83 FR 1349 - Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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FR Document		2018-00331

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14864-000]


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

    On November 29, 2017, Watterra Energy, 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 Barren River Lake Dam 
Hydroelectric Project (project), to be located at the existing U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' Barren River Lake Dam on the Barren River near 
the City of Bowling Green, Barren County, Kentucky. 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 960-
foot-long, 14-foot-diameter steel penstock lining the existing concrete 
conduit; (2) a 14-foot-long, 14-foot-wide bifurcation structure 
attached to the proposed penstock, with one 265-foot-long branch 
extending to the proposed powerhouse, and the other 86-foot-long branch 
extending to the existing stilling basin to provide an outlet point for 
the release of floodwaters; (3) a 70-foot-long, 55-foot-wide powerhouse 
containing two Kaplan generating units with a total capacity of 11.63 
megawatts; (4) a 75-foot-long tailrace; (5) a 50-foot-long, 50-foot-
wide switchyard; and (6) a 4,210-foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission 
line. The estimated annual generation of the project would be 41.64 
gigawatt-hours, and would operate as directed by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig Dalton, Watterra Energy, LLC, 220 West 
Main Street, Hamilton, MT 59840; phone: (406) 384-0080.
    FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone: (202) 502-6304.
    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-14864-000.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the eLibrary link of 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14864) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: January 5, 2018.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00331 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY website that enables subscribers to hours, and would operate as directed by
receive email notification when a the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Federal Energy Regulatory document is added to a subscribed Applicant Contact: Mr. Craig Dalton,
Commission docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Watterra Energy, LLC, 220 West Main
[Docket No. EL18–55–000] Online service, please email Street, Hamilton, MT 59840; phone:
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (406) 384–0080.
EDF Renewables Energy, Inc. v. (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call FERC Contact: Navreet Deo; phone:
Midcontinent Independent System (202) 502–8659. (202) 502–6304.
Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Deadline for filing comments, motions
Time on January 24, 2018. to intervene, competing applications
Take notice that on January 4, 2018, (without notices of intent), or notices of
pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the Dated: January 5, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
intent to file competing applications: 60
Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e), days from the issuance of this notice.
825e, and Rule 206 of the Federal Secretary.
Competing applications and notices of
Energy Regulatory Commission’s [FR Doc. 2018–00330 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am]
intent must meet the requirements of 18
(Commission) Rules of Practice and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P CFR 4.36.
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, EDF
The Commission strongly encourages
Renewables Energy, Inc. (Complainant)
electronic filing. Please file comments,
filed a formal complaint against DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
Midcontinent Independent System
Federal Energy Regulatory and competing applications using the
Operator, Inc. (MISO or Respondent)
Commission Commission’s eFiling system at http://
alleging that MISO’s Tariff is no longer
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
just and reasonable because MISO [Project No. 14864–000] Commenters can submit brief comments
cannot deliver interconnection studies
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
and a generation interconnection Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of registration, using the eComment system
agreement in sufficient advanced time Preliminary Permit Application at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
to allow proposed wind generation Accepted for Filing and Soliciting ecomment.asp. You must include your
projects to achieve commercial Comments and Motions To Intervene name and contact information at the end
operation as needed to benefit from the
On November 29, 2017, Watterra of your comments. For assistance,
Federal Production Tax Credit, all as
Energy, LLC filed an application for a please contact FERC Online Support at
more fully explained in the complaint.
Complainant certify that copies of the preliminary permit, pursuant to section FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
complaint were served on the contacts 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
for MISO as listed on the Commission’s proposing to study the feasibility of the (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
list of Corporate Officials. Barren River Lake Dam Hydroelectric send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Any person desiring to intervene or to Project (project), to be located at the Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
protest this filing must file in existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Barren River Lake Dam on the Barren The first page of any filing should
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and River near the City of Bowling Green, include docket number P–14864–000.
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Barren County, Kentucky. The sole More information about this project,
Protests will be considered by the purpose of a preliminary permit, if including a copy of the application, can
Commission in determining the issued, is to grant the permit holder be viewed or printed on the eLibrary
appropriate action to be taken, but will priority to file a license application link of Commission’s website at http://
not serve to make protestants parties to during the permit term. A preliminary www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
the proceeding. Any person wishing to permit does not authorize the permit Enter the docket number (P–14864) in
become a party must file a notice of holder to perform any land-disturbing the docket number field to access the
intervention or motion to intervene, as activities or otherwise enter upon lands document. For assistance, contact FERC
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer or waters owned by others without the Online Support.
and all interventions, or protests must owners’ express permission. Dated: January 5, 2018.
be filed on or before the comment date. The proposed project would consist of Kimberly D. Bose,
The Respondent’s answer, motions to the following: (1) A 960-foot-long, 14- Secretary.
intervene, and protests must be served foot-diameter steel penstock lining the [FR Doc. 2018–00331 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am]
on the Complainants. existing concrete conduit; (2) a 14-foot-
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The Commission encourages long, 14-foot-wide bifurcation structure
electronic submission of protests and attached to the proposed penstock, with
interventions in lieu of paper using the one 265-foot-long branch extending to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. the proposed powerhouse, and the other
Persons unable to file electronically 86-foot-long branch extending to the Federal Energy Regulatory
should submit an original and 5 copies existing stilling basin to provide an Commission
of the protest or intervention to the outlet point for the release of
floodwaters; (3) a 70-foot-long, 55-foot- [Docket Nos. CP18–37–000, CP18–38–000]
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC wide powerhouse containing two
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Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of
20426. Kaplan generating units with a total Applications
This filing is accessible on-line at capacity of 11.63 megawatts; (4) a 75-
http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary foot-long tailrace; (5) a 50-foot-long, 50- Take notice that on December 21,
link and is available for electronic foot-wide switchyard; and (6) a 4,210- 2017, Sierrita Gas Pipeline, LLC
review in the Commission’s Public foot-long, 12.5-kilovolt transmission (Sierrita), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado
Reference Room in Washington, DC. line. The estimated annual generation of Springs, Colorado 80944, has filed two
There is an eSubscription link on the the project would be 41.64 gigawatt- applications, pursuant to sections 7(c)

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83 FR 1349 - Watterra Energy, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 8 (January 11, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission