81_FR_8989 81 FR 8954 - Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

81 FR 8954 - Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; 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 35 (February 23, 2016)

Page Range8954-8954
FR Document2016-03621

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14728-000]


Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On November 3, 2015, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe 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 Boca 
Hydroelectric Project (Boca Hydroelectric Project or project) to be 
located on the Bureau of Reclamation's Boca Dam on the Little Truckee 
River, near the town of Truckee, Nevada County, California. 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.
    Boca Reservoir has a usable storage capacity of 40,900 acre-feet at 
the normal maximum elevation of 5,601 feet. The proposed project would 
utilize the existing intake structure in Boca Reservoir and the two 
375-foot long, 50-inch steel conduits. The existing 50-inch primary 
outlet pipes would be modified to remove the existing 42-inch hollow 
jet valves and to add bifurcations that would connect to the proposed 
new penstocks.
    The proposed project would also consist of the following new 
facilities: (1) Two new penstocks that connect the existing 50-inch 
primary outlet pipes to a new 60-inch-diameter penstock via isolation 
valves to allow flow to be conveyed to the powerhouse from either or 
both outlet pipes; (2) a 45-foot-long by 45-foot-wide by 40-foot-high 
powerhouse containing a single Kaplan generating unit rated for 1.6 
megawatts at 60 feet of head; (3) a 20 to 40-foot-long tailrace channel 
that discharges water downstream of the existing outlet channel walls 
approximately 140 feet from the existing hollow jet valves; (4) a 
channel training wall consisting of either a sheet pile tied-back 
channel wall or a concrete cantilever type wall leaving the powerhouse 
on the landside of the tailrace channel; (5) a step-up transformer 
installed at the powerhouse generator in order to wheel power onto the 
grid; (6) a new 700-foot long 12-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to 
interconnect to an existing 12-kV transmission line owned by Liberty 
Utilities (the point of interconnection); and (7) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe proposes to develop the proposed 
project in conformance with the operation of Boca Dam by the Bureau of 
Reclamation under the terms of the Truckee River Operating Agreement 
(TROA) and would generate electricity using the existing flow releases 
under the terms of the TROA. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe does not 
propose to alter the timing, condition or the amount of releases from 
Boca Reservoir or impair any of the current functions supported by 
operation of this existing multi-purpose water resources project. The 
estimated annual generation of the Boca Hydroelectric Project would be 
3.5 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Ms. Donna Noel, Director of Natural Resources, 
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, P.O. Box 256, Nixon, Nevada 89424; phone: 
(775) 574-1000.
    FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott; phone: (202) 502-8963.
    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-14728-000.
    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-14728) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 12, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-03621 Filed 2-22-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

8954 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY interconnect to an existing 12-kV Dated: February 12, 2016. transmission line owned by Liberty Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Federal Energy Regulatory Utilities (the point of interconnection); Deputy Secretary. Commission and (7) appurtenant facilities. [FR Doc. 2016–03621 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] [Project No. 14728–000] The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe BILLING CODE 6717–01–P proposes to develop the proposed Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe; Notice of project in conformance with the Preliminary Permit Application operation of Boca Dam by the Bureau of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Reclamation under the terms of the Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Truckee River Operating Agreement Federal Energy Regulatory Competing Applications (TROA) and would generate electricity Commission On November 3, 2015, the Pyramid using the existing flow releases under Combined Notice of Filings #1 Lake Paiute Tribe filed an application the terms of the TROA. The Pyramid for a preliminary permit, pursuant to Lake Paiute Tribe does not propose to Take notice that the Commission section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act alter the timing, condition or the received the following electric corporate (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility amount of releases from Boca Reservoir filings: of the Boca Hydroelectric Project (Boca or impair any of the current functions Docket Numbers: EC16–52–000. Hydroelectric Project or project) to be supported by operation of this existing Applicants: Twin Eagle Resource located on the Bureau of Reclamation’s multi-purpose water resources project. Management, LLC, TERM Holdings, Boca Dam on the Little Truckee River, The estimated annual generation of the LLC. near the town of Truckee, Nevada Boca Hydroelectric Project would be 3.5 Description: Amendment to December County, California. The sole purpose of gigawatt-hours. 14, 2015 Application under FPA Section a preliminary permit, if issued, is to Applicant Contact: Ms. Donna Noel, 203 of Twin Eagle Resource grant the permit holder priority to file Director of Natural Resources, Pyramid Management, LLC, et al. a license application during the permit Lake Paiute Tribe, P.O. Box 256, Nixon, Filed Date: 2/12/16. term. A preliminary permit does not Nevada 89424; phone: (775) 574–1000. Accession Number: 20160212–5170. authorize the permit holder to perform FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott; phone: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/16. any land-disturbing activities or (202) 502–8963. Docket Numbers: EC16–70–000. otherwise enter upon lands or waters Applicants: Portsmouth Genco, LLC, Deadline for filing comments, motions owned by others without the owners’ Virginia Renewable Power— to intervene, competing applications express permission. Portsmouth, LLC. (without notices of intent), or notices of Description: Application for Boca Reservoir has a usable storage intent to file competing applications: 60 Authorization for Disposition of capacity of 40,900 acre-feet at the days from the issuance of this notice. Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for normal maximum elevation of 5,601 Competing applications and notices of Expedited Action of Portsmouth Genco, feet. The proposed project would utilize intent must meet the requirements of 18 LLC, et al. the existing intake structure in Boca CFR 4.36. Filed Date: 2/12/16. Reservoir and the two 375-foot long, 50- inch steel conduits. The existing 50- The Commission strongly encourages Accession Number: 20160212–5166. inch primary outlet pipes would be electronic filing. Please file comments, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/4/16. modified to remove the existing 42-inch motions to intervene, notices of intent, Docket Numbers: EC16–71–000. hollow jet valves and to add and competing applications using the Applicants: Prairie Breeze Wind bifurcations that would connect to the Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Energy III LLC. proposed new penstocks. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Description: Application for The proposed project would also Commenters can submit brief comments Authorization Under Section 203 of the consist of the following new facilities: up to 6,000 characters, without prior Federal Power Act and Request for (1) Two new penstocks that connect the registration, using the eComment system Waivers and Expedited Action of Prairie existing 50-inch primary outlet pipes to at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Breeze Wind Energy III LLC. a new 60-inch-diameter penstock via ecomment.asp. You must include your Filed Date: 2/12/16. isolation valves to allow flow to be name and contact information at the end Accession Number: 20160212–5168. conveyed to the powerhouse from either of your comments. For assistance, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/4/16. or both outlet pipes; (2) a 45-foot-long please contact FERC Online Support at Take notice that the Commission by 45-foot-wide by 40-foot-high FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) received the following electric rate powerhouse containing a single Kaplan 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 filings: generating unit rated for 1.6 megawatts (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Docket Numbers: ER10–2984–025. at 60 feet of head; (3) a 20 to 40-foot- send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Applicants: Merrill Lynch long tailrace channel that discharges Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Commodities, Inc. water downstream of the existing outlet First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Description: Notice of Non-Material channel walls approximately 140 feet The first page of any filing should Change in Status of Merrill Lynch from the existing hollow jet valves; (4) include docket number P–14728–000. Commodities, Inc. a channel training wall consisting of More information about this project, Filed Date: 2/11/16. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES either a sheet pile tied-back channel including a copy of the application, can Accession Number: 20160211–5242. wall or a concrete cantilever type wall be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/16. leaving the powerhouse on the landside link of Commission’s Web site at Docket Numbers: ER14–543–003. of the tailrace channel; (5) a step-up http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power transformer installed at the powerhouse elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number Corporation, New York Independent generator in order to wheel power onto (P–14728) in the docket number field to System Operator, Inc. the grid; (6) a new 700-foot long 12- access the document. For assistance, Description: Compliance filing: NMPC kilovolt (kV) transmission line to contact FERC Online Support. TSC formula compliance revisions to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Feb 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1


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