the issuance of a (1) A 220-foot-long, 20-foot-high rock- Notice of Schedule for Environmental mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES access the document. For assistance, fill embankment dam and intake at the contact FERC Online Support. Review will serve to notify federal and outlet to Jim’s Lake; (2) a 2,050-foot- state agencies of the timing for the long, 1.2-foot-diameter buried penstock; Dated: July 14, 2016. completion of all necessary reviews, and (3) a 24-foot-long, 24-foot-wide Kimberly D. Bose, the subsequent need to complete all powerhouse containing a 105-kW Pelton Secretary. federal authorizations within 90 days of turbine/generator; (4) a 150-foot-long, 8- [FR Doc. 2016–17125 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am] the date of issuance of the Commission foot-wide, 3-foot-deep cobble-lined BILLING CODE 6717–01–P staff’s FEIS or EA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Jul 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1


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FR Citation81 FR 47168 
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