82 FR 22137 - Advanced Hydropower, Inc.; 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 91 (May 12, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 91 (May 12, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-09677 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 91 (Friday, May 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 22137] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09677] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14837-000] Advanced Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On January 24, 2017, Advanced Hydropower, Inc. 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 McNary Dam Advanced Hydropower Project (project) to be located at U.S. Corps of Engineer's (Corps) McNary Dam near Plymouth in Benton County, Washington and Umatilla in Umatilla County, Oregon. The 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 use the Corps' existing spillway bays 1 and 2 at the McNary Dam, and would consist of the following new facilities: (1) A 110-foot-wide, 440-foot-high intake channel with gates and trash racks from the existing spillway bays 1 and 2 of the McNary Dam spillway; (2) a 38-foot-wide, 40-foot-high, 50-foot-long concrete penstock; (3) a 49-megawatt Alden turbine; (4) a draft tube discharging flows to the existing tailrace; (5) a 1.5-mile-long, 13.8- or 23-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting with the existing McNary Dam switchyard; and (6) appurtenant facilities.\1\ The estimated annual generation of the project would be 190 gigawatt-hours. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ In a letter filed on April 11, 2017, the Corps states it believes the Commission lacks jurisdiction over hydropower development at the McNary Dam. However, the Corps also states it does not oppose the issuance of a preliminary permit on operational grounds despite noting several potential concerns with the proposal. Compare Advanced Hydropower, Inc., 155 FERC ] 61,007 (2016) (denying preliminary permit application following Corps' February 8, 2016 comments opposing the project) and Loxbridge Partners, LLC, 156 FERC ] 62,163 (2016) (denying preliminary permit application following Corps' August 2, 2016 comments opposing the project and requesting that staff reject the permit application), with Rivertec Partners, LLC, 156 FERC ] 62,060 (2016) (issuing preliminary permit following Corps' April 13, 2016 comments that it has no objections to the permit application). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applicant Contact: Mr. Kurt Ross, Advanced Hydropower, Inc., 925 Fairgrounds Road, Goldendale, Washington 98620; phone: (509) 773-5650. FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone: (202) 502-6105. 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-14837-000. 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-14837) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: May 8, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-09677 Filed 5-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Filed Date: 5/5/17. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Fairgrounds Road, Goldendale,
Accession Number: 20170505–5149. Washington 98620; phone: (509) 773–
Federal Energy Regulatory 5650.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/17. Commission FERC Contact: Kim Nguyen; phone:
Docket Numbers: ER17–1553–000. (202) 502–6105.
[Project No. 14837–000]
Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, Deadline for filing comments, motions
LLC. Advanced Hydropower, Inc.; Notice of to intervene, competing applications
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: DEP- Preliminary Permit Application (without notices of intent), or notices of
Fayetteville RS No. 184 Revised PPA to Accepted for Filing and Soliciting intent to file competing applications: 60
be effective 7/1/2017. Comments, Motions To Intervene, and days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing Applications Competing applications and notices of
Filed Date: 5/5/17. intent must meet the requirements of 18
Accession Number: 20170505–5150. On January 24, 2017, Advanced CFR 4.36.
Hydropower, Inc. filed an application The Commission strongly encourages
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/17.
for a preliminary permit, pursuant to electronic filing. Please file comments,
Docket Numbers: ER17–1554–000. section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act motions to intervene, notices of intent,
Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility and competing applications using the
of the McNary Dam Advanced Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Hydropower Project (project) to be
Open Access Transmission Tariff www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
located at U.S. Corps of Engineer’s Commenters can submit brief comments
Housekeeping Revisions to be effective (Corps) McNary Dam near Plymouth in
5/8/2017. up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Benton County, Washington and registration, using the eComment system
Filed Date: 5/5/17. Umatilla in Umatilla County, Oregon. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Accession Number: 20170505–5152. The purpose of a preliminary permit, if ecomment.asp. You must include your
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/17. issued, is to grant the permit holder name and contact information at the end
priority to file a license application of your comments. For assistance,
Take notice that the Commission during the permit term. A preliminary please contact FERC Online Support at
received the following qualifying permit does not authorize the permit FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
facility filings: holder to perform any land-disturbing 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Docket Numbers: QF16–823–000. activities or otherwise enter upon lands (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
or waters owned by others without the send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Applicants: Gloversville-Johnstown owners’ express permission.
Joint Wastewater. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
The proposed project would use the First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Description: Refund Report of Corps’ existing spillway bays 1 and 2 at The first page of any filing should
Gloversville-Johnstown Joint the McNary Dam, and would consist of include docket number P–14837–000.
Wastewater Treatment Facility. the following new facilities: (1) A 110- More information about this project,
Filed Date: 5/1/17. foot-wide, 440-foot-high intake channel including a copy of the application, can
with gates and trash racks from the be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Accession Number: 20170501–5492.
existing spillway bays 1 and 2 of the link of Commission’s Web site at http://
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/22/17. McNary Dam spillway; (2) a 38-foot- www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
The filings are accessible in the wide, 40-foot-high, 50-foot-long Enter the docket number (P–14837) in
Commission’s eLibrary system by concrete penstock; (3) a 49-megawatt the docket number field to access the
clicking on the links or querying the Alden turbine; (4) a draft tube document. For assistance, contact FERC
docket number. discharging flows to the existing Online Support.
tailrace; (5) a 1.5-mile-long, 13.8- or 23-
Any person desiring to intervene or Dated: May 8, 2017.
kilovolt transmission line
protest in any of the above proceedings Kimberly D. Bose,
interconnecting with the existing
must file in accordance with Rules 211 Secretary.
McNary Dam switchyard; and (6)
and 214 of the Commission’s
appurtenant facilities.1 The estimated [FR Doc. 2017–09677 Filed 5–11–17; 8:45 am]
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
annual generation of the project would BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
be 190 gigawatt-hours.
time on the specified comment date. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kurt Ross,
Protests may be considered, but Advanced Hydropower, Inc., 925 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding. 1 In a letter filed on April 11, 2017, the Corps Federal Energy Regulatory
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed states it believes the Commission lacks jurisdiction Commission
information relating to filing over hydropower development at the McNary Dam.
However, the Corps also states it does not oppose [Project No. 2684–010]
requirements, interventions, protests, the issuance of a preliminary permit on operational
service, and qualifying facilities filings grounds despite noting several potential concerns Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice of
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ with the proposal. Compare Advanced Hydropower, Application Tendered for Filing With
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Inc., 155 FERC ¶ 61,007 (2016) (denying
preliminary permit application following Corps’
the Commission and Establishing
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other information, call (866) 208–3676 February 8, 2016 comments opposing the project) Procedural Schedule for Licensing and
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. and Loxbridge Partners, LLC, 156 FERC ¶ 62,163 Deadline for Submission of Final
(2016) (denying preliminary permit application Amendments
Dated: May 5, 2017. following Corps’ August 2, 2016 comments
Kimberly D. Bose, opposing the project and requesting that staff reject Take notice that the following
Secretary. the permit application), with Rivertec Partners, LLC,
156 FERC ¶ 62,060 (2016) (issuing preliminary
hydroelectric application has been filed
[FR Doc. 2017–09622 Filed 5–11–17; 8:45 am] permit following Corps’ April 13, 2016 comments with the Commission and is available
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P that it has no objections to the permit application). for public inspection.
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