82 FR 29073 - 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 122 (June 27, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-13386

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14821-000]


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 
Armenia Pumped Storage Hydro Project to be located near Sullivan 
Township in Tioga 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 55 acres and a storage capacity 
of 825 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,300 feet 
above mean sea level (msl) created through construction of a new 
roller-compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) a new lower reservoir 
with a surface area of 25 acres and a storage capacity of 990 acre-feet 
at a surface elevation of 1,700 feet msl; (3) a new 3,568-foot-long, 
48-inch-diameter penstock connecting the upper and lower reservoirs; 
(4) a new 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 25-foot-high powerhouse 
containing two turbine-generator units with a total rated capacity of 
41 megawatts; (5) a new transmission line connecting the powerhouse to 
the Armenia Mountain Wind Farm owned by EDP Renewables North America, 
LLC; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an 
annual generation of 148,121 megawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 
5710 Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; phone: 267-254-6107.
    FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone: (202) 502-6336.
    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-14821-000.
    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-14821) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: June 21, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: June 21, 2017. a new lower reservoir with a surface please contact FERC Online Support at
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., area of 25 acres and a storage capacity FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Deputy Secretary. of 990 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
[FR Doc. 2017–13389 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am] 1,700 feet msl; (3) a new 3,568-foot-long, (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 48-inch-diameter penstock connecting send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
the upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
new 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, 25- First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY foot-high powerhouse containing two The first page of any filing should
turbine-generator units with a total rated include docket number P–14821–000.
Federal Energy Regulatory capacity of 41 megawatts; (5) a new More information about this project,
Commission transmission line connecting the including a copy of the application, can
[Project No. 14821–000] powerhouse to the Armenia Mountain be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Wind Farm owned by EDP Renewables link of the Commission’s Web site at
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC; North America, LLC; and (6) http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Notice of Preliminary Permit appurtenant facilities. The proposed elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
Application Accepted for Filing and project would have an annual (P–14821) in the docket number field to
Soliciting Comments, Motions To generation of 148,121 megawatt-hours. access the document. For assistance,
Intervene, and Competing Applications Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle, contact FERC Online Support.
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710 Dated: June 21, 2017.
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro
Developers, LLC, filed an application for Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902; Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
a preliminary permit, pursuant to phone: 267–254–6107.
Deputy Secretary.
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act FERC Contact: Woohee Choi; phone:
[FR Doc. 2017–13386 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility (202) 502–6336.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
of the Armenia Pumped Storage Hydro Deadline for filing comments, motions
Project to be located near Sullivan to intervene, competing applications
Township in Tioga County, (without notices of intent), or notices of
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a intent to file competing applications: 60
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant days from the issuance of this notice. Federal Energy Regulatory
the permit holder priority to file a Competing applications and notices of Commission
license application during the permit intent must meet the requirements of 18
term. A preliminary permit does not CFR 4.36. Notice of Application for Transfer of
authorize the permit holder to perform The Commission strongly encourages Licenses and Soliciting Comments and
any land-disturbing activities or electronic filing. Please file comments, Motions To Intervene
otherwise enter upon lands or waters motions to intervene, notices of intent,
owned by others without the owners’ and competing applications using the STS Hydropower Ltd.
express permission. Commission’s eFiling system at http:// STS Hydropower, LLC
The proposed project would consist of www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Project Nos. 2411–027, 2446–049,
the following: (1) A new upper reservoir Commenters can submit brief comments 3819–011, 7120–063, 7242–059, and
with a surface area of 55 acres and a up to 6,000 characters, without prior 9951–054
storage capacity of 825 acre-feet at a registration, using the eComment system On May 19, 2017, STS Hydropower
surface elevation of approximately 2,300 at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Ltd. (transferor) and STS Hydropower,
feet above mean sea level (msl) created ecomment.asp. You must include your LLC (transferee) filed an application for
through construction of a new roller- name and contact information at the end transfer of licenses for the following
compacted concrete or rock-fill dam; (2) of your comments. For assistance, projects.

Project No. Project names Locations

P–2411–027 ...................... Schoolfield Project ......................................... Dan River, Pittsylvania County, VA.
P–2446–049 ...................... Dixon Project .................................................. Rock River, Lee County, IL.
P–3819–011 ...................... Mt. Elbert Water Power Project ..................... Mt. Elbert Conduit, Lake County, CO.
P–7120–063 ...................... Kekawaka Creek Project ................................ Kekawaka Creek, tributary to the Eel River, Trinity and Humboldt
counties, CA.
P–7242–059 ...................... Kanaka Project ............................................... Sucker Run Creek, tributary of the South Fork Feather River, Butte
County, CA.
P–9951–054 ...................... French Landing Hydro Water Power Project Huron River, Wayne County, MI.

The transferor and transferee seek Donald H. Clarke and Mr. Joshua E. Commission. The Commission strongly
Commission approval to transfer the Adrian, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & encourages electronic filing. Please file
licenses for the above mentioned Pembroke, P.C., 1615 M Street NW., motions to intervene and comments
projects from the transferor to the Washington, DC 20036, Phone: 202– using the Commission’s eFiling system
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

transferee. 467–6370, Emails: dhc@dwgp.com and at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Applicant Contacts: For Transferor jea@dwgp.com. efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
and Transferee: Mr. Bernard Cherry, FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 65 502–8735. without prior registration, using the
Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ Deadline for filing comments and eComment system at http://
07960, Phone: 973–998–8400, email: motions to intervene: 30 days from the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Bud.cherry@eaglecreekre.com and Mr. issuance date of this notice, by the ecomment.asp. You must include your

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82 FR 29073 - 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 122 (June 27, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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