82 FR 45282 - Aquenergy Systems, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 187 (September 28, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 187 (September 28, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-20787 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 45282-45283] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20787] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2428-007] Aquenergy Systems, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent License. b. Project No.: 2428-007. c. Date filed: December 30, 2015. d. Applicant: Aquenergy Systems, LLC (Aquenergy). e. Name of Project: Piedmont Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The existing project is located on the Saluda River in the Town of Piedmont, in Anderson and Greenville Counties, South Carolina. The project does not affect federal land. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 11 Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; Telephone--(864) 846-0042; Email_ [email protected] OR Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., One Tech Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810; Telephone--(978) 681-1900; [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) 502-6304, or [email protected]. j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene and protests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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-2428-007. The Commission's Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted, but is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The Piedmont Project consists of: (1) A 600-foot-long by 25- foot-high stone masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 200-foot-long non- overflow section, (ii) a 200-foot-long central overflow spillway topped with 16-inch wooden flashboards, and (iii) a 200-foot-long non-overflow spillway housing the inoperable J.P. Stevens Canal intake; (2) a 22- acre impoundment at a normal pool elevation of 774 feet mean sea level; (3) a 144-foot-long by 81-foot-wide intake canal consisting of eight gates at the head of the canal controlling flow to the powerhouse; (4) a 55-foot-long by 55-foot-wide brick masonry powerhouse protected by a trashrack structure with 2-inch clear bar spacing, located 120 feet downstream of the dam, containing one vertical Francis turbine generating unit that totals 1,000 kilowatt (kW); (5) a 180-foot-long by 38-foot-wide tailrace; (6) a 263-foot-long, 600-volt transmission line connecting the powerhouse to the non-project substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Aquenergy operates the project in a run-of-river mode, with no useable storage or flood control capacity. A continuous minimum flow of 15 cubic feet per second (cfs) or inflow, whichever is less, is released into the bypassed area. The minimum flow is [[Page 45283]] achieved via a weir on the spillway crest. The project operates under an estimated average head of 26 feet, including the 16-inch spillway flashboards. The impoundment water surface elevation is maintained at 774 feet. River flows between 159 cfs and 535 cfs are used for power generation, while flows in excess of 535 cfs are passed over the flashboards and spillway. The total installed capacity of the project is 1,000 kW from the single generating unit. The project generates approximately 5,369 megawatt-hours annually, which are sold to a local utility. Aquenergy proposes to continue to operate and maintain the Piedmont Project as is required in the existing license, and to develop canoe portage facilities. No changes to project operations are proposed. Other than the development of canoe portage facilities, no new construction or major project modifications are proposed. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. 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, contact FERC Online Support. n. Anyone may submit a protest or a motion to intervene 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 protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title PROTEST or MOTION TO INTERVENE; (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. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. Dated: September 21, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-20787 Filed 9-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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it will be the first NPSAS study without Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, j. Deadline for filing motions to
a student interview component. Future 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC intervene and protests and requests for
NPSAS collections will continue to 20426. cooperating agency status: 60 days from
include a student interview every four This filing is accessible on-line at the issuance date of this notice.
years (NPSAS:16, NPSAS:20, http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary The Commission strongly encourages
NPSAS:24) to yield nationally link and is available for review in the electronic filing. Please file motions to
representative data. In alternating Commission’s Public Reference Room in intervene and protests and requests for
cycles, an Administrative Collection Washington, DC. There is an cooperating agency status using the
(NPSAS:18–AC, NPSAS:22–AC, and eSubscription link on the Web site that Commission’s eFiling system at http://
NPSAS:26–AC) will be conducted in enables subscribers to receive email www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
which only administrative data from the notification when a document is added assistance, please contact FERC Online
Department’s data systems and to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
institutional student records will be with any FERC Online service, please ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
compiled to yield state representative email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
data. This submission covers materials call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, electronic filing, please send a paper
and procedures related to enrollment call (202) 502–8659. copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
list collection, student record Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
abstractions, and matching to Time on October 11, 2017. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
administrative data files as part of the page of any filing should include docket
Dated: September 21, 2017.
NPSAS:18–AC data collection. number P–2428–007.
Kimberly D. Bose, The Commission’s Rules of Practice
Dated: September 25, 2017. Secretary. require all intervenors filing documents
Kate Mullan, [FR Doc. 2017–20786 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] with the Commission to serve a copy of
Acting Director, Information Collection BILLING CODE 6717–01–P that document on each person on the
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy official service list for the project.
Officer, Office of Management. Further, if an intervenor files comments
[FR Doc. 2017–20780 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY or documents with the Commission
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P relating to the merits of an issue that
Federal Energy Regulatory may affect the responsibilities of a
Commission particular resource agency, they must
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Project No. 2428–007] also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
Federal Energy Regulatory Aquenergy Systems, LLC; Notice of k. This application has been accepted,
Commission Application Accepted for Filing and but is not ready for environmental
[Docket No. EL17–92–000] Soliciting Motions To Intervene and analysis at this time.
Protests l. The Piedmont Project consists of: (1)
East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; A 600-foot-long by 25-foot-high stone
Notice of Filing Take notice that the following masonry dam, consisting of (i) a 200-
hydroelectric application has been filed foot-long non-overflow section, (ii) a
Take notice that on September 20, with the Commission and is available 200-foot-long central overflow spillway
2017, East Texas Electric Cooperative, for public inspection. topped with 16-inch wooden
Inc. filed an application for cost-based a. Type of Application: Subsequent flashboards, and (iii) a 200-foot-long
revenue requirements schedule for License. non-overflow spillway housing the
reactive power production capability. b. Project No.: 2428–007. inoperable J.P. Stevens Canal intake; (2)
Any person desiring to intervene or to c. Date filed: December 30, 2015. a 22-acre impoundment at a normal
protest this filing must file in d. Applicant: Aquenergy Systems, pool elevation of 774 feet mean sea
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of LLC (Aquenergy). level; (3) a 144-foot-long by 81-foot-wide
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and e. Name of Project: Piedmont intake canal consisting of eight gates at
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Hydroelectric Project. the head of the canal controlling flow to
Protests will be considered by the f. Location: The existing project is the powerhouse; (4) a 55-foot-long by
Commission in determining the located on the Saluda River in the Town 55-foot-wide brick masonry powerhouse
appropriate action to be taken, but will of Piedmont, in Anderson and protected by a trashrack structure with
not serve to make protestants parties to Greenville Counties, South Carolina. 2-inch clear bar spacing, located 120
the proceeding. Any person wishing to The project does not affect federal land. feet downstream of the dam, containing
become a party must file a notice of g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power one vertical Francis turbine generating
intervention or motion to intervene, as Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). unit that totals 1,000 kilowatt (kW); (5)
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, a 180-foot-long by 38-foot-wide tailrace;
protests must be filed on or before the P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel (6) a 263-foot-long, 600-volt
comment date. On or before the Green Power North America, Inc., 11 transmission line connecting the
comment date, it is not necessary to Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; powerhouse to the non-project
serve motions to intervene or protests Telephone—(864) 846–0042; Email— substation; and (7) appurtenant
on persons other than the Applicant. beth.harris@enel.com OR Kevin Webb, facilities.
The Commission encourages Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green Aquenergy operates the project in a
electronic submission of protests and Power North America, Inc., One Tech run-of-river mode, with no useable
interventions in lieu of paper using the Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810; storage or flood control capacity. A
eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. Telephone—(978) 681–1900; Email— continuous minimum flow of 15 cubic
Persons unable to file electronically kevin.webb@enel.com. feet per second (cfs) or inflow,
should submit an original and 5 copies i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) whichever is less, is released into the
of the protest or intervention to the 502–6304, or navreet.deo@ferc.gov. bypassed area. The minimum flow is
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achieved via a weir on the spillway may obtain copies of the application Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
crest. The project operates under an directly from the applicant. A copy of ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
estimated average head of 26 feet, any protest or motion to intervene must (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
including the 16-inch spillway be served upon each representative of electronic filing, please send a paper
flashboards. The impoundment water the applicant specified in the particular copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
surface elevation is maintained at 774 application. Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
feet. River flows between 159 cfs and Dated: September 21, 2017. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
535 cfs are used for power generation, page of any filing should include docket
Kimberly D. Bose,
while flows in excess of 535 cfs are number P–10254–026.
Secretary. The Commission’s Rules of Practice
passed over the flashboards and
spillway. The total installed capacity of [FR Doc. 2017–20787 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] require all intervenors filing documents
the project is 1,000 kW from the single BILLING CODE 6717–01–P with the Commission to serve a copy of
generating unit. The project generates that document on each person on the
approximately 5,369 megawatt-hours official service list for the project.
annually, which are sold to a local DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Further, if an intervenor files comments
utility. or documents with the Commission
Aquenergy proposes to continue to Federal Energy Regulatory relating to the merits of an issue that
operate and maintain the Piedmont Commission may affect the responsibilities of a
Project as is required in the existing [Project No. 10254–026] particular resource agency, they must
license, and to develop canoe portage also serve a copy of the document on
facilities. No changes to project Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC, that resource agency.
operations are proposed. Other than the Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; k. This application has been accepted,
development of canoe portage facilities, Notice of Application Accepted for but is not ready for environmental
no new construction or major project Filing and Soliciting Motions To analysis at this time.
modifications are proposed. Intervene and Protests l. The Upper Pelzer Project consists
m. A copy of the application is of: (1) A 505-foot-long by 29.7-foot-high
available for review at the Commission Take notice that the following granite masonry dam, consisting of (i) a
in the Public Reference Room, or may be hydroelectric application has been filed 150-foot-long non-overflow section, (ii)
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at with the Commission and is available a 280-foot-long ungated overflow
http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary for public inspection. spillway topped with 4-foot wooden
link. Enter the docket number excluding a. Type of Application: New License. flashboards, and (iii) a 75-foot-long
the last three digits in the docket b. Project No.: 10254–026. gated intake section containing six
number field to access the document. c. Date filed: November 30, 2015. gates; (2) a 25-acre impoundment at a
For assistance, contact FERC Online d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company, normal pool elevation of 718.7 feet
Support. A copy is also available for LLC (Pelzer Hydro), Consolidated Hydro mean sea level, as measured at the top
inspection and reproduction at the Southeast, LLC (Consolidated Hydro). of the flashboards; (3) a 260-foot-long by
address in item h above. e. Name of Project: Upper Pelzer 52-foot-wide forebay canal channeling
You may also register online at http:// Hydroelectric Project. flow from 6 canal gates to the project’s
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ f. Location: The existing project is 2 powerhouses; (4) an upstream
esubscription.asp to be notified via located on the Saluda River in the Town concrete powerhouse, protected by a 65-
email of new filings and issuances of Pelzer, in Anderson and Greenville foot-long trashrack structure with 5.5-
related to this or other pending projects. Counties, South Carolina. The project inch clear bar spacing for 38 feet of
For assistance, contact FERC Online does not affect federal land. length, and 2-inch clear bar spacing for
Support. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 27 feet of length, containing two vertical
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). Francis turbine generating units that
motion to intervene in accordance with h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, total 1,500 kW (kW); (5) a downstream
the requirements of Rules of Practice P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel powerhouse, protected by a trashrack
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, Green Power North America, Inc., 11 structure with 2-inch clear bar spacing,
and .214. In determining the appropriate Anderson Street, Piedmont, SC 29673; containing one vertical Francis turbine
action to take, the Commission will Telephone—(864) 846–0042; Email— generating unit that totals 450 kW; (6) a
consider all protests or other comments beth.harris@enel.com OR Kevin Webb, 95-foot-long by 74-foot-wide tailrace
filed, but only those who file a motion Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel Green extending from the upstream
to intervene in accordance with the Power North America, Inc., One Tech powerhouse, and a 132-foot-long by 24-
Commission’s Rules may become a Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810; foot-wide tailrace extending from the
party to the proceeding. Any protests, or Telephone—(978) 681–1900; Email— downstream powerhouse; (7) a 65-foot-
motions to intervene must be received kevin.webb@enel.com. long, 3,300-volt transmission line,
on or before the specified comment date i. FERC Contact: Navreet Deo, (202) connecting the upper and lower
for the particular application. 502–6304, or navreet.deo@ferc.gov. powerhouses with the grid via a 7.2/
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital j. Deadline for filing motions to 12.47 kilovolt transformer; and (8)
letters the title PROTEST or MOTION intervene and protests and requests for appurtenant facilities.
TO INTERVENE; (2) set forth in the cooperating agency status: 60 days from Pelzer Hydro and Consolidated Hydro
heading the name of the applicant and the issuance date of this notice. (co-licensees) operate the project in a
the project number of the application to The Commission strongly encourages run-of-river mode, with no useable
which the filing responds; (3) furnish electronic filing. Please file motions to storage or flood control capacity. There
the name, address, and telephone intervene and protests and requests for are no minimum flow requirements
number of the person protesting or cooperating agency status using the downstream of the dam. The project
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply Commission’s eFiling system at http:// operates under an estimated average
with the requirements of 18 CFR www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For head of 25 feet, including the 4-foot
385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies assistance, please contact FERC Online spillway flashboards. The impoundment
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