82_FR_46424 82 FR 46233 - Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

82 FR 46233 - Watterra Energy, 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 191 (October 4, 2017)

Page Range46233-46233
FR Document2017-21271

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46233]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21271]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14857-000]


Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application 
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 
Competing Applications

    On September 11, 2017, Watterra Energy, LLC (Watterra Energy) filed 
a preliminary permit application pursuant to section 4(f) of the 
Federal Power Act proposing to study the feasibility of the proposed 
Saylorville Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 14857-000, to be located at 
the existing Saylorville Dam on the Des Moines River, near the City of 
Des Moines in Polk County, Iowa. Saylorville Dam is owned by the United 
States government and operated by the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers.
    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 owner's express permission.
    Watterra Energy's proposed project would consist of: (1) A new 20-
foot-diameter steel penstock that would be inserted into an existing 
22-foot-diameter by 640-foot-long concrete conduit; (2) a new 55-foot-
wide by 70-foot-long by 30-foot-high concrete powerhouse; (3) three new 
5.22-megawatt (MW) turbines, with a combined generating capacity of 
15.66 MW; (4) a new 70-foot-long by 55-foot-wide substation; (5) a new 
7,000-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities. The project would have an estimated annual generation of 58 
gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig Dalton, 220 W. Main Street, Hamilton, 
MT 59840; (406) 384-0080.
    FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, (202) 502-6331.
    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-14857-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of 
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14857) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: September 27, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-21271 Filed 10-3-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2017 / Notices 46233 Dated: September 28, 2017. CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly 17–000; and Florida Southeast Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., encourages electronic filing. Please file Connection, LLC’s Florida Southeast Deputy Secretary. comments, motions to intervene, notices Connection Project in Docket No. CP14– [FR Doc. 2017–21301 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] of intent, and competing applications 554–000. Together, these projects BILLING CODE 6717–01–P using the Commission’s eFiling system involve the construction and operation at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ of approximately 685 miles of pipeline efiling.asp. Commenters can submit and associated facilities. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY brief comments up to 6,000 characters, The draft SEIS has been prepared to without prior registration, using the address the August 22, 2017 Opinion Federal Energy Regulatory eComment system at http:// issued by the United States Court of Commission www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Appeals for the District of Columbia ecomment.asp. You must include your regarding the Commission’s [Project No. 14857–000] name and contact information at the end environmental review of the SMP Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of of your comments. For assistance, Project. The draft SEIS incorporates by Preliminary Permit Application please contact FERC Online Support at reference and expands upon the Accepted for Filing and Soliciting FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) analysis contained within the December Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 2015 final environmental impact Competing Applications (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please statement (FEIS) for the SMP Project. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal The draft SEIS estimates the greenhouse On September 11, 2017, Watterra Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 gas emissions generated by the SMP Energy, LLC (Watterra Energy) filed a First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Project’s customers’ downstream preliminary permit application pursuant The first page of any filing should facilities, describes the methodology to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act include docket number P–14857–000. used to determine these estimates, proposing to study the feasibility of the More information about this project, discusses context for understanding the proposed Saylorville Dam Hydroelectric including a copy of the application, can magnitude of these emissions, and Project No. 14857–000, to be located at be viewed or printed on the eLibrary addresses the value of using the social the existing Saylorville Dam on the Des link of Commission’s Web site at http:// cost of carbon tool. Moines River, near the City of Des www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. As described in the executive Moines in Polk County, Iowa. Enter the docket number (P–14857) in summary of the FEIS, and based on the Saylorville Dam is owned by the United the docket number field to access the environmental analysis section of the States government and operated by the document. For assistance, contact FERC FEIS and this draft SEIS, we conclude United States Army Corps of Engineers. Online Support. that constructing and operating the SMP The sole purpose of a preliminary Project would result in temporary and permit, if issued, is to grant the permit Dated: September 27, 2017. permanent impacts on the environment. holder priority to file a license Kimberly D. Bose, We also conclude that with the application during the permit term. A Secretary. applicants’ implementation of their preliminary permit does not authorize [FR Doc. 2017–21271 Filed 10–3–17; 8:45 am] respective impact avoidance, the permit holder to perform any land- BILLING CODE 6717–01–P minimization, and mitigation measures, disturbing activities or otherwise enter as well as their adherence to the upon lands or waters owned by others measures we have required to further without the owner’s express permission. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY avoid, minimize, and mitigate these Watterra Energy’s proposed project impacts, operating the SMP Project would consist of: (1) A new 20-foot- Federal Energy Regulatory would not result in a significant impact diameter steel penstock that would be Commission on the environment. inserted into an existing 22-foot- Commission staff has mailed copies of [Docket Nos. CP14–554–002; CP15–016– diameter by 640-foot-long concrete the draft SEIS to federal, state, and local 003; CP15–017–002] conduit; (2) a new 55-foot-wide by 70- government representatives and foot-long by 30-foot-high concrete Florida Southeast Connection, LLC; agencies; elected officials; powerhouse; (3) three new 5.22- Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line environmental and public interest megawatt (MW) turbines, with a Company, LLC; Sabal Trail groups; Native American tribes; combined generating capacity of 15.66 Transmission, LLC; Notice of potentially affected landowners, other MW; (4) a new 70-foot-long by 55-foot- Availability of the Draft Supplemental interested individuals and groups; and wide substation; (5) a new 7,000-foot- Environmental Impact Statement for newspapers and libraries in the project long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission line; the Southeast Market Pipelines Project area. Additionally, the draft SEIS is and (6) appurtenant facilities. The available for public viewing on the project would have an estimated annual The staff of the Federal Energy FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using generation of 58 gigawatt-hours. Regulatory Commission (FERC or the eLibrary link. A limited number of Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig Dalton, Commission) has prepared a draft copies of the draft EIS are available for 220 W. Main Street, Hamilton, MT supplemental environmental impact distribution and public inspection at: 59840; (406) 384–0080. statement (SEIS) for the Southeast Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, Market Pipelines Project (SMP Project). Public Reference Room, 888 First Street The SMP Project is composed of three sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES (202) 502–6331. NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, Deadline for filing comments, motions separate, but related, interstate natural (202) 502–8371. to intervene, competing applications gas transmission pipeline projects. Any person wishing to comment on (without notices of intent), or notices of These projects are: Transcontinental Gas the draft SEIS may do so. The intent to file competing applications: 60 Pipe Line Company, LLC’s Hillabee Commission will only consider days from the issuance of this notice. Expansion Project in Docket No. CP15– comments on the draft SEIS, and not on Competing applications and notices of 16–000; Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC’s the FEIS or the Commission’s orders in intent must meet the requirements of 18 Sabal Trail Project in Docket No. CP15– this proceeding, on which the public VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Oct 03, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1


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FR Citation82 FR 46233 
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