82 FR 26480 - 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)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 108 (June 7, 2017)
| Page Range | 26480-26480 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11765 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 26480] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11765] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14827-000] 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 Lookout 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 44 acres and a storage capacity of 660 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,850 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 792 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 2,200 feet msl; (3) a new 3,500-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 35 megawatts; (5) a new transmission line connecting the powerhouse to a nearby electric grid interconnection point at the Lookout Wind Farm; and (6) appurtenant facilities. Possible initial fill water and make-up water would come from the nearby Wills Creek, including groundwater. The proposed project would have an annual generation of 128,372 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-14827-000. 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-14827) 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. 2017-11765 Filed 6-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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inspection and reproduction at the msl; (3) a new 3,500-foot-long, 48-inch- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
address in paragraph h. diameter penstock connecting the upper
o. The licensee states its unequivocal and lower reservoirs; (4) a new 150-foot- Federal Energy Regulatory
intent to submit an application for a long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse Commission
new license for Project No. 3472–023. containing two turbine-generator units [Docket No. CP16–028–000]
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 with a total rated capacity of 35
each application for a new license and megawatts; (5) a new transmission line National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
any competing license applications connecting the powerhouse to a nearby Notice of Availability of the
must be filed with the Commission at electric grid interconnection point at the Environmental Assessment for the
least 24 months prior to the expiration Lookout Wind Farm; and (6) Proposed Line QP, Line Q, and Queen
of the existing license. All applications appurtenant facilities. Possible initial Storage Project
for license for this project must be filed fill water and make-up water would
by April 30, 2020. come from the nearby Wills Creek, The staff of the Federal Energy
p. Register online at http:// including groundwater. The proposed Regulatory Commission (FERC or
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ project would have an annual Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
esubscription.asp to be notified via generation of 128,372 megawatt-hours.
Line QP, Line Q, and Queen Storage
email of new filing and issuances Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Project (Project), proposed by National
related to this or other pending projects. Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710 Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National
For assistance, contact FERC Online Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; Fuel) in the above-referenced docket.
Support. phone: 267–254–6107. National Fuel requests authorization to
Dated: June 1, 2017. FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; construct and operate facilities in Forest
Kimberly D. Bose, phone: (202) 502–6736. and Warren Counties, Pennsylvania.
Secretary. Deadline for filing comments, motions National Fuel would abandon capacity
[FR Doc. 2017–11762 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am] to intervene, competing applications by sale a natural gas storage system and
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P (without notices of intent), or notices of associated pipeline that is no longer
intent to file competing applications: 60 needed by the company and would
days from the issuance of this notice. provide that capacity to other gathering
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Competing applications and notices of system suppliers in Pennsylvania.
intent must meet the requirements of 18 Additionally, National Fuel proposes to
Federal Energy Regulatory replace a compromised portion of the
Commission CFR 4.36.
pipeline associated with the storage
The Commission strongly encourages system and install new pipeline to
[Project No. 14827–000] electronic filing. Please file comments, maintain National Fuel’s distribution
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; motions to intervene, notices of intent, capability.
Notice of Preliminary Permit and competing applications using the The EA assesses the potential
Application Accepted for Filing and Commission’s eFiling system at http:// environmental effects of the
Soliciting Comments, Motions To www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. construction and operation of the
Intervene, and Competing Applications Commenters can submit brief comments Project in accordance with the
up to 6,000 characters, without prior requirements of the National
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro registration, using the eComment system Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
Developers, LLC, filed an application for at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ FERC staff concludes that approval of
a preliminary permit, pursuant to ecomment.asp. You must include your the proposed project, with appropriate
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act name and contact information at the end mitigating measures, would not
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of your comments. For assistance, constitute a major federal action
of the Lookout Pumped Storage please contact FERC Online Support at significantly affecting the quality of the
Hydroelectric Project to be located in FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) human environment.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 The United States Army Corps of
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Engineers, United States Department of
issued, is to grant the permit holder send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Agriculture-Forest Service (USDA–FS),
priority to file a license application Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
during the permit term. A preliminary First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commission participated as cooperating
permit does not authorize the permit The first page of any filing should agencies in the preparation of the EA.
holder to perform any land-disturbing include docket number P–14827–000. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction
activities or otherwise enter upon lands More information about this project, by law or special expertise with respect
or waters owned by others without the including a copy of the application, can to resources potentially affected by the
owners’ express permission. be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ proposal and participate in the NEPA
The proposed project would consist of link of the Commission’s Web site at analysis. The USDA–FS may adopt and
the following: (1) A new upper reservoir http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ use the EA to consider the issuance of
with a surface area of 44 acres and a elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number a special use permit for the portion of
storage capacity of 660 acre-feet at a (P–14827) in the docket number field to the project on USDA–FS lands.
surface elevation of approximately 2,850
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access the document. For assistance, The Project includes the following
feet above mean sea level (msl) created contact FERC Online Support. facilities:
through construction of a new roller- • Abandon by sale the existing Queen
compacted concrete or rock-filled dam Dated: June 1, 2017. Storage Field and Queen Compressor
and/or dike; (2) excavating a new lower Kimberly D. Bose, Station, property interests related
reservoir with a surface area of 30 acres Secretary. thereto, and approximately 5.5 miles of
and a total storage capacity of 792 acre- [FR Doc. 2017–11765 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am] the 6-inch-diameter natural gas
feet at a surface elevation of 2,200 feet BILLING CODE 6717–01–P transmission pipeline (Line Q) from
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