82 FR 43348 - Clean River Power MR-2, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protest
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 178 (September 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-19567 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 43348-43349] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19567] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. P-13407-004] Clean River Power MR-2, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protest Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection. a. Type of Applications: Amendment of License. b. Project No.: 13407-004. c. Date filed: May 23, 2017. d. Applicant: Clean River Power MR-2, LLC, a subsidiary of Free Flow Power Corporation. e. Name of Project: Lowell Lock and Dam Water Power Project. f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing Lowell Lock and Dam on the Muskingum River in Washington County, West of the City of Lowell, Ohio. The lock and dam was formally owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but is currently owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r. h. Applicant Contacts: Ramya Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer, Free Flow Power Corporation, 239 Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114; (978) 283-2822, or by email at: [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad (202) 502-8759, or by email at [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene and protests is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests 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/doc-sfiling/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. [[Page 43349]] The first page of any filing should include docket number P-13407-004. k. Description of currently authorized project: The authorized but unconstructed project works consist of: (a) An existing 840-foot-long, 18-foot-high timber crib and concrete dam that contains a full-length, uncontrolled spillway having a crest elevation of 607.06 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988; (b) an existing 628-acre impoundment with a volume of 4,492 acre-feet at the crest elevation of the dam; (c) a new 215-foot-long by 165-foot-wide by 23-foot-deep intake channel to be excavated upstream of the dam to convey flows to be used for generation into the powerhouse; (d) a new 37-foot-long by 80-foot-wide by 52-foot-high intake structure equipped with trashracks containing 2- inch clear bar spacing; (e) a new 160-foot-long by 75-foot-wide by 66- foot-high concrete powerhouse located immediately downstream of the dam on the north river bank containing two 2.5-megawatt horizontal Kaplan turbine/generator units; (f) a new 143.5-foot-long dam abutment located adjacent to the powerhouse to serve as an overflow weir to maintain the existing overflow capacity of the dam; (g) a new 100-foot-long by 125- foot-wide by 24-foot-deep tailrace channel located immediately downstream of the powerhouse to return flows exiting the powerhouse to the Muskingum River; (h) a new 40-foot-long by 40-foot-wide substation located adjacent to the north end of the dam; (i) a new 135-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV) transmission cable that connects the powerhouse to the substation; (j) a new 1,200-foot-long, 69-kV overhead transmission line that connects the substation to a local utility distribution line; (k) a new 150-foot-long access road and a new 1,800-square-foot parking lot located at the south end of the dam; and (l) appurtenant facilities. l. Description of Amendment: The licensee proposes certain design changes to the project's works as follows: (1) Change the location of the project works form the north side to the south side of the dam; (2) the tailrace channel will be 255-foot-long by 170-foot-wide by 28-foot- deep; and (3) the transmission line will be a 150-foot-long, 4.16-kV transmission line that connects the powerhouse to the substation and a 2,375-foot-long, 69-kV transmission line that connects the substation to the local utility distribution line. Most of the 69-kV transmission line will be submerged behind the dam. m. Location of the Application: A copy of the application is available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. The filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected], for TTY, call (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. o. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or Protests: Anyone may submit comments, a motion to intervene, or a protest in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, motions to intervene, or protests must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', or ``PROTEST'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervener must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: September 7, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-19567 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on NYISO Operating Committee Meeting DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
General Search and enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits September 15, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 Federal Energy Regulatory
in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP17– p.m. (EST) Commission
481). Be sure you have selected an The above-referenced meeting will be
appropriate date range. For assistance, [Project No. P–13407–004]
via web conference and teleconference.
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free The above-referenced meeting is open Clean River Power MR–2, LLC; Notice
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact to stakeholders. of Application Accepted for Filing and
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Further information may be found at:
provides access to the texts of formal Intervene and Protest
http://www.nyiso.com/public/
documents issued by the Commission, committees/documents. Take notice that the following
such as orders, notices, and jsp?com=oc&directory=2017-09-15. hydroelectric applications have been
rulemakings. filed with the Commission and are
NYISO Electric System Planning available for public inspection.
In addition, the Commission offers a
Working Group Meeting a. Type of Applications: Amendment
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal September 26, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 of License.
issuances and submittals in specific p.m. (EST) b. Project No.: 13407–004.
dockets. This can reduce the amount of c. Date filed: May 23, 2017.
time you spend researching proceedings The above-referenced meeting will be d. Applicant: Clean River Power MR–
by automatically providing you with via web conference and teleconference. 2, LLC, a subsidiary of Free Flow Power
notification of these filings, document The above-referenced meeting is open Corporation.
summaries, and direct links to the to stakeholders. e. Name of Project: Lowell Lock and
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- Dam Water Power Project.
Further information may be found at: f. Location: The proposed project
filing/esubscription.asp.
http://www.nyiso.com/public/ would be located at the existing Lowell
Finally, public sessions or site visits committees/documents.jsp?com=bic_
will be posted on the Commission’s Lock and Dam on the Muskingum River
espwg&directory=2017-09-26. in Washington County, West of the City
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along NYISO Management Committee of Lowell, Ohio. The lock and dam was
with other related information. Meeting formally owned and operated by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, but is
Dated: September 6, 2017. September 27, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 currently owned and operated by the
Kimberly D. Bose, p.m. (EST) Ohio Department of Natural Resources,
Secretary. Division of Parks and Recreation.
[FR Doc. 2017–19561 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
The above-referenced meeting will be g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
via web conference and teleconference. Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
The above-referenced meeting is open h. Applicant Contacts: Ramya
to stakeholders. Swaminathan, Chief Operating Officer,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Free Flow Power Corporation, 239
Further information may be found at:
Causeway Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA
Federal Energy Regulatory http://www.nyiso.com/public/
02114; (978) 283–2822, or by email at:
Commission committees/ Ramya@ryedevelopment.com.
documents.jsp?com=mc&directory i. FERC Contact: M. Joseph Fayyad
Notice of Commission Staff =2017-09-27. (202) 502–8759, or by email at
Attendance The discussions at the meetings mo.fayyad@ferc.gov.
described above may address matters at j. Deadline for filing comments,
The Federal Energy Regulatory issue in the following proceedings: motions to intervene and protests is 30
Commission (Commission) hereby gives days from the issuance of this notice by
notice that members of the New York Independent System
Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13–102. the Commission. The Commission
Commission’s staff may attend the strongly encourages electronic filing.
following meetings related to the New York Independent System Please file comments, motions to
transmission planning activities of the Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER15–2059. intervene, and protests using the
New York Independent System Commission’s eFiling system at http://
New York Transco, LLC, Docket No.
Operator, Inc. (NYISO): www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
ER15–572.
NYISO Business Issues Committee For more information, contact James Commenters can submit brief comments
Meeting up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Eason, Office of Energy Market
registration, using the eComment system
September 12, 2017, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
at http://www.ferc.gov/doc-sfiling/
p.m. (EST) Commission at (202) 502–8622 or ecomment.asp. You must include your
James.Eason@ferc.gov. name and contact information at the end
The above-referenced meeting will be
Dated: September 5, 2017. of your comments. For assistance,
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via web conference and teleconference.
Kimberly D. Bose, please contact FERC Online Support at
The above-referenced meeting is open FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
to stakeholders. Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–19562 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Further information may be found at: (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
http://www.nyiso.com/public/ send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
committees/documents Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
.jsp?com=bic&directory=2017-09-12. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
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The first page of any filing should Commission’s Public Reference Room, Dated: September 7, 2017.
include docket number P–13407–004. located at 888 First Street NE., Room Kimberly D. Bose,
k. Description of currently authorized 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling Secretary.
project: The authorized but (202) 502–8371. The filing may also be [FR Doc. 2017–19567 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
unconstructed project works consist of: viewed on the Commission’s Web site at BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
(a) An existing 840-foot-long, 18-foot- http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
high timber crib and concrete dam that elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
contains a full-length, uncontrolled excluding the last three digits in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
spillway having a crest elevation of
docket number field to access the
607.06 feet North American Vertical Federal Energy Regulatory
document. You may also register online
Datum of 1988; (b) an existing 628-acre Commission
impoundment with a volume of 4,492 at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via [Docket No. RM01–5–000]
acre-feet at the crest elevation of the
dam; (c) a new 215-foot-long by 165- email of new filings and issuances
Electronic Tariff Filings; Notice
foot-wide by 23-foot-deep intake related to this or other pending projects.
Regarding Footnotes, Headers, or
channel to be excavated upstream of the For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or
Footers in Tariff Text in the
dam to convey flows to be used for email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for Commission’s E-Tariff System
generation into the powerhouse; (d) a TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
new 37-foot-long by 80-foot-wide by 52- available for inspection and Take notice that the Commission’s
foot-high intake structure equipped with reproduction at the address in item (h) electronic tariff system (eTariff) does not
trashracks containing 2-inch clear bar above. Agencies may obtain copies of reproduce footnotes, headers, or footers
spacing; (e) a new 160-foot-long by 75- the application directly from the in the Real-Text-Format (RTF) tariff text
foot-wide by 66-foot-high concrete applicant. posted on the Commission’s Web site
powerhouse located immediately (http://etariff.ferc.gov/TariffList.aspx).1
n. Individuals desiring to be included To the extent footnotes, headers or
downstream of the dam on the north
on the Commission’s mailing list should footers are needed in tariff text, filers
river bank containing two 2.5-megawatt
horizontal Kaplan turbine/generator so indicate by writing to the Secretary should enter them separately in the
units; (f) a new 143.5-foot-long dam of the Commission. body of the document on each page
abutment located adjacent to the o. Comments, Motions to Intervene, or where needed rather than by using
powerhouse to serve as an overflow Protests: Anyone may submit automatic features of the word
weir to maintain the existing overflow comments, a motion to intervene, or a processing program.
capacity of the dam; (g) a new 100-foot- protest in accordance with the Dated: September 6, 2017.
long by 125-foot-wide by 24-foot-deep requirements of Rules of Practice and Kimberly D. Bose,
tailrace channel located immediately Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and Secretary.
downstream of the powerhouse to .214. In determining the appropriate [FR Doc. 2017–19563 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
return flows exiting the powerhouse to action to take, the Commission will BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
the Muskingum River; (h) a new 40-foot- consider all protests or other comments
long by 40-foot-wide substation located filed, but only those who file a motion
adjacent to the north end of the dam; (i) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
to intervene in accordance with the
a new 135-foot-long, 4.16-kilovolt (kV)
Commission’s Rules may become a
transmission cable that connects the Federal Energy Regulatory
powerhouse to the substation; (j) a new party to the proceeding. Any comments,
motions to intervene, or protests must Commission
1,200-foot-long, 69-kV overhead
transmission line that connects the be received on or before the specified [Docket No. CP17–491–000]
substation to a local utility distribution comment date for the particular
application. Perryville Gas Storage LLC; Notice of
line; (k) a new 150-foot-long access road
Application
and a new 1,800-square-foot parking lot p. Filing and Service of Responsive
located at the south end of the dam; and Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in Take notice that on June 23, 2017,
(l) appurtenant facilities. all capital letters the title Perryville Gas Storage LLC (Perryville),
l. Description of Amendment: The ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘MOTION TO having its principal place of business at
licensee proposes certain design INTERVENE’’, or ‘‘PROTEST’’ as Three Riverway, Suite 1350, Houston,
changes to the project’s works as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading Texas 77056, filed in the above
follows: (1) Change the location of the the name of the applicant and the referenced docket an application
project works form the north side to the pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural
project number of the application to
south side of the dam; (2) the tailrace Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
channel will be 255-foot-long by 170- Commission’s regulations for an order
the name, address, and telephone
foot-wide by 28-foot-deep; and (3) the amending the certificate of public
transmission line will be a 150-foot- number of the person protesting or
convenience and necessity issued in
long, 4.16-kV transmission line that intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
Docket No. CP09–418–000, and
connects the powerhouse to the with the requirements of 18 CFR
amended in Docket Nos. CP11–159–000,
substation and a 2,375-foot-long, 69-kV 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
CP12–460–000 and CP13–23–000, to
transmission line that connects the comments, motions to intervene, or
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authorize Perryville to make certain
substation to the local utility protests must set forth their evidentiary
distribution line. Most of the 69-kV basis. Any filing made by an intervener 1 This applies to footnotes created
transmission line will be submerged must be accompanied by proof of programmatically by the word processing software,
behind the dam. service on all persons listed in the such as the Insert Footnote Tool in Microsoft Word,
and text added to the header or footer areas of a
m. Location of the Application: A service list prepared by the Commission document, such as using the Insert Header or Footer
copy of the application is available for in this proceeding, in accordance with Tool in Microsoft Word or clicking in the header
inspection and reproduction at the 18 CFR 385.2010. or footer areas of the document.
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