82 FR 11569 - Merchant Hydro Developers, 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 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-03592

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14824-000]


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

    On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro Developers, 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 
Girard Estate Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located near Zerbe 
Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. 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) A new 
upper reservoir with a surface area of 90 acres and a storage capacity 
of 1,350 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 1,400 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of a new 
roller-compacted concrete or rock-filled dam; (2) a new lower 
reservoir, including an existing abandoned mine pit, with a surface 
area of 25 acres and a storage capacity of 1,620 acre-feet at a surface 
elevation of 1,000 feet msl; (3) a new 2,242-foot-long, 48-inch-
diameter penstock connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a new 
150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse containing two 
turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 44 megawatts; 
(5) a new 10,000-foot-long transmission line connecting the powerhouse 
to the Sunbury-Eldred-Frackville 230-kilovolt circuit owned by PPL 
Corporation; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would 
have an annual generation of 161,587 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 
5710 Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; phone: 267-254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
    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-14824-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can

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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-14824) in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 17, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-03592 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am]
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Dated: February 16, 2017. Filed Date: 2/16/17. any land-disturbing activities or
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Accession Number: 20170216–5145. otherwise enter upon lands or waters
Deputy Secretary. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/17. owned by others without the owners’
[FR Doc. 2017–03567 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] Docket Numbers: ER17–982–000. express permission.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Applicants: PJM Interconnection, The proposed project would consist of
L.L.C. the following: (1) A new upper reservoir
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: with a surface area of 90 acres and a
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Amendment to Service Agreement Nos. storage capacity of 1,350 acre-feet at a
3086 and 4118, Queue No. M24 to Sch. surface elevation of approximately 1,400
Federal Energy Regulatory B, C, F to be effective 2/14/2017. feet above mean sea level (msl) created
Commission Filed Date: 2/16/17. through construction of a new roller-
Accession Number: 20170216–5160. compacted concrete or rock-filled dam;
Combined Notice of Filings #2 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/17. (2) a new lower reservoir, including an
The filings are accessible in the existing abandoned mine pit, with a
Take notice that the Commission
Commission’s eLibrary system by surface area of 25 acres and a storage
received the following electric rate
clicking on the links or querying the capacity of 1,620 acre-feet at a surface
filings:
docket number. elevation of 1,000 feet msl; (3) a new
Docket Numbers: ER17–976–000. 2,242-foot-long, 48-inch-diameter
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings penstock connecting the upper and
Inc. lower reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s long, 50-foot-wide, 25-foot-high
Attachment AQ Revisions Addressing powerhouse containing two turbine-
Non-Material Delivery Point Changes to Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern generator units with a total rated
be effective 4/17/2017. capacity of 44 megawatts; (5) a new
Filed Date: 2/16/17. time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but 10,000-foot-long transmission line
Accession Number: 20170216–5074. connecting the powerhouse to the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/17. intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding. Sunbury-Eldred-Frackville 230-kilovolt
Docket Numbers: ER17–977–000. circuit owned by PPL Corporation; and
Applicants: Southern California eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
Edison Company. project would have an annual
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: GIA requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings generation of 161,587 megawatt-hours.
& DSA Oak Creek I Project SA Nos. 948– Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
949 to be effective 2/1/2017. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
Filed Date: 2/16/17. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
Accession Number: 20170216–5078. other information, call (866) 208–3676
phone: 267–254–6107.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/17. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:
Docket Numbers: ER17–978–000. Dated: February 16, 2017. (202) 502–6336.
Applicants: Southern California Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deadline for filing comments, motions
Edison Company. Deputy Secretary. to intervene, competing applications
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: GIA [FR Doc. 2017–03564 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] (without notices of intent), or notices of
& DSA Oak Creek II Project SA Nos. intent to file competing applications: 60
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
946–947 to be effective 2/1/2017. days from the issuance of this notice.
Filed Date: 2/16/17. Competing applications and notices of
Accession Number: 20170216–5079. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY intent must meet the requirements of 18
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/17. CFR 4.36.
Docket Numbers: ER17–979–000. Federal Energy Regulatory The Commission strongly encourages
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Commission electronic filing. Please file comments,
L.L.C. motions to intervene, notices of intent,
[Project No. 14824–000]
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: and competing applications using the
Original ISA SA No. 4618, Queue Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Position AB1–150 to be effective Notice of Preliminary Permit www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
1/17/2017. Application Accepted for Filing and Commenters can submit brief comments
Filed Date: 2/16/17. Soliciting Comments, Motions To up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Accession Number: 20170216–5118. registration, using the eComment system
Intervene, and Competing Applications
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/17. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Docket Numbers: ER17–980–000. On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro ecomment.asp. You must include your
Applicants: Alliant Energy Corporate Developers, LLC, filed an application for name and contact information at the end
Services, Inc. a preliminary permit, pursuant to of your comments. For assistance,
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act please contact FERC Online Support at
AECS Updated Rate Schedule 2 to be (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
effective 4/17/2017. of the Girard Estate Pumped Storage 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
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Filed Date: 2/16/17. Hydro Project to be located near Zerbe (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
Accession Number: 20170216–5126. Township in Northumberland County, send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/9/17. Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Docket Numbers: ER17–981–000. preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Applicants: PacifiCorp. the permit holder priority to file a The first page of any filing should
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: license application during the permit include docket number P–14824–000.
WAPA NITSA Rev 5 to be effective term. A preliminary permit does not More information about this project,
2/1/2017. authorize the permit holder to perform including a copy of the application, can

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be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link to log on and submit the neither the FERC–549D nor the FERC–
link of Commission’s Web site at http:// intervention or protests. 733 and is making this notation in its
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Persons unable to file electronically submittal to OMB.
Enter the docket number (P–14824) in should submit an original and 5 copies DATES: Comments on the collection of
the docket number field to access the of the intervention or protest to the information are due by March 27, 2017.
document. For assistance, contact FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
Online Support. 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC identified by the OMB Control No.
Dated: February 17, 2017. 20426. 1902–0253 (FERC–549D) and 1902–
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
The filings in the above proceeding 0271 (FERC–733) should be sent via
are accessible in the Commission’s email to the Office of Information and
Deputy Secretary.
eLibrary system by clicking on the Regulatory Affairs: oira_submission@
[FR Doc. 2017–03592 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
appropriate link in the above list. They omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P are also available for review in the Regulatory Commission Desk Officer.
Commission’s Public Reference Room in The Desk Officer may also be reached
Washington, DC. There is an via telephone at 202–395–4718.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
eSubscription link on the Web site that A copy of the comments should also
Federal Energy Regulatory enables subscribers to receive email be sent to the Commission, in Docket
Commission notification when a document is added No. IC17–2–000, by either of the
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance following methods:
[Docket No. EL17–48–000] with any FERC Online service, please • eFiling at Commission’s Web site:
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Consumers Energy Company; Notice call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY,
of Petition for Declaratory Order efiling.asp.
call (202) 502–8659. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Take notice that on February 16, 2017, Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
pursuant to Rule 207 of the Federal on March 20, 2017. Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Energy Regulatory Commission’s Dated: February 17, 2017. Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
(Commission) Rules of Practice and Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Instructions: All submissions must be
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2), formatted and filed in accordance with
Deputy Secretary.
Consumers Energy Company submission guidelines at: http://
[FR Doc. 2017–03589 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
(Consumers Energy) filed a petition www.ferc.gov/help/submission-
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
seeking to terminate a long-standing guide.asp. For user assistance contact
controversy, and to remove uncertainty, FERC Online Support by email at
between Consumers Energy and ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Michigan Electric Transmission at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
Company regarding the ownership of Federal Energy Regulatory 502–8659 for TTY.
Consumer Energy current transmission Commission Docket: Users interested in receiving
assets, as more fully explained in the automatic notification of activity in this
petition. [Docket No. IC17–2–000] docket or in viewing/downloading
Any person desiring to intervene or to comments and issuances in this docket
Commission Information Collection may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
protest in this proceeding must file in
Activities (FERC–549D & FERC–733); filing/docs-filing.asp.
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
Comment Request
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Ellen Brown may be reached by email
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Commission, DOE. at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
time on the specified comment date. ACTION: Comment request. telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
Protests will be considered by the at (202) 273–0873.
Commission in determining the SUMMARY: In compliance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
appropriate action to be taken, but will requirements of the Paperwork Type of Request: Three-year extension
not serve to make protestants parties to Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal of the information collection
the proceeding. Any person wishing to Energy Regulatory Commission requirements for all collections
become a party must file a notice of (Commission or FERC) is submitting its described below with no changes to the
intervention or motion to intervene, as information collection [FERC–549D current reporting requirements. Please
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or (Quarterly Transportation and Storage note that each collection is distinct from
protests must be filed on or before the Report for Interstate Gas and Hinshaw the next.
comment date. Anyone filing a motion Pipelines) and FERC–733 (Demand Comments: Comments are invited on:
to intervene or protest must serve a copy Response/Time-Based Rate Programs (1) Whether the collections of
of that document on the Petitioner. and Advanced Metering)] to the Office information are necessary for the proper
The Commission encourages of Management and Budget (OMB) for performance of the functions of the
electronic submission of protests and review of the information collection Commission, including whether the
interventions in lieu of paper, using the requirements. Any interested person information will have practical utility;
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

FERC Online links at http:// may file comments directly with OMB (2) the accuracy of the agency’s
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic and should address a copy of those estimates of the burden and cost of the
service, persons with Internet access comments to the Commission as collections of information, including the
who will eFile a document and/or be explained below. The Commission validity of the methodology and
listed as a contact for an intervenor previously issued a Notice in the assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
must create and validate an Federal Register (81 FR 91160, 12/16/ the quality, utility and clarity of the
eRegistration account using the 2016) requesting public comments. The information collections; and (4) ways to
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Commission received no comments on minimize the burden of the collections

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82 FR 11569 - Merchant Hydro Developers, 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 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission