81 FR 53131 - Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 155 (August 11, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 155 (August 11, 2016)
| Page Range | 53131-53132 | |
| FR Document | 2016-19070 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 155 (Thursday, August 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 53131-53132] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19070] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14795-000] Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. On July 26, 2016, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Project (Pearl Hill Project or project) to be located on the Columbia River and Rufus Woods Lake, near Bridgeport, Douglas County, Washington. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit [[Page 53132]] 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 pumped storage project would consist of the following: (1) 215-foot-diameter, 40-foot-high corrugated steel tank (upper reservoir) having a total storage capacity of 29 acre-feet and a usable capacity of 26.7 acre-feet; (2) 6,025-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter steel and high density polyethylene penstock extending between the upper reservoir and the pump/turbines below; (3) 400-foot-long, 100-foot- wide, 40-foot-deep polyurea membrane stretched over a framed plastic structure (lower reservoir) having a total storage capacity of 29 acre- feet and a usable capacity of 26.7 acre-feet; (4) 80-foot-long, 50- foot-wide pontoon barge floating on Rufus Woods Lake containing: Two Pelton turbine-motor/generator units rated for 2.5 megawatts each at 1,310 feet of net head; up to 8 pumps; and a substation; (5) an overhead 2,500-foot-long, 24.9-kilovolt transmission line extending from the project substation to an existing distribution line owned by Douglas County Public Utility District (the point of interconnection); and (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Pearl Hill Project would be 10.9 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian Johansen, Vice President Power Trading West, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., 601 W. 1st Ave., Suite 1700, Spokane, Washington 99201; phone: (509) 688-6000. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, email: [email protected]; phone: (202) 502-8074. 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-14795-000. 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-14795) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: August 4, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-19070 Filed 8-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Docket No. RP16–618, Algonquin Gas service to customers. Natural estimates the date of issuance of the Commission
Transmission, LLC the cost of the project to be $268,000, all staff’s FEIS or EA.
Docket No. ER12–1650, Emera Maine as more fully set forth in the application Persons who wish to comment only
Docket No. ER14–1409, ISO-New which is on file with the Commission on the environmental review of this
England Inc. and open to public inspection. The project should submit an original and
Docket No. ER14–1639, ISO New filing may also be viewed on the web at two copies of their comments to the
England Inc. and New England Power http://www.ferc.gov using the Secretary of the Commission.
Pool Participants Committee ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Environmental commenters will be
Docket No. ER13–2266, ISO New number excluding the last three digits in placed on the Commission’s
England Inc. the docket number field to access the environmental mailing list, will receive
Docket No. ER15–1429, Emera Maine document. For assistance, please contact copies of the environmental documents,
Docket No. ER16–551, ISO New England FERC Online Support at and will be notified of meetings
Inc. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll associated with the Commission’s
Docket No. ER16–1301, ISO New free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact environmental review process.
England Inc. and Emera Maine (202) 502–8659. Environmental commenters will not be
Docket No. ER16–1041, ISO New Any questions concerning this required to serve copies of filed
England Inc. application may be directed to Bruce H. documents on all other parties.
Docket No. ER16–1904, ISO New Newsome, Vice President, Regulatory However, the non-party commenters,
England Inc. Products and Services, Natural Gas will not receive copies of all documents
Docket No. ER16–2126, ISO New Pipeline Company of America, LLC, filed by other parties or issued by the
England Inc. and New England Power 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Commission (except for the mailing of
Pool Participants Committee Drove, Illinois 60515–7918, by environmental documents issued by the
Docket No. ER16–2215, ISO New telephone at (630) 725–3070, or by Commission) and will not have the right
England Inc. email at bruce_newsome@ to seek court review of the
Docket No. ER16–2283, Genbright LLC kindermorgan.com. Commission’s final order.
For more information, contact Any person or the Commission’s staff The Commission strongly encourages
Michael Cackoski, Office of Energy may, within 60 days after issuance of electronic filings of comments, protests
Market Regulation, Federal Energy the instant notice by the Commission, and interventions in lieu of paper using
Regulatory Commission at (202) 502– file pursuant to Rule 214 of the the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
6169 or Michael.Cackoski@ferc.gov. Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
Dated: August 4, 2016. 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice electronically should submit an original
of intervention and pursuant to section and seven copies of the protest or
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
157.205 of the regulations under the intervention to the Federal Energy
Deputy Secretary.
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
[FR Doc. 2016–19068 Filed 8–10–16; 8:45 am] NE., Washington, DC 20426.
request. If no protest is filed within the
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time allowed therefore, the proposed Dated: August 4, 2016.
activity shall be deemed to be Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY authorized effective the day after the Deputy Secretary.
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
[FR Doc. 2016–19067 Filed 8–10–16; 8:45 am]
Federal Energy Regulatory protest is filed and not withdrawn
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Commission within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
[Docket No. CP16–485–000] shall be treated as an application for DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
Notice of Request Under Blanket
the NGA. Federal Energy Regulatory
Authorization: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America, LLC Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the [Project No. 14795–000]
Take notice that on July 29, 2016,
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of Commission staff will either: Complete Notice of Preliminary Permit
America, LLC (Natural), 3250 Lacey its environmental assessment (EA) and Application Accepted for Filing and
Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, Illinois place it into the Commission’s public Soliciting Comments, Motions To
60515, filed in Docket No. CP16–485– record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or Intervene, and Competing
000 a prior notice request pursuant to issue a Notice of Schedule for Applications; Shell Energy North
sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Environmental Review. If a Notice of America (US), L.P.
Commission’s regulations under the Schedule for Environmental Review is
Natural Gas Act (NGA), requesting issued, it will indicate, among other On July 26, 2016, Shell Energy North
authorization to plug and abandon the milestones, the anticipated date for the America (US), L.P., filed an application
Karcher 9 injection/withdrawal well Commission staff’s issuance of the final for a preliminary permit, pursuant to
and abandon and remove related meter environmental impact statement (FEIS) section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act,
and surface facilities as well as a related or EA for this proposal. The filing of the proposing to study the feasibility of the
lateral and tap at Natural’s Herscher EA in the Commission’s public record Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Project (Pearl
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Galesville Storage Field located in for this proceeding or the issuance of a Hill Project or project) to be located on
Kankakee County, Illinois. Natural Notice of Schedule for Environmental the Columbia River and Rufus Woods
states that, as a result of the proposed Review will serve to notify federal and Lake, near Bridgeport, Douglas County,
abandonment project, there will be no state agencies of the timing for the Washington. The sole purpose of a
impact on the Herscher Galesville completion of all necessary reviews, and preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
Storage Field’s certificate parameters the subsequent need to complete all the permit holder priority to file a
and that there will be no decrease in federal authorizations within 90 days of license application during the permit
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term. A preliminary permit does not (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
authorize the permit holder to perform send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 385.214). Protests will be considered by
any land-disturbing activities or Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 the Commission in determining the
otherwise enter upon lands or waters First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. appropriate action to be taken, but will
owned by others without the owners’ The first page of any filing should not serve to make protestants parties to
express permission. include docket number P–14795–000. the proceeding. Any person wishing to
The proposed pumped storage project More information about this project, become a party must file a notice of
would consist of the following: (1) 215- including a copy of the application, can intervention, or motion to intervene, as
foot-diameter, 40-foot-high corrugated be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
steel tank (upper reservoir) having a link of Commission’s Web site at http:// and all interventions, or protests must
total storage capacity of 29 acre-feet and www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. be filed on or before the comment date.
a usable capacity of 26.7 acre-feet; (2) Enter the docket number (P–14795) in The Respondent’s answer, motions to
6,025-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter steel the docket number field to access the intervene, and protests must be served
and high density polyethylene penstock document. For assistance, contact FERC on the Complainants.
extending between the upper reservoir Online Support. The Commission encourages
and the pump/turbines below; (3) 400- electronic submission of protests and
Dated: August 4, 2016.
foot-long, 100-foot-wide, 40-foot-deep interventions in lieu of paper using the
polyurea membrane stretched over a Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
framed plastic structure (lower Deputy Secretary.
Persons unable to file electronically
reservoir) having a total storage capacity [FR Doc. 2016–19070 Filed 8–10–16; 8:45 am]
should submit an original and 5 copies
of 29 acre-feet and a usable capacity of BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
of the protest or intervention to the
26.7 acre-feet; (4) 80-foot-long, 50-foot- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
wide pontoon barge floating on Rufus 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
Woods Lake containing: Two Pelton DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
20426.
turbine-motor/generator units rated for This filing is accessible on-line at
2.5 megawatts each at 1,310 feet of net Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission http://www.ferc.gov, using the
head; up to 8 pumps; and a substation; ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
(5) an overhead 2,500-foot-long, 24.9- [Docket No. EL16–104–000] review in the Commission’s Public
kilovolt transmission line extending Reference Room in Washington, DC
from the project substation to an HORUS Central Valley Solar 1, LLC, There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
existing distribution line owned by HORUS Central Valley Solar 2, LLC v. Web site that enables subscribers to
Douglas County Public Utility District California Independent System receive email notification when a
(the point of interconnection); and (6) Operator Corporation; Notice of document is added to a subscribed
appurtenant facilities. The estimated Complaint docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
annual generation of the Pearl Hill Online Service, please email
Project would be 10.9 gigawatt-hours. Take notice that on July 29, 2016,
pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e and (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
Johansen, Vice President Power Trading
825e and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy (202) 502–8659.
West, Shell Energy North America (US),
L.P., 601 W. 1st Ave., Suite 1700, Regulatory Commission‘s (Commission) Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Spokane, Washington 99201; phone: Rules of Practice and Procedure 18 CFR Time on August 18, 2016.
(509) 688–6000. 385.206, HORUS Central Valley Solar 1, Dated: August 1, 2016.
FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen, email: LLC and HORUS Central Valley Solar 2, Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
ryan.hansen@ferc.gov; phone: (202) LLC (collectively, HORUS), filed a Deputy Secretary.
502–8074. formal complaint against California [FR Doc. 2016–19079 Filed 8–10–16; 8:45 am]
Deadline for filing comments, motions Independent System Operator
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to intervene, competing applications Corporation (Respondent or CAISO)
(without notices of intent), or notices of alleging violation of the CAISO Open
intent to file competing applications: 60 Access Transmission Tariff and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
days from the issuance of this notice. requesting that the Commission (1)
Competing applications and notices of direct the CAISO to stop interfering Federal Energy Regulatory
intent must meet the requirements of 18 with HORUS’ compliance with the Commission
CFR 4.36. interconnection procedures of Western
The Commission strongly encourages Area Power Administration (Western) Combined Notice of Filings #1
electronic filing. Please file comments, for its direct interconnection with
motions to intervene, notices of intent, Western as an energy-only resource, and Take notice that the Commission
and competing applications using the (2) stop CAISO from requiring HORUS received the following electric rate
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// to go through a second set of filings:
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. interconnection procedures and studies Docket Numbers: ER16–13–003.
Commenters can submit brief comments under the CAISO tariff even though Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
up to 6,000 characters, without prior HORUS is an energy-only resource and Inc.
registration, using the eComment system Western is a non-participating Description: Compliance filing:
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ transmission owner under the CAISO Compliance Filing in ER16–13—
ecomment.asp. You must include your tariff for the HORUS project, as more Revisions to Att AE re Annual ARR
name and contact information at the end fully explained in the complaint. Allocation to be effective 1/28/2016.
of your comments. For assistance, Any person desiring to intervene or to Filed Date: 8/4/16.
please contact FERC Online Support at protest this filing must file in Accession Number: 20160804–5119.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/25/16.
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Docket Numbers: ER16–1649–004.
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