82 FR 42673 - Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-19118

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14833-000]


Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and 
Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; 
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC

    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 
Snoosh Mountain 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 66 acres and a storage capacity 
of 990 acre-feet at a surface elevation of approximately 2,670 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 60 acres and a 
total storage capacity of 1,188 acre-feet at a surface elevation of 
1,850 feet msl; (3) a new 2,670-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 67 megawatts; (5) a new transmission line 
connecting the powerhouse to a nearby 115-kilovolt electric grid 
interconnection point; and (6) appurtenant facilities. Possible initial 
fill water and make-up water would come from the nearby Raystown Branch 
of the Juniata River, including groundwater. The proposed project would 
have an annual generation of 242,920 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

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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-14833-000.
    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-14833) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 1, 2017.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-19118 Filed 9-8-17; 8:45 am]
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Filed Date: 9/1/17. Approach in the Interconnection DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Accession Number: 20170901–5096. Procedures to be effective 11/1/2017.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. Filed Date: 9/1/17. Federal Energy Regulatory
Docket Numbers: ER17–2404–001. Commission
Accession Number: 20170901–5182.
Applicants: SP Sandhills Solar, LLC. [Project No. 14833–000]
Description: Tariff Amendment: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17.
Amendment of Application for MBR Docket Numbers: ER17–2422–000. Notice of Preliminary Permit
Authority and Initial Baseline Tariff Application Accepted for Filing and
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Filing to be effective 9/1/2017. Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Company.
Filed Date: 9/1/17. Intervene, and Competing
Accession Number: 20170901–5095. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: JPB Applications; Merchant Hydro
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. Caltrain Supplement No. 3 under Master Developers, LLC
Docket Numbers: ER17–2416–000. Agreement to be effective 9/5/2017.
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro
Applicants: Midcontinent Filed Date: 9/1/17. Developers, LLC, filed an application for
Independent System Operator, Inc. Accession Number: 20170901–5189. a preliminary permit, pursuant to
Description: Annual Calculation of Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
the Cost of New Entry value (‘‘CONE’’) (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
for each Local Resource Zone (‘‘LRZ’’) Docket Numbers: ER17–2423–000. of the Snoosh Mountain Pumped
in the MISO Region of Midcontinent Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Storage Hydroelectric Project to be
Independent System Operator, Inc. located in Somerset County,
Description: Initial rate filing:
Filed Date: 9/1/17. Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a
Amended and Restated Engineering and
Accession Number: 20170901–5104. preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
Procurement Agreement to be effective
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. the permit holder priority to file a
9/1/2017.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2417–000. license application during the permit
Applicants: Great Valley Solar 3, LLC. Filed Date: 9/1/17.
term. A preliminary permit does not
Description: Initial rate filing: Great Accession Number: 20170901–5194. authorize the permit holder to perform
Valley Solar 3, LLC LGIA Co-Tenancy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. any land-disturbing activities or
Agreement Certificate of Concurrence to otherwise enter upon lands or waters
be effective 10/1/2017. Docket Numbers: ER17–2424–000. owned by others without the owners’
Filed Date: 9/1/17. Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric express permission.
Accession Number: 20170901–5114. Company. The proposed project would consist of
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: the following: (1) A new upper reservoir
Docket Numbers: ER17–2418–000. SDGE TO Tariff Revisions to with a surface area of 66 acres and a
Applicants: Great Valley Solar 3, LLC. Appendices IV and IX to be effective 12/ storage capacity of 990 acre-feet at a
Description: Initial rate filing: Great 1/2017. surface elevation of approximately 2,670
Valley Solar 3, LLC Shared Facilities feet above mean sea level (msl) created
Filed Date: 9/1/17.
Agreement Certificate of Concurrence to through construction of a new roller-
be effective 10/1/2017. Accession Number: 20170901–5212. compacted concrete or rock-filled dam
Filed Date: 9/1/17. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. and/or dike; (2) excavating a new lower
Accession Number: 20170901–5115. reservoir with a surface area of 60 acres
The filings are accessible in the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. and a total storage capacity of 1,188
Commission’s eLibrary system by
Docket Numbers: ER17–2419–000. acre-feet at a surface elevation of 1,850
clicking on the links or querying the
Applicants: Gateway Cogeneration 1, feet msl; (3) a new 2,670-foot-long, 48-
docket number.
LLC. inch-diameter penstock connecting the
Any person desiring to intervene or upper and lower reservoirs; (4) a new
Description: Request of Gateway protest in any of the above proceedings
Cogeneration 1, LLC for Limited Waiver 150-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse
must file in accordance with Rules 211 containing two turbine-generator units
of Tariff Provisions and Expedited and 214 of the Commission’s
Action. with a total rated capacity of 67
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and megawatts; (5) a new transmission line
Filed Date: 9/1/17. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Accession Number: 20170901–5117. connecting the powerhouse to a nearby
time on the specified comment date. 115-kilovolt electric grid
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/11/17. Protests may be considered, but interconnection point; and (6)
Docket Numbers: ER17–2420–000. intervention is necessary to become a appurtenant facilities. Possible initial
Applicants: Alcoa Power Generating party to the proceeding. fill water and make-up water would
Inc. come from the nearby Raystown Branch
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: of the Juniata River, including
information relating to filing
Second Supplemental Transmission groundwater. The proposed project
requirements, interventions, protests,
Services Agreement to be effective 7/1/ would have an annual generation of
service, and qualifying facilities filings
2016. 242,920 megawatt-hours.
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Filed Date: 9/1/17.
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docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
Accession Number: 20170901–5121. Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
other information, call (866) 208–3676
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/22/17. Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2421–000. phone: 267–254–6107.
Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Dated: September 1, 2017.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury;
New England Power Pool Participants Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., phone: (202) 502–6736.
Committee. Deputy Secretary. Deadline for filing comments, motions
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: [FR Doc. 2017–19147 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] to intervene, competing applications
Revisions to Incorporate a Clustering BILLING CODE 6717–01–P (without notices of intent), or notices of

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intent to file competing applications: 60 project will increase the compression Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
days from the issuance of this notice. available for counterstorage at its Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
Competing applications and notices of existing Crawford Storage Field, located within 90 days of this Notice the
intent must meet the requirements of 18 in Hocking and Fairfield Counties, Commission staff will either: Complete
CFR 4.36. Ohio, all as more fully set forth in the its environmental assessment (EA) and
The Commission strongly encourages application, which is on file with the place it into the Commission’s public
electronic filing. Please file comments, Commission and open to public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
motions to intervene, notices of intent, inspection. The filing may also be issue a Notice of Schedule for
and competing applications using the viewed on the web at http:// Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Schedule for Environmental Review is
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the issued, it will indicate, among other
Commenters can submit brief comments last three digits in the docket number milestones, the anticipated date for the
up to 6,000 characters, without prior field to access the document. For Commission staff’s issuance of the final
registration, using the eComment system assistance, contact FERC at environmental impact statement (FEIS)
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
ecomment.asp. You must include your toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) EA in the Commission’s public record
name and contact information at the end 502–8659. for this proceeding or the issuance of a
of your comments. For assistance, Columbia proposes to install one (1) Notice of Schedule for Environmental
please contact FERC Online Support at Cat 3520/Ariel high-speed reciprocating Review will serve to notify federal and
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) compressor unit, rated at 1,480 state agencies of the timing for the
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 horsepower. Additionally, Columbia completion of all necessary reviews, and
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please proposes to designate as standby units the subsequent need to complete all
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal two (2) existing Waukesha reciprocating federal authorizations within 90 days of
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 compressor units, rated at 250 hp each the date of issuance of the Commission
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. (Units 2 and 3), which are currently staff’s FEIS or EA.
The first page of any filing should utilized for counterstorage compression.
Persons who wish to comment only
include docket number P–14833–000. The project will also involve the
on the environmental review of this
More information about this project, construction of a new compressor
project should submit an original and
including a copy of the application, can building, new dehydration system, new
two copies of their comments to the
be viewed or printed on the eLibrary gas cooler, new separators and
Secretary of the Commission.
link of the Commission’s Web site at scrubbers, new control room building,
Environmental commenter’s will be
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ and new station piping. The project will
result in an increase in counterstorage placed on the Commission’s
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number environmental mailing list, will receive
(P–14833) in the docket number field to compression of 980 hp. The certificated
physical parameters of the Crawford copies of the environmental documents,
access the document. For assistance, and will be notified of meetings
contact FERC Online Support. Storage Field will remain unchanged by
the proposed modifications. The associated with the Commission’s
Dated: September 1, 2017. estimated cost of the project is environmental review process.
Kimberly D. Bose, approximately $20 million. Environmental commenter’s will not be
Secretary. Any questions regarding this required to serve copies of filed
[FR Doc. 2017–19118 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] application should be directed to Robert documents on all other parties.
D. Jackson, Manager, Certificates & However, the non-party commentary,
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Regulatory Administration, Columbia will not receive copies of all documents
Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana filed by other parties or issued by the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas Commission (except for the mailing of
77002–2700, at (832) 320–5487 or FAX environmental documents issued by the
Federal Energy Regulatory (832) 320–6487, or robert_jackson@ Commission) and will not have the right
Commission transcanada.com. to seek court review of the
Any person may, within 60 days after Commission’s final order.
[Docket No. CP17–487–000]
the issuance of the instant notice by the The Commission strongly encourages
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 electronic filings of comments, protests,
Notice of Request Under Blanket of the Commission’s Procedural Rules and interventions via the Internet in lieu
Authorization (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
or notice of intervention. Any person and the instructions on the
Take notice that on August 22, 2017, filing to intervene or the Commission’s Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov)
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of under the e-Filing link. Persons unable
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite the Commission’s Regulations under the to file electronically should submit
700, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) original and 5 copies of the protest or
in Docket No. CP17–487–000 and file a protest to the request. If no protest intervention to the Federal Energy
pursuant to sections 157.205 and is filed within the time allowed Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES

157.208 of the Commission’s therefore, the proposed activity shall be NE., Washington, DC 20426.
regulations, a prior notice under its deemed to be authorized effective the Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. day after the time allowed for protest. If Time, October 31, 2017.
CP83–76–000 requesting authorization a protest is filed and not withdrawn
to install facilities and appurtenances within 30 days after the time allowed Dated: August 31, 2017.
and to make other modifications for filing a protest, the instant request Kimberly D. Bose,
(Crawford Counterstorage Project) at its shall be treated as an application for Secretary.
existing Crawford Compressor Station, authorization pursuant to section 7 of [FR Doc. 2017–19119 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am]
located in Fairfield County, Ohio. The the NGA. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

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82 FR 42673 - Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications; Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission