82 FR 22538 - Maysville Pumped Storage, 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 93 (May 16, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-09800 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 22538-22539] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09800] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14792-000] Maysville Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On July 1, 2016, Maysville Pumped Storage, 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 a hydropower project located on the Ohio River in Mason County, Kentucky. 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 be developed in three phases. In the final phase the following project would consist of: (1) A 15-foot-high, 40-foot-long concrete intake structure on the Ohio River; (2) two 10- foot-diameter, 1,050-foot-long steel pipes to supply water to the project; (3) a 135-foot-high, 500-foot-long earth fill or roller- compacted, concrete embankment dam surrounding; (4) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 20 acres and a storage capacity of 875 acre- feet; (5) five 12.5-foot to 18 foot-diameter, 2,800-foot-long penstocks; (6) a powerhouse 100-feet-below the lower reservoir containing five pump/generating units with a total capacity of 500 megawatts; (7) a lower reservoir established within an existing underground mine space with a surface area of 212 acres and a storage capacity of 9,540 acre-feet; and (8) a 10,500-foot-long, 230 kilo-volt transmission line to a point of interconnection with the PJM system. The project would have an [[Page 22539]] estimated average annual generation of 1,296,480 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise ID 83702. (208) 246-9925. FERC Contact: Chris Casey, [email protected], (202) 502- 8577. 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-14792-000. 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-14792) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: May 9, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-09800 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll obtain legal status by becoming a party should submit original and five copies
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact to the proceedings for this project of the protest or intervention to the
(202) 502–8659. should, on or before the comment date Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Questions regarding this application stated below, file with the Federal 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
may be directed to Kenneth Magyar, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 20426.
DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC, 333 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Technology Drive, Suite 255, a motion to intervene in accordance Time on May 30, 2017.
Canonsburg, PA 15317; Phone: (724) with the requirements of the
Dated: May 9, 2017.
416–7263. Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Specifically, DTE Midstream proposes Kimberly D. Bose,
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
13.19 miles of 12-inch diameter and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Secretary.
pipeline; installation of a new pig CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party [FR Doc. 2017–09805 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am]
receiver at the Birdsboro Facility; status will be placed on the service list BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
installation of one new meter site maintained by the Secretary of the
adjacent to the Texas Eastern right-of- Commission and will receive copies of
way, one new pig launcher at the Texas all documents filed by the applicant and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Eastern interconnect; two new taps on by all other parties. A party must submit
the Texas Eastern pipeline; and four five copies of filings made with the Federal Energy Regulatory
valves along the pipeline route spaced Commission and must mail a copy to Commission
to meet the requirements of the U.S. the applicant and to every other party in
Department of Transportation’s Pipeline the proceeding. Only parties to the [Project No. 14792–000]
and Hazardous Materials Safety proceeding can ask for court review of
Administration. DTE Midstream Commission orders in the proceeding. Maysville Pumped Storage, LLC;
requests Commission issue the However, a person does not have to Notice of Preliminary Permit
requested authorizations by December intervene in order to have comments Application Accepted for Filing and
15, 2017, in order to meet the June 30, considered. The second way to Soliciting Comments, Motions To
2018, proposed in-service date. The participate is by filing with the Intervene, and Competing Applications
total cost of the Project is estimated to Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
be approximately $47,276,982. On July 1, 2016, Maysville Pumped
possible, an original and two copies of
On October 28, 2016, the Commission Storage, LLC filed an application for a
comments in support of or in opposition
granted DTE Midstream’s request to preliminary permit, pursuant to section
to this project. The Commission will
utilize the Commission’s Pre-Filing 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
consider these comments in
Process and assigned Docket Number proposing to study the feasibility of a
determining the appropriate action to be
PF17–1–000 to staff activities involved hydropower project located on the Ohio
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
in the above referenced project. Now, as River in Mason County, Kentucky. The
will not serve to make the filer a party
of the filing of the May 1, 2017 to the proceeding. The Commission’s sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
application, the Pre-Filing Process for rules require that persons filing issued, is to grant the permit holder
this project has ended. From this time comments in opposition to the project priority to file a license application
forward, this proceeding will be provide copies of their protests only to during the permit term. A preliminary
conducted in Docket No. CP17–409– the party or parties directly involved in permit does not authorize the permit
000, as noted in the caption of this the protest. holder to perform any land-disturbing
Notice. Persons who wish to comment only activities or otherwise enter upon lands
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the on the environmental review of this or waters owned by others without the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, project should submit an original and owners’ express permission.
within 90 days of this Notice the two copies of their comments to the The proposed project would be
Commission staff will either: Complete Secretary of the Commission. developed in three phases. In the final
its environmental assessment (EA) and Environmental commentors will be phase the following project would
place it into the Commission’s public placed on the Commission’s consist of: (1) A 15-foot-high, 40-foot-
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or environmental mailing list, will receive long concrete intake structure on the
issue a Notice of Schedule for copies of the environmental documents, Ohio River; (2) two 10-foot-diameter,
Environmental Review. If a Notice of and will be notified of meetings 1,050-foot-long steel pipes to supply
Schedule for Environmental Review is associated with the Commission’s water to the project; (3) a 135-foot-high,
issued, it will indicate, among other environmental review process. 500-foot-long earth fill or roller-
milestones, the anticipated date for the Environmental commentors will not be compacted, concrete embankment dam
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA required to serve copies of filed surrounding; (4) an upper reservoir with
for this proposal. The filing of the EA documents on all other parties. a surface area of 20 acres and a storage
in the Commission’s public record for However, the non-party commentors capacity of 875 acre-feet; (5) five 12.5-
this proceeding or the issuance of a will not receive copies of all documents foot to 18 foot-diameter, 2,800-foot-long
Notice of Schedule for Environmental filed by other parties or issued by the penstocks; (6) a powerhouse 100-feet-
Review will serve to notify federal and Commission (except for the mailing of below the lower reservoir containing
state agencies of the timing for the environmental documents issued by the five pump/generating units with a total
capacity of 500 megawatts; (7) a lower
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completion of all necessary reviews, and Commission) and will not have the right
the subsequent need to complete all to seek court review of the reservoir established within an existing
federal authorizations within 90 days of Commission’s final order. underground mine space with a surface
the date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages area of 212 acres and a storage capacity
staff’s EA. electronic filings of comments, protests of 9,540 acre-feet; and (8) a 10,500-foot-
There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using long, 230 kilo-volt transmission line to
involved in the Commission’s review of the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. a point of interconnection with the PJM
this project. First, any person wishing to Persons unable to file electronically system. The project would have an
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estimated average annual generation of No. CP17–256–000, an application Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
1,296,480 megawatt-hours. pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the a motion to intervene in accordance
Shapiro, Gridflex Energy, LLC, 1210 W. Commission’s regulations, requesting with the requirements of the
Franklin St., Ste. 2, Boise ID 83702. authorization to (i) abandon in place the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
(208) 246–9925. Morgan City Compressor Station, which Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
FERC Contact: Chris Casey, consists of one 9,100 horsepower (hp) and the Regulations under the NGA (18
christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502– gas-fired turbine compressor unit, a CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
8577. compressor building, yard and station status will be placed on the service list
Deadline for filing comments, motions piping, and appurtenant auxiliary maintained by the Secretary of the
to intervene, competing applications facilities located in St. Mary Parish, Commission and will receive copies of
(without notices of intent), or notices of Louisiana, (ii) abandon in place one all documents filed by the applicant and
intent to file competing applications: 60 9,100 hp gas-fired turbine compressor by all other parties. A party must submit
days from the issuance of this notice. unit and its compressor building at the 14 copies of filings made with the
Competing applications and notices of Lafayette (also known as Youngsville) Commission and must mail a copy to
intent must meet the requirements of 18 Compressor Station, located in Lafayette the applicant and to every other party in
CFR 4.36. Parish, Louisiana, and (iii) relinquish the proceeding. Only parties to the
The Commission strongly encourages the firm design capacity associated with proceeding can ask for court review of
electronic filing. Please file comments, the facilities, all as more fully set forth Commission orders in the proceeding.
motions to intervene, notices of intent, in the application which is on file with However, a person does not have to
and competing applications using the the Commission and open to public intervene in order to have comments
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// inspection. This filing may also be considered. The second way to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. viewed on the Commission’s Web site at participate is by filing with the
Commenters can submit brief comments http://www.ferc.gov using the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
up to 6,000 characters, without prior ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket possible, an original and two copies of
registration, using the eComment system number, excluding the last three digits, comments in support of or in opposition
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ in the docket number field to access the to this project. The Commission will
ecomment.asp. You must include your document. For assistance, call (866) consider these comments in
name and contact information at the end 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. determining the appropriate action to be
of your comments. For assistance, Any questions regarding this taken, but the filing of a comment alone
please contact FERC Online Support at application should be directed to Kathy will not serve to make the filer a party
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) D. Fort, Manager, Certificates and to the proceeding. The Commission’s
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Tariffs, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC,
rules require that persons filing
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please 610 West Second Street, Owensboro,
comments in opposition to the project
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Kentucky 42301, or by calling (270)
provide copies of their protests only to
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 688–6825 (telephone) or (270) 688–6896
the party or parties directly involved in
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. (fax), kathy.fort@bwpmlp.com.
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the the protest.
The first page of any filing should Persons who wish to comment only
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
include docket number P–14792–000. on the environmental review of this
within 90 days of this Notice the
More information about this project, project should submit an original and
Commission staff will either: Complete
including a copy of the application, can two copies of their comments to the
its environmental assessment (EA) and
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ place it into the Commission’s public Secretary of the Commission.
link of Commission’s Web site at http:// record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or Environmental commenters will be
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. issue a Notice of Schedule for placed on the Commission’s
Enter the docket number (P–14792) in Environmental Review. If a Notice of environmental mailing list, will receive
the docket number field to access the Schedule for Environmental Review is copies of the environmental documents,
document. For assistance, contact FERC issued, it will indicate, among other and will be notified of meetings
Online Support. milestones, the anticipated date for the associated with the Commission’s
Dated: May 9, 2017. Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental review process.
Kimberly D. Bose, environmental impact statement (FEIS) Environmental commenters will not be
Secretary. or EA for this proposal. The filing of the required to serve copies of filed
EA in the Commission’s public record documents on all other parties.
[FR Doc. 2017–09800 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am]
for this proceeding or the issuance of a However, the non-party commenters
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Notice of Schedule for Environmental will not receive copies of all documents
Review will serve to notify federal and filed by other parties or issued by the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY state agencies of the timing for the Commission (except for the mailing of
completion of all necessary reviews, and environmental documents issued by the
Federal Energy Regulatory the subsequent need to complete all Commission) and will not have the right
Commission federal authorizations within 90 days of to seek court review of the
the date of issuance of the Commission Commission’s final order.
[Docket No. CP17–256–000] Motions to intervene, protests and
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staff’s FEIS or EA.
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice There are two ways to become comments may be filed electronically
of Application involved in the Commission’s review of via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18
this project. First, any person wishing to CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
Take notice that on April 26, 2017, obtain legal status by becoming a party instructions on the Commission’s Web
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas to the proceedings for this project site under the e-Filing link. The
Gas), 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, should, on or before the comment date Commission strongly encourages
Houston, Texas 77046, filed in Docket stated below, file with the Federal electronic filings.
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