83 FR 60415 - Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation; 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 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)
| Page Range | 60415-60416 | |
| FR Document | 2018-25587 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 60415-60416] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25587] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14890-000] Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 27, 2018, Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal [[Page 60416]] Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Pushmataha County Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (Pushmataha Project or project) to be located on the Kiamichi River, near the town of Talihina, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. 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 Pushmataha Project permit application describes two adjacent, alternative developments that the applicant proposes to choose between. Alternative 1 would consist of the following: (1) An 886-foot-long, 282-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill upper dam with a 196.85-foot- long, 17-foot-high emergency spillway with a channel to Long Creek; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 488.52 acres and a storage capacity of 43,633 acre-feet; (3) a 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot-high concrete upper intake/outlet structure; (4) a 7,030-foot-long, 32.8- foot-diameter steel and concrete headrace tunnel; (5) a 550-foot-long, 93-foot-wide, 188.5-foot-high underground concrete pumping station/ powerhouse containing four pump/generating units with a total capacity of 1,200 megawatts; (6) an 8,243-foot-long, 32.8-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel; (7) a 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot-high concrete lower intake/ outlet structure; (8) a 13,615-foot-long, 68.9-foot-high earthen lower dam with a 33-foot-long, 13-foot-high emergency spillway with a channel that becomes a tunnel to the Kiamichi River; (9) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 727 acres and a storage capacity of 37,965 acre-feet; (10) two 20-inch-diameter, 1,085-foot-long pipes with 110 kilowatt pumps to move water from a regulating reservoir to the lower reservoir; (11) a regulating reservoir with a surface area of 40 acres and a storage capacity of 1,216 acre-feet; (12) two 20-inch-diameter, 886- foot-long pipes with two 110 kilowatt pumps to move water from the Kiamichi River to a regulating reservoir; (13) a 40-foot-long, 40-foot- wide funnel-shaped intake structure on the Kiamichi River located 1.5- feet above the bottom of the Kiamichi River tapering down to 10-foot- long, 10-foot-wide section where it connects to the two withdrawal pipes; and (14) a 124-mile-long transmission line to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid. Alternative 2 would consist of the following: (1) A 1,529-foot- long, 233-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill upper dam with a 196.85- foot-long, 17-foot-high emergency spillway with a channel to a creek; (2) an upper reservoir with a surface area of 366.07 acres, and a storage capacity of 27,462 acre-feet; (3) a 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot- high concrete upper intake/outlet structure; (4) a 3,979-foot-long, 32.8-foot-diameter steel and concrete headrace tunnel; (5) a 545-foot- long, 90-foot-wide, 185.4-foot-high underground concrete pumping station/powerhouse containing four pump/generating units with a total capacity of 1,200 megawatts; (6) a 5,831-foot-long, 32.8-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel; (7) a 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot-high concrete lower intake/outlet structure; (8) a 13,911-foot-long, 52.5-foot-high earthen lower dam with a 33-foot-long, 13-foot-high emergency spillway with a channel that becomes a tunnel to the Kiamichi River; (9) a lower reservoir with a surface area of 972.71 acres and a storage capacity of 31,223 acre-feet; (10) two 20-inch-diameter, 1,532-foot-long pipes with 110 kilowatt pumps to move water from a regulating reservoir to the lower reservoir; (11) a regulating reservoir with a surface area of 40 acres and a storage capacity of 1,216 acre-feet; (12) two 20-inch- diameter, 886-foot-long pipes with two 110 kilowatt pumps to move water from the Kiamichi River to the a regulating reservoir; (13) a 40-foot- long, 40-foot-wide funnel-shaped intake structure on the Kiamichi River located 1.5-feet above the bottom of the Kiamichi River tapering down to 10-foot-long, 10-foot-wide section where it connects to the two withdrawal pipes; and (14) a 124-mile-long transmission line to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid. For either alternative, the proposed project would have an estimated average annual generation of 4,368,000 megawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Bobenic, Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation, c/o Daytona Power Corp, 1800, 421-7 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 4K9; phone: (578) 433-4933. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) 502-6093, [email protected]. 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-14890-000. 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-14890) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: November 16, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/ in the project area to receive comments Any person seeking to become a party
docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on on the draft EIS, scheduled as follows: to the proceeding must file a motion to
General Search, and enter the docket intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field, Date and time Location Commission’s Rules of Practice and
excluding the last three digits (i.e., Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214).
CP17–41). Be sure you have selected an Wednesday, Decem- Jacksonville Public Li- Motions to intervene are more fully
ber 12, 2018. brary (Main), 303
appropriate date range. For assistance, described at http://www.ferc.gov/
4:00–8:00 p.m. EST .. North Laura Street,
please contact FERC Online Support at Jacksonville, FL resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 32202, (904) 630– Only intervenors have the right to seek
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 2665. rehearing or judicial review of the
(202) 502–8659. Commission’s decision. The
Any person wishing to comment on The primary goal of this comment Commission grants affected landowners
the draft EIS may do so. Your comments session is to have you identify the and others with environmental concerns
should focus on draft EIS’s disclosure specific environmental issues and intervenor status upon showing good
and discussion of potential concerns with the draft EIS. Individual cause by stating that they have a clear
environmental effects, reasonable verbal comments will be taken on a one- and direct interest in this proceeding
alternatives, and measures to avoid or on-one basis with a court reporter. This which no other party can adequately
lessen environmental impacts. To format is designed to receive the represent. Simply filing environmental
ensure consideration of your comments maximum amount of verbal comments, comments will not give you intervenor
on the proposal in the final EIS, it is in a convenient way during the status, but you do not need intervenor
important that the Commission receive timeframe allotted. status to have your comments
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. considered.
Eastern Time on January 7, 2019. The scoping session is scheduled
For your convenience, there are four from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time. Questions?
methods you can use to submit your You may arrive at any time after 4:00
p.m. There will not be a formal Additional information about the
comments to the Commission. The project is available from the
Commission will provide equal presentation by Commission staff when
the session opens. If you wish to speak, Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
consideration to all comments received, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
whether filed in written form or the Commission staff will hand out
numbers in the order of your arrival. website (www.ferc.gov) using the
provided verbally. The Commission eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
encourages electronic filing of Comments will be taken until the
closing hour for the comment session. provides access to the texts of all formal
comments and has staff available to documents issued by the Commission,
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or However, if no additional numbers have
been handed out and all individuals such as orders, notices, and
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please rulemakings.
carefully follow these instructions so who wish to provide comments have
had an opportunity to do so, staff may In addition, the Commission offers a
that your comments are properly free service called eSubscription that
recorded. conclude the session 30 minutes before
the closing hour. Please see appendix 1 allows you to keep track of all formal
(1) You can file your comments
for additional information on the issuances and submittals in specific
electronically using the eComment
session format and conduct.1 dockets. This can reduce the amount of
feature on the Commission’s website
time you spend researching proceedings
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to Your verbal comments will be
by automatically providing you with
Documents and Filings. This is an easy recorded by the court reporter (with
notification of these filings, document
method for submitting brief, text-only FERC staff or representative present)
summaries, and direct links to the
comments on a project; and become part of the public record for
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
(2) You can file your comments this proceeding. Transcripts will be
filing/esubscription.asp.
electronically by using the eFiling publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary
feature on the Commission’s website system (see below for instructions on Dated: November 16, 2018.
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to using eLibrary). If a significant number Kimberly D. Bose,
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, of people are interested in providing Secretary.
you can provide comments in a variety verbal comments in the one-on-one [FR Doc. 2018–25581 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
of formats by attaching them as a file settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
with your submission. New eFiling be implemented for each commenter.
users must first create an account by It is important to note that verbal
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing comments hold the same weight as DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
a comment on a particular project, written or electronically submitted
please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as comments. Although there will not be a Federal Energy Regulatory
the filing type; or formal presentation, Commission staff Commission
(3) You can file a paper copy of your will be available throughout the [Project No. 14890–000]
comments by mailing them to the comment session to answer your
following address. Be sure to reference questions about the environmental Southeast Oklahoma Power
the project docket number (CP17–41– review process. Corporation; Notice of Preliminary
000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Permit Application Accepted for Filing
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 1 The appendices referenced in this notice will and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the Intervene, and Competing Applications
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. appendices are available at www.ferc.gov using the
(4) In lieu of sending written or link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the Commission’s On August 27, 2018, Southeast
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE,
electronic comments, the Commission Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For
Oklahoma Power Corporation, filed an
invites you to attend the public instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to page application for a preliminary permit,
comment session its staff will conduct 2 of this notice. pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
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Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the dam with a 196.85-foot-long, 17-foot- Commenters can submit brief comments
feasibility of the Pushmataha County high emergency spillway with a channel up to 6,000 characters, without prior
Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project to a creek; (2) an upper reservoir with registration, using the eComment system
(Pushmataha Project or project) to be a surface area of 366.07 acres, and a at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
located on the Kiamichi River, near the storage capacity of 27,462 acre-feet; (3) ecomment.asp. You must include your
town of Talihina, in Pushmataha a 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot-high concrete name and contact information at the end
County, Oklahoma. The sole purpose of upper intake/outlet structure; (4) a of your comments. For assistance,
a preliminary permit, if issued, is to 3,979-foot-long, 32.8-foot-diameter steel please contact FERC Online Support at
grant the permit holder priority to file and concrete headrace tunnel; (5) a 545- FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
a license application during the permit foot-long, 90-foot-wide, 185.4-foot-high 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
term. A preliminary permit does not underground concrete pumping station/ (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
authorize the permit holder to perform powerhouse containing four pump/ send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
any land-disturbing activities or generating units with a total capacity of Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
otherwise enter upon lands or waters 1,200 megawatts; (6) a 5,831-foot-long, First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
owned by others without the owners’ 32.8-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel; (7) a The first page of any filing should
express permission. 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot-high concrete include docket number P–14890–000.
The Pushmataha Project permit lower intake/outlet structure; (8) a More information about this project,
application describes two adjacent, 13,911-foot-long, 52.5-foot-high earthen including a copy of the application, can
alternative developments that the lower dam with a 33-foot-long, 13-foot- be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
applicant proposes to choose between. high emergency spillway with a channel link of Commission’s website at http://
Alternative 1 would consist of the that becomes a tunnel to the Kiamichi www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
following: (1) An 886-foot-long, 282- River; (9) a lower reservoir with a Enter the docket number (P–14890) in
foot-high concrete-faced rockfill upper surface area of 972.71 acres and a the docket number field to access the
dam with a 196.85-foot-long, 17-foot- storage capacity of 31,223 acre-feet; (10) document. For assistance, contact FERC
high emergency spillway with a channel two 20-inch-diameter, 1,532-foot-long Online Support.
to Long Creek; (2) an upper reservoir pipes with 110 kilowatt pumps to move
with a surface area of 488.52 acres and Dated: November 16, 2018.
water from a regulating reservoir to the
a storage capacity of 43,633 acre-feet; (3) lower reservoir; (11) a regulating Kimberly D. Bose,
a 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot-high concrete reservoir with a surface area of 40 acres Secretary.
upper intake/outlet structure; (4) a and a storage capacity of 1,216 acre-feet; [FR Doc. 2018–25587 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
7,030-foot-long, 32.8-foot-diameter steel (12) two 20-inch-diameter, 886-foot-long BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
and concrete headrace tunnel; (5) a 550- pipes with two 110 kilowatt pumps to
foot-long, 93-foot-wide, 188.5-foot-high move water from the Kiamichi River to
underground concrete pumping station/ the a regulating reservoir; (13) a 40-foot- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
powerhouse containing four pump/ long, 40-foot-wide funnel-shaped intake
generating units with a total capacity of structure on the Kiamichi River located Federal Energy Regulatory
1,200 megawatts; (6) an 8,243-foot-long, 1.5-feet above the bottom of the Commission
32.8-foot-diameter tailrace tunnel; (7) a Kiamichi River tapering down to 10- [Docket No. NJ19–3–000]
98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot-high concrete foot-long, 10-foot-wide section where it
lower intake/outlet structure; (8) a connects to the two withdrawal pipes; Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC;
13,615-foot-long, 68.9-foot-high earthen and (14) a 124-mile-long transmission Notice of Filing
lower dam with a 33-foot-long, 13-foot- line to the Electric Reliability Council of
high emergency spillway with a channel Texas grid. Take notice that on November 7,
that becomes a tunnel to the Kiamichi For either alternative, the proposed 2018, Oncor Electric Delivery Company
River; (9) a lower reservoir with a project would have an estimated average LLC submitted its tariff filing: Oncor
surface area of 727 acres and a storage annual generation of 4,368,000 TFO Tariff Rate Changes to be effective
capacity of 37,965 acre-feet; (10) two 20- megawatt-hours. 10/10/2018.
inch-diameter, 1,085-foot-long pipes Applicant Contact: Mr. John Bobenic, Any person desiring to intervene or to
with 110 kilowatt pumps to move water Southeast Oklahoma Power protest this filing must file in
from a regulating reservoir to the lower Corporation, c/o Daytona Power Corp, accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
reservoir; (11) a regulating reservoir 1800, 421–7 Avenue SW, Calgary, the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
with a surface area of 40 acres and a Alberta Canada T2P 4K9; phone: (578) Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
storage capacity of 1,216 acre-feet; (12) 433–4933. Protests will be considered by the
two 20-inch-diameter, 886-foot-long FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) Commission in determining the
pipes with two 110 kilowatt pumps to 502–6093, michael.spencer@ferc.gov. appropriate action to be taken, but will
move water from the Kiamichi River to Deadline for filing comments, motions not serve to make protestants parties to
a regulating reservoir; (13) a 40-foot- to intervene, competing applications the proceeding. Any person wishing to
long, 40-foot-wide funnel-shaped intake (without notices of intent), or notices of become a party must file a notice of
structure on the Kiamichi River located intent to file competing applications: 60 intervention or motion to intervene, as
1.5-feet above the bottom of the days from the issuance of this notice. appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
Kiamichi River tapering down to 10- Competing applications and notices of protests must be filed on or before the
foot-long, 10-foot-wide section where it intent must meet the requirements of 18 comment date. On or before the
connects to the two withdrawal pipes; CFR 4.36. comment date, it is not necessary to
and (14) a 124-mile-long transmission The Commission strongly encourages serve motions to intervene or protests
line to the Electric Reliability Council of electronic filing. Please file comments, on persons other than the Applicant.
Texas grid. motions to intervene, notices of intent, The Commission encourages
Alternative 2 would consist of the and competing applications using the electronic submission of protests and
following: (1) A 1,529-foot-long, 233- Commission’s eFiling system at http:// interventions in lieu of paper using the
foot-high concrete-faced rockfill upper www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
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