82 FR 26473 - 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 108 (June 7, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-11766

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14828-000]


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 
Meyersdale Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project to be located in 
Somerset 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 45 acres and a storage capacity 
of 675 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,790 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of a new 
roller-compacted concrete or rock-filled dam and/or dike; (2) 
excavating a new lower reservoir with a surface area of 30 acres and a 
total storage capacity of 810 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 2,100 
feet msl; (3) a new 5,500-foot-long, 48-inch-diameter penstock 
connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot-long, 50-
foot-wide powerhouse containing two turbine-generator units with a 
total rated capacity of 38 megawatts; (5) a new transmission line 
connecting the powerhouse to a nearby electric grid interconnection 
point at the Meyersdale Wind Farm; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 
Possible initial fill water and make-up water would come from the 
nearby Casselman River, including groundwater. The proposed project 
would have an annual generation of 139,369 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 
5710 Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; phone: 267-254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502-6736.
    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-14828-000.
    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-14828) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 1, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-11766 Filed 6-6-17; 8:45 am]
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2. Determine the total battery power, Thank you in advance for your project would have an annual
with the battery circuit connected and prompt consideration of this waiver generation of 139,369 megawatt-hours.
fully charged before any measurements request. Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
are made. Cheryl English Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
total battery power = input VP, Government & Industry Relations Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
power¥rated wattage of light Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., One phone: 267–254–6107.
source(s) for exit sign Lithonia Way, Conyers, GA 30012, FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury;
770–860–2660, Cheryl.English@ phone: (202) 502–6736.
3. Determine the battery proration Deadline for filing comments, motions
factor: AcuityBrands.com.
to intervene, competing applications
[FR Doc. 2017–11790 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am]
Battery proration factor = rated wattage (without notices of intent), or notices of
of light source(s) for exit sign (rated BILLING CODE 6450–01–P intent to file competing applications: 60
wattage of light sources(s) for egress days from the issuance of this notice.
lighting + rated wattage of light Competing applications and notices of
source(s) for exit sign) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
intent must meet the requirements of 18
4. Calculate the combo unit power: Federal Energy Regulatory CFR 4.36.
Commission The Commission strongly encourages
Combo unit power = (Battery proration electronic filing. Please file comments,
factor × total battery power) + rated [Project No. 14828–000] motions to intervene, notices of intent,
wattage of light source(s) for exit and competing applications using the
sign Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; Commission’s eFiling system at http://
Notice of Preliminary Permit www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Conclusion
Application Accepted for Filing and Commenters can submit brief comments
Acuity Brands is submitting this Soliciting Comments, Motions To up to 6,000 characters, without prior
request for a test procedure waiver for Intervene, and Competing Applications registration, using the eComment system
combo units that provide the dual at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
function of exit signage and emergency On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro
Developers, LLC, filed an application for ecomment.asp. You must include your
egress lighting. The waiver request has name and contact information at the end
outlined that: a preliminary permit, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act of your comments. For assistance,
1. The prescribed test procedures are please contact FERC Online Support at
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
based on power intended only to FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
of the Meyersdale Pumped Storage
illuminate the face of the exit sign and 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Hydroelectric Project to be located in
will evaluate the basic models of combo (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The
units in a manner unrepresentative of send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
their true energy consumption Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
issued, is to grant the permit holder
characteristics First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
priority to file a license application
2. the prescribed test procedures will during the permit term. A preliminary The first page of any filing should
evaluate the basic models of combo permit does not authorize the permit include docket number P–14828–000.
units in a manner that results in holder to perform any land-disturbing More information about this project,
materially inaccurate comparative data, activities or otherwise enter upon lands including a copy of the application, can
and or waters owned by others without the be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
3. there are no existing industry owners’ express permission. link of the Commission’s Web site at
standards that define test procedures to The proposed project would consist of http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
measure the energy consumption the following: (1) A new upper reservoir elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
characteristics for a combo unit that is with a surface area of 45 acres and a (P–14828) in the docket number field to
associated with only the exit sign storage capacity of 675 acre-feet at a access the document. For assistance,
face(s), and surface elevation of approximately 2,790 contact FERC Online Support.
4. the alternate test procedure feet above mean sea level (msl) created Dated: June 1, 2017.
proposed by Acuity Brands for combo through construction of a new roller- Kimberly D. Bose,
units will accurately describe the power compacted concrete or rock-filled dam Secretary.
to illuminate the face of the exit and the and/or dike; (2) excavating a new lower [FR Doc. 2017–11766 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am]
proportion of battery charging circuit reservoir with a surface area of 30 acres
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
power used to illuminate the face(s) of and a total storage capacity of 810 acre-
the exit during a power outage. feet at a surface elevation of 2,100 feet
Based on DOE general counsel msl; (3) a new 5,500-foot-long, 48-inch- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
guidance on waivers issued December diameter penstock connecting the upper
23, 2010, it is our understanding that and lower reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot- Federal Energy Regulatory
DOE has made a commitment to (1) act long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse Commission
promptly on waiver requests and to containing two turbine-generator units
update its test procedures to address with a total rated capacity of 38 [Docket No. ER17–1723–000]
granted waivers going forward and (2) megawatts; (5) a new transmission line
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Green Power Solutions of Georgia,
prevent the administrative waiver connecting the powerhouse to a nearby LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
process from delaying or deterring the electric grid interconnection point at the Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
introduction of novel, innovative Meyersdale Wind Farm; and (6) Request for Blanket Section 204
products into the marketplace and as a appurtenant facilities. Possible initial Authorization
matter of enforcement policy will fill water and make-up water would
refrain from enforcement actions related come from the nearby Casselman River, This is a supplemental notice in the
to pending waiver requests. including groundwater. The proposed above-referenced proceeding of Green

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82 FR 26473 - 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 108 (June 7, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission