82 FR 25282 - 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 104 (June 1, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11276

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14819-000]


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 
Allamuchy Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project to be located near the 
town of Budd Lake, New Jersey in Morris County, New Jersey. 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 70 acres and a storage capacity 
of 1,050 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 1,150 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of new roller-
compacted concrete or rock-filled dam; (2) excavating a new lower 
reservoir with a surface area of 39 acres and a total storage capacity 
of 1,260 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 780 feet msl; (3) a new 
1,328-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 
32 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 Musconetcong River. The proposed project would have an annual 
generation of 116,253 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-14819-000.
    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-14819) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: May 25, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ The filings in the above-referenced long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For proceeding are accessible in the containing two turbine-generator units
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Commission’s eLibrary system by with a total rated capacity of 32
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. clicking on the appropriate link in the megawatts; (6) a new transmission line
Dated: May 25, 2017. above list. They are also available for connecting the powerhouse to a nearby
Kimberly D. Bose,
electronic review in the Commission’s electric grid interconnection point with
Public Reference Room in Washington, options to evaluate multiple grid
Secretary.
DC. There is an eSubscription link on interconnection locations; and (7)
[FR Doc. 2017–11270 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]
the Web site that enables subscribers to appurtenant facilities. Possible initial
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P receive email notification when a fill water and make-up water would
document is added to a subscribed come from the Musconetcong River. The
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC proposed project would have an annual
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Online service, please email
generation of 116,253 megawatt-hours.
Federal Energy Regulatory FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
Commission
(202) 502–8659. Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
[Docket No. ER17–1672–000]
Dated: May 25, 2017.
Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
phone: (267) 254–6107.
Supplemental Notice That Initial Kimberly D. Bose,
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Secretary. FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone:
Request for Blanket Section 204 [FR Doc. 2017–11273 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am] (202) 502–6096.
Authorization: Gulf Coast Solar Center BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Deadline for filing comments, motions
III, LLC to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
This is a supplemental notice in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY intent to file competing applications: 60
above-referenced proceeding of Gulf
Coast Solar Center III, LLC’s application days from the issuance of this notice.
Federal Energy Regulatory
for market-based rate authority, with an Competing applications and notices of
Commission
accompanying rate tariff, noting that intent must meet the requirements of 18
such application includes a request for [Project No. 14819–000] CFR 4.36.
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; The Commission strongly encourages
part 34, of future issuances of securities Notice of Preliminary Permit electronic filing. Please file comments,
and assumptions of liability. Application Accepted for Filing and motions to intervene, notices of intent,
Any person desiring to intervene or to Soliciting Comments, Motions To and competing applications using the
protest should file with the Federal Intervene, and Competing Applications Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro Commenters can submit brief comments
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 Developers, LLC, filed an application for up to 6,000 characters, without prior
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice a preliminary permit, pursuant to registration, using the eComment system
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility ecomment.asp. You must include your
intervene or protest must serve a copy of the Allamuchy Pumped Storage
name and contact information at the end
of that document on the Applicant. Hydroelectric Project to be located near
of your comments. For assistance,
Notice is hereby given that the the town of Budd Lake, New Jersey in
please contact FERC Online Support at
deadline for filing protests with regard Morris County, New Jersey. The sole
to the applicant’s request for blanket purpose of a preliminary permit, if FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of issued, is to grant the permit holder 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
future issuances of securities and priority to file a license application (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
assumptions of liability, is June 14, during the permit term. A preliminary send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
2017. permit does not authorize the permit Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
The Commission encourages holder to perform any land-disturbing First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
electronic submission of protests and activities or otherwise enter upon lands The first page of any filing should
interventions in lieu of paper, using the or waters owned by others without the include docket number P–14819–000.
FERC Online links at http:// owners’ express permission. More information about this project,
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic The proposed project would consist of including a copy of the application, can
service, persons with Internet access the following: (1) A new upper reservoir be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
who will eFile a document and/or be with a surface area of 70 acres and a link of the Commission’s Web site at
listed as a contact for an intervenor storage capacity of 1,050 acre-feet at a http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
must create and validate an surface elevation of approximately 1,150 elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
eRegistration account using the feet above mean sea level (msl) created (P–14819) in the docket number field to
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling through construction of new roller-
access the document. For assistance,
link to log on and submit the compacted concrete or rock-filled dam;
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contact FERC Online Support.
intervention or protests. (2) excavating a new lower reservoir
Persons unable to file electronically with a surface area of 39 acres and a Dated: May 25, 2017.
should submit an original and 5 copies total storage capacity of 1,260 acre-feet Kimberly D. Bose,
of the intervention or protest to the at a surface elevation of 780 feet msl; (3) Secretary.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a new 1,328-foot-long, 48-inch-diameter [FR Doc. 2017–11276 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC penstock connecting the upper and
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82 FR 25282 - 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 104 (June 1, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission