83 FR 60835 - Cat Creek Energy, LLC; Notice of Successive 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 228 (November 27, 2018)

Page Range		60835-60836
FR Document		2018-25813

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60835-60836]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25813]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14655-001]


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

    On November 9, 2018, Cat Creek Energy, LLC (Cat Creek) filed an 
application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), to study the feasibility of the 
proposed Cat Creek Energy Generation Facility Pumped Storage 
Hydroelectric Project (project) to be located at the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation's (Reclamation) Anderson Ranch Reservoir on the South Fork 
of the Boise River near Mountain Home in Elmore County, Idaho. 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.
    As stated in the original permit for the project, Reclamation 
retains jurisdiction over hydropower development at the Anderson Ranch 
dam, reservoir, and powerhouse, which are part of Reclamation's Boise 
Project. However, the Commission retains jurisdiction for hydropower 
facilities that would be located outside of Reclamation's development. 
Thus, an entity seeking to build a hydropower project that would use 
Reclamation's Boise Project facilities would need to obtain a lease of 
power privilege from Reclamation, but it also would need to obtain a 
license from the Commission for those facilities of the hydropower 
project that are not under Reclamation's jurisdiction.
    The proposed project would utilize Reclamation's existing Anderson 
Ranch Reservoir as a lower reservoir and would consist of the following 
new facilities: (1) A 4.3-mile-long, 80-foot-high earthen dam; (2) a 
63,500-acre-foot impoundment as an upper reservoir; (3) six 2,500-foot-
long, 14- to 16-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (4) two 100-foot-
diameter concrete silos; (5) twelve 60-megawatt (MW) ternary turbine/
generator units, for a total capacity of 720 MW; (6) an 8.1-mile-long, 
230-kilovolt transmission line interconnecting with the existing 
Bonneville Power Administration Dixie Substation; (7) an approximately 
2-mile-long access road; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 
annual generation of the project would be 1,965.4 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: James T. Carkulis, Cat Creek Energy, LLC, 398 S 
9th Street Suite 240, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208) 954-5090.
    FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue; phone: (202) 502-8556.
    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://

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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-14655-001.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the 
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 
Enter the docket number (P-14655) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: November 20, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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of the protest or intervention to the Commission in determining the the Boise River near Mountain Home in
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, appropriate action to be taken, but will Elmore County, Idaho. The sole purpose
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC not serve to make protestants parties to of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to
20426. the proceeding. Any person wishing to grant the permit holder priority to file
This filing is accessible online at become a party must file a notice of a license application during the permit
http://www.ferc.gov, using the intervention or motion to intervene, as term. A preliminary permit does not
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for appropriate. The Respondent’s answer authorize the permit holder to perform
review in the Commission’s Public and all interventions, or protests must any land-disturbing activities or
Reference Room in Washington, DC. be filed on or before the comment date. otherwise enter upon lands or waters
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the The Respondent’s answer, motions to owned by others without the owners’
website that enables subscribers to intervene, and protests must be served express permission.
receive email notification when a on the Complainant. As stated in the original permit for the
document is added to a subscribed The Commission encourages project, Reclamation retains jurisdiction
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC electronic submission of protests and over hydropower development at the
Online service, please email interventions in lieu of paper using the Anderson Ranch dam, reservoir, and
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. powerhouse, which are part of
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Persons unable to file electronically Reclamation’s Boise Project. However,
(202) 502–8659. should submit an original and 5 copies the Commission retains jurisdiction for
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time of the protest or intervention to the hydropower facilities that would be
on December 7, 2018. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, located outside of Reclamation’s
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC development. Thus, an entity seeking to
Dated: November 20, 2018.
20426. build a hydropower project that would
Kimberly D. Bose, use Reclamation’s Boise Project
This filing is accessible on-line at
Secretary. facilities would need to obtain a lease of
http://www.ferc.gov, using the
[FR Doc. 2018–25810 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for power privilege from Reclamation, but it
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P electronic review in the Commission’s also would need to obtain a license from
Public Reference Room in Washington, the Commission for those facilities of
DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the hydropower project that are not
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY under Reclamation’s jurisdiction.
the website that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a The proposed project would utilize
Federal Energy Regulatory Reclamation’s existing Anderson Ranch
Commission document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Reservoir as a lower reservoir and
[Docket No. EL19–18–000] would consist of the following new
Online service, please email
facilities: (1) A 4.3-mile-long, 80-foot-
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
American Electric Power Service high earthen dam; (2) a 63,500-acre-foot
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
Corporation v. PJM Interconnection impoundment as an upper reservoir; (3)
(202) 502–8659.
L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint six 2,500-foot-long, 14- to 16-foot-
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
diameter steel penstocks; (4) two 100-
Take notice that on November 16, on December 6, 2018.
foot-diameter concrete silos; (5) twelve
2018, pursuant to sections 206 and 306 Dated: November 20, 2018. 60-megawatt (MW) ternary turbine/
of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e Kimberly D. Bose, generator units, for a total capacity of
and 825e, and Rule 206 of the Federal Secretary. 720 MW; (6) an 8.1-mile-long, 230-
Energy Regulatory Commission’s [FR Doc. 2018–25808 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am] kilovolt transmission line
(Commission) Rules of Practice and interconnecting with the existing
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2018), Bonneville Power Administration Dixie
American Electric Power Service Substation; (7) an approximately 2-mile-
Corporation, on behalf of its PJM DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY long access road; and (8) appurtenant
transmission owners (Complainant) facilities. The estimated annual
filed a formal complaint against PJM Federal Energy Regulatory generation of the project would be
Interconnection L.L.C. (PJM or Commission 1,965.4 gigawatt-hours.
Respondent), alleging that PJM’s Open Applicant Contact: James T. Carkulis,
Access Transmission Tariff is unjust [Project No. 14655–001]
Cat Creek Energy, LLC, 398 S 9th Street
and unreasonable because it does not Cat Creek Energy, LLC; Notice of Suite 240, Boise, ID 83702; phone: (208)
include indemnifications provisions Successive Preliminary Permit 954–5090.
that are consistent with the Application Accepted for Filing and FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue; phone:
Commission’s pro forma Large Soliciting Comments, Motions To (202) 502–8556.
Generator Interconnection Agreement, Intervene, and Competing Applications Deadline for filing comments, motions
as more fully explained in the to intervene, competing applications
complaint. On November 9, 2018, Cat Creek (without notices of intent), or notices of
The Complainant certifies that copies Energy, LLC (Cat Creek) filed an intent to file competing applications: 60
of the complaint were served on the application for a successive preliminary days from the issuance of this notice.
contacts for Respondent, as listed on the permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Competing applications and notices of
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Commission’s list of Corporate Officials. Federal Power Act (FPA), to study the intent must meet the requirements of 18
Any person desiring to intervene or to feasibility of the proposed Cat Creek CFR 4.36.
protest this filing must file in Energy Generation Facility Pumped The Commission strongly encourages
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Storage Hydroelectric Project (project) to electronic filing. Please file comments,
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and be located at the U.S. Bureau of motions to intervene, notices of intent,
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Anderson and competing applications using the
Protests will be considered by the Ranch Reservoir on the South Fork of Commission’s eFiling system at http://

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83 FR 60835 - Cat Creek Energy, LLC; Notice of Successive Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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