82 FR 17234 - 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 67 (April 10, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-07089

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14823-000]


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 
Bacon Ridge Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located near Snyder 
Township in Blair 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 110 acres and a storage capacity 
of 1,650 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,480 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of a new 
roller-compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) a new lower reservoir 
with a surface area of 43 acres and a storage capacity of 1,980 acre-
feet at a surface elevation of 1,620 feet msl; (3) a new 4,840-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 116 megawatts; (5) a new 4,824-foot-long transmission line 
connecting the powerhouse to the Sandy Ridge Wind Farm 115/34.5-
kilovolt circuit; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project 
would have an annual generation of 424,616 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-14823-000.
    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-14823) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: April 4, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Filed Date: 03/31/2017. feet above mean sea level (msl) created Dated: April 4, 2017.
Accession Number: 20170331–5461. through construction of a new roller- Kimberly D. Bose,
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) Secretary.
Time on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. a new lower reservoir with a surface [FR Doc. 2017–07089 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am]
The filings are accessible in the area of 43 acres and a storage capacity BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Commission’s eLibrary system by of 1,980 acre-feet at a surface elevation
clicking on the links or querying the of 1,620 feet msl; (3) a new 4,840-foot-
docket number. long, 48-inch-diameter penstock DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Any person desiring to intervene or connecting the upper and lower
protest in any of the above proceedings reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 50- Federal Energy Regulatory
must file in accordance with Rules 211 foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse Commission
and 214 of the Commission’s containing two turbine-generator units [Docket No. EL17–59–000]
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and with a total rated capacity of 116
§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern megawatts; (5) a new 4,824-foot-long Joint California Complainants v.
time on the specified comment date. transmission line connecting the Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
Protests may be considered, but powerhouse to the Sandy Ridge Wind Notice of Complaint
intervention is necessary to become a Farm 115/34.5-kilovolt circuit; and (6) Take notice that on March 31, 2017,
party to the proceeding. appurtenant facilities. The proposed pursuant to sections 206 and 212 of the
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed project would have an annual Federal Energy Regulatory
information relating to filing generation of 424,616 megawatt-hours. Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
requirements, interventions, protests,
Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206
service, and qualifying facilities filings
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710 and 385.212 (2016) and section 206 of
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e)
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
phone: 267–254–6107. (2012), Joint California Complainants
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(Complainant) 1 filed a formal complaint
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:
against Pacific Gas and Electric
Dated: April 3, 2017. (202) 502–6336. Company (PG&E or Respondent)
Kimberly D. Bose, Deadline for filing comments, motions requesting that the Commission launch
Secretary. to intervene, competing applications an investigation into PG&E’s
[FR Doc. 2017–07039 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] (without notices of intent), or notices of Transmission Owner rates and establish
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P intent to file competing applications: 60 the earliest possible refund effective
days from the issuance of this notice. date, all as more fully explained in the
Competing applications and notices of complaint.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY intent must meet the requirements of 18 The Complainants states that a copy
CFR 4.36. of the complaint has been served on the
Federal Energy Regulatory Respondent.
Commission The Commission strongly encourages
Any person desiring to intervene or to
electronic filing. Please file comments,
[Project No. 14823–000] protest this filing must file in
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
and competing applications using the the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC;
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Protests will be considered by the
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Commenters can submit brief comments Commission in determining the
Intervene, and Competing Applications up to 6,000 characters, without prior appropriate action to be taken, but will
registration, using the eComment system not serve to make protestants parties to
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the proceeding. Any person wishing to
Developers, LLC, filed an application for ecomment.asp. You must include your become a party must file a notice of
a preliminary permit, pursuant to name and contact information at the end intervention or motion to intervene, as
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act of your comments. For assistance, appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility please contact FERC Online Support at and all interventions, or protests must
of the Bacon Ridge Pumped Storage FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) be filed on or before the comment date.
Hydro Project to be located near Snyder 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 The Respondent’s answer, motions to
Township in Blair County, (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please intervene, and protests must be served
Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal on the Complainants.
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 The Commission encourages
the permit holder priority to file a First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. electronic submission of protests and
license application during the permit The first page of any filing should interventions in lieu of paper using the
term. A preliminary permit does not include docket number P–14823–000. ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
authorize the permit holder to perform Persons unable to file electronically
any land-disturbing activities or More information about this project,
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including a copy of the application, can should submit an original and 5 copies
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’ be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 1 The Joint Californian Complainants include the
express permission. link of Commission’s Web site at http:// following parties: The Transmission Agency of
The proposed project would consist of www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Northern California; the City of Santa Clara,
the following: (1) A new upper reservoir Enter the docket number (P–14823) in California; the M–S–R Public Power Agency; the
the docket number field to access the State Water Contractors; the California Public
with a surface area of 110 acres and a Utilities Commission; the Modesto Irrigation
storage capacity of 1,650 acre-feet at a document. For assistance, contact FERC District; and the Sacramento Municipal Utility
surface elevation of approximately 2,480 Online Support. District.

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82 FR 17234 - 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 67 (April 10, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission