82_FR_16885 82 FR 16820 - Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

82 FR 16820 - 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 65 (April 6, 2017)

Page Range16820-16820
FR Document2017-06837

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 16820]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06837]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14815-000]


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

    On January 10, 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 
Richmondale Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project to be located near the 
town of Simpson in Lackawanna and Wayne Counties, 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 260 acres and a storage capacity 
of 3,900 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,000 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of new roller-
compacted concrete or rock-filled dams and/or dikes; (2) excavating a 
new lower reservoir with a surface area of 75 acres and a total storage 
capacity of 5,625 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 1,450 feet msl; 
(3) a new 6,710-foot-long, 48-inch-diameter penstock connecting the 
upper and lower reservoirs; (5) a new 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide 
powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units with a total rated 
capacity of 230 megawatts; (6) a new transmission line connecting the 
powerhouse to a nearby electric grid interconnection point with options 
to evaluate multiple grid interconnection locations; and (7) 
appurtenant facilities. Possible initial fill water and make-up water 
would come from the Lackawanna River. The proposed project would have 
an annual generation of 676,873 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 
5710 Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; phone: (267) 254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: (202) 502-6096.
    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-14815-000.
    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-14815) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: March 30, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-06837 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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16820 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 65 / Thursday, April 6, 2017 / Notices Interconnection, L.L.C. Holdings, LLC upper and lower reservoirs; (5) a new Docket No. ER15–1387, PJM Docket No. ER17–1138, PJM 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse Interconnection, L.L.C. Interconnection, L.L.C. containing two turbine-generator units Docket Nos. ER15–2562, ER15–2563, Docket No. ER17–1236, PJM with a total rated capacity of 230 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Interconnection, L.L.C. megawatts; (6) a new transmission line Docket Nos. EL16–6, ER16–121, PJM Docket No. ER17–1306, PJM connecting the powerhouse to a nearby Interconnection, L.L.C. Interconnection, L.L.C. electric grid interconnection point with Docket No. EL16–49, Calpine For additional meeting information, options to evaluate multiple grid Corporation, et. al., v. PJM see: http://www.pjm.com/committees- interconnection locations; and (7) Interconnection, L.L.C. and-groups.aspx and http:// appurtenant facilities. Possible initial Docket Nos. EL16–71, ER17–179, www.pjm.com/Calendar.aspx. fill water and make-up water would Monongahela Power Company, et. The meetings are open to come from the Lackawanna River. The al., PPL Electric Utilities stakeholders. For more information, proposed project would have an annual Corporation contact Valerie Martin, Office of Energy Docket Nos. EL16–96, ER16–736, generation of 676,873 megawatt-hours. Market Regulation, Federal Energy ER16–2401, PJM Interconnection, Regulatory Commission at (202) 502– Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, L.L.C. 6139 or Valerie.Martin@ferc.gov. Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710 Docket No. ER16–453, PJM Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; Dated: March 31, 2017. Interconnection, L.L.C., and phone: (267) 254–6107. Northeast Transmission Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: Development, LLC (202) 502–6096. Docket No. EL17–22, Independent [FR Doc. 2017–06844 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] Market Monitor for PJM BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Deadline for filing comments, motions Interconnection, L.L.C. v. American to intervene, competing applications Electric Power Corporation (without notices of intent), or notices of Docket No. EL17–31, Northern Illinois DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY intent to file competing applications: 60 Municipal Power Agency v. PJM days from the issuance of this notice. Interconnection, L.L.C. Federal Energy Regulatory Competing applications and notices of Docket No. EL17–32, Old Dominion Commission intent must meet the requirements of 18 Electric Cooperative v. PJM [Project No. 14815–000] CFR 4.36. Interconnection, L.L.C. The Commission strongly encourages Docket No. EL17–36, Advanced Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; electronic filing. Please file comments, Energy Management Alliance v. Notice of Preliminary Permit motions to intervene, notices of intent, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Application Accepted for Filing and and competing applications using the Docket No. EL17–37, American Soliciting Comments, Motions To Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Municipal Power, Inc. v. PJM Intervene, and Competing Applications www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Interconnection, L.L.C. Docket No. ER17–211, Mid-Atlantic On January 10, 2017, Merchant Hydro Commenters can submit brief comments Interstate Transmission, LLC Developers, LLC, filed an application for up to 6,000 characters, without prior Docket Nos. ER17–214, ER17–216, a preliminary permit, pursuant to registration, using the eComment system PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Docket No. ER17–217, PJM (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility ecomment.asp. You must include your Interconnection, L.L.C. of the Richmondale Pumped Storage name and contact information at the end Docket No. ER17–335, PJM Hydroelectric Project to be located near of your comments. For assistance, Interconnection, L.L.C. the town of Simpson in Lackawanna please contact FERC Online Support at Docket No. ER17–367, PJM and Wayne Counties, Pennsylvania. The FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Interconnection, L.L.C. sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Docket Nos. ER17–718, ER17–729, issued, is to grant the permit holder (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., priority to file a license application send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Midcontinent Independent System during the permit term. A preliminary Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Operator, Inc. permit does not authorize the permit First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Docket No. ER17–725, PJM holder to perform any land-disturbing The first page of any filing should Interconnection, L.L.C. activities or otherwise enter upon lands include docket number P–14815–000. Docket Nos. ER17–753, PJM or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. More information about this project, Interconnection, L.L.C. Docket No. ER17–775, PJM The proposed project would consist of including a copy of the application, can Interconnection, L.L.C. the following: (1) A new upper reservoir be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ Docket No. ER17–905, New York with a surface area of 260 acres and a link of the Commission’s Web site at Independent System Operator, Inc. storage capacity of 3,900 acre-feet at a http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. surface elevation of approximately 2,000 elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number Docket No. ER17–934, PJM feet above mean sea level (msl) created (P–14815) in the docket number field to through construction of new roller- access the document. For assistance, mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Interconnection, L.L.C. Docket No. ER17–950, PJM compacted concrete or rock-filled dams contact FERC Online Support. Interconnection, L.L.C. and/or dikes; (2) excavating a new lower Dated: March 30, 2017. Docket No. ER17–1016, PJM reservoir with a surface area of 75 acres Kimberly D. Bose, Interconnection, L.L.C. and a total storage capacity of 5,625 Docket No. ER17–1057, PJM acre-feet at a surface elevation of 1,450 Secretary. Interconnection, L.L.C. feet msl; (3) a new 6,710-foot-long, 48- [FR Doc. 2017–06837 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] Docket No. ER17–1083, RC Cape May inch-diameter penstock connecting the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Apr 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1


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