81 FR 93909 - Island Hydroelectric Project; 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 246 (December 22, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-30852

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14805-000]


Island Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Preliminary Permit 
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On November 14, 2016, Island in the Sky 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 
Island Hydroelectric Project (Island Project) to be located on the 
Blackstone River, in Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island. 
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: (1) The existing 10-foot-
high, 156-foot-long stone block dam with provisions for 12-inch-high 
flashboards; (2) an existing 26-acre impoundment with a storage 
capacity of 120-acre-feet and a normal maximum water surface elevation 
of 34.9 feet (National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929); (3) an 
existing trashrack and 14- to 40-foot-wide, 70-foot-long forebay; (4) 
an existing concrete and steel, 40-foot-wide, 70-foot-long powerhouse 
containing one turbine-generator unit with an installed capacity of 700 
kilowatts; (5) a proposed 300-foot-long, 15-kilovolt transmission line 
connecting the powerhouse to the National Grid distribution system; and 
(6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the 
Island Project would be about 4,360 megawatt-hours. The existing dam 
and appurtenant works are owned by the State of Rhode Island.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald L. Johnson, Island in the Sky Hydro, 
LLC, PO Box 193, Thorndike, MA 01079; phone: (413) 883-7468.
    FERC Contact: Patrick Crile; phone: (202) 502-8042 or email: 
[email protected].
    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-14805-000.
    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-14805) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Online service, please email PO Box 193, Thorndike, MA 01079;
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call phone: (413) 883–7468.
Federal Energy Regulatory (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call FERC Contact: Patrick Crile; phone:
Commission (202) 502–8659. (202) 502–8042 or email: Patrick.Crile@
[Docket No. ER17–556–000] Dated: December 16, 2016. ferc.gov.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deadline for filing comments, motions
Grady Wind Energy Center, LLC: to intervene, competing applications
Deputy Secretary.
Supplemental Notice That Initial (without notices of intent), or notices of
[FR Doc. 2016–30841 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am]
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes intent to file competing applications: 60
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P days from the issuance of this notice.
Request For Blanket Section 204
Authorization Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
This is a supplemental notice in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
CFR 4.36.
above-referenced proceeding of Grady The Commission strongly encourages
Wind Energy Center, LLC‘s application Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission electronic filing. Please file comments,
for market-based rate authority, with an motions to intervene, notices of intent,
accompanying rate tariff, noting that and competing applications using the
such application includes a request for [Project No. 14805–000]
Commission’s eFiling system at http://
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
part 34, of future issuances of securities Island Hydroelectric Project; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Commenters can submit brief comments
and assumptions of liability. up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Any person desiring to intervene or to Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and registration, using the eComment system
protest should file with the Federal
Competing Applications at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
ecomment.asp. You must include your
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
On November 14, 2016, Island in the name and contact information at the end
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
Sky Hydro, LLC, filed an application for of your comments. For assistance,
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
a preliminary permit, pursuant to please contact FERC Online Support at
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of the Island Hydroelectric Project (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the (Island Project) to be located on the send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
deadline for filing protests with regard Blackstone River, in Central Falls, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
to the applicant’s request for blanket Providence County, Rhode Island. The First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if The first page of any filing should
future issuances of securities and issued, is to grant the permit holder include docket number P–14805–000.
assumptions of liability, is January 5, priority to file a license application More information about this project,
2017. during the permit term. A preliminary including a copy of the application, can
The Commission encourages permit does not authorize the permit be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
electronic submission of protests and holder to perform any land-disturbing link of Commission’s Web site at http://
interventions in lieu of paper, using the activities or otherwise enter upon lands www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
FERC Online links at http:// or waters owned by others without the Enter the docket number (P–14805) in
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic owners’ express permission. the docket number field to access the
service, persons with Internet access The proposed project would consist document. For assistance, contact FERC
who will eFile a document and/or be of: (1) The existing 10-foot-high, 156- Online Support.
listed as a contact for an intervenor foot-long stone block dam with Dated: December 16, 2016.
must create and validate an provisions for 12-inch-high flashboards; Kimberly D. Bose,
eRegistration account using the (2) an existing 26-acre impoundment Secretary.
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling with a storage capacity of 120-acre-feet
[FR Doc. 2016–30852 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am]
link to log on and submit the and a normal maximum water surface
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
intervention or protests. elevation of 34.9 feet (National Geodetic
Persons unable to file electronically Vertical Datum of 1929); (3) an existing
should submit an original and 5 copies trashrack and 14- to 40-foot-wide, 70- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
of the intervention or protest to the foot-long forebay; (4) an existing
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, concrete and steel, 40-foot-wide, 70- Federal Energy Regulatory
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC foot-long powerhouse containing one Commission
20426. turbine-generator unit with an installed
The filings in the above-referenced capacity of 700 kilowatts; (5) a proposed [Docket No. ER17–553–000]
proceeding are accessible in the 300-foot-long, 15-kilovolt transmission
Niles Valley Energy LLC; Supplemental
Commission’s eLibrary system by line connecting the powerhouse to the
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
clicking on the appropriate link in the National Grid distribution system; and
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
above list. They are also available for (6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Section 204 Authorization
electronic review in the Commission’s annual generation of the Island Project
Public Reference Room in Washington, would be about 4,360 megawatt-hours. This is a supplemental notice in the
DC. There is an eSubscription link on The existing dam and appurtenant above-referenced proceeding of Niles
the Web site that enables subscribers to works are owned by the State of Rhode Valley Energy LLC‘s application for
receive email notification when a Island. market-based rate authority, with an
document is added to a subscribed Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald L. accompanying rate tariff, noting that
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Johnson, Island in the Sky Hydro, LLC, such application includes a request for

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81 FR 93909 - Island Hydroelectric Project; 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 246 (December 22, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission