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registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

QuickComment.aspx. You must include 

your name and contact information at 

the end of your comments. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of 

electronic filing, you may submit a 

paper copy. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. The first page of any filing 

should include docket number P– 

15241–000. 

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 https:// 

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/ 

overview. Enter the docket number (P– 

15241) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: April 20, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08841 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 15243–000] 

PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed 

an application for a preliminary permit, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 

feasibility of Rock Canyon Pumped 

Storage Project to be located in Emery 

county, Utah. 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 new upper reservoir 

for alternative 1 with a surface area of 

48.2 acres and a total storage capacity of 

1,902.8 acre-feet at a normal maximum 

operating elevation of 8,380 feet average 

mean sea level (msl); (2) a new upper 

reservoir for alternative 2 with a surface 

area of 87 acres and a total storage 

capacity of 2,083 acre-feet at a normal 

maximum operating elevation of 8,600 

feet msl; (3) a new lower reservoir for 

alternatives 1 and 2 with a surface area 

of 72 acres and a total storage capacity 

of 3,119 acre-feet at a normal maximum 

operating elevation of 6,300 feet ms); (4) 

a 3,696-foot-long tunnel and 12,672- 

foot-long penstock, with a hydraulic 

head of 2,470 feet, connecting the upper 

and lower reservoirs to the powerhouse 

for alternative 1; (5) a 10,032-foot-long 

tunnel penstock, with a hydraulic head 

of 2,250 feet, connecting the upper and 

lower reservoirs to the powerhouse for 

alternative 2; (6) a new underground 

powerhouse that would be sited along 

the western shore of the lower reservoir 

for alternatives 1 and 2 containing three 

turbine-generator units with a total rated 

capacity of 500 megawatts; (7) a new 5- 

mile-long, 345-kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line connecting the 

powerhouse to PacifiCorp’s existing 

Emery substation for alternatives 1 and 

2; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The 

estimated annual power generation at 

the Rock Canyon Pumped Storage 

would be 1,460 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Tim 

Hemstreet, Managing Director, 

Renewable Energy Development 

PacifiCorp. 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 

1800 Portland, OR 97232 

Tim.hemstreet@pacificorp.com. 

FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; 

Phone: (202) 502–6245. 

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 https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

QuickComment.aspx. You must include 

your name and contact information at 

the end of your comments. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of 

electronic filing, you may submit a 

paper copy. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. The first page of any filing 

should include docket number P– 

15243–000. 

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 https:// 

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/ 

overview. Enter the docket number (P– 

15243) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: April 20, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08845 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 10887–000] 

Carthage Specialty Paperboard, Inc.; 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation 

On October 31, 2019, Carthage 

Specialty Paperboard, Inc., licensee for 

the Carthage Paper Maker Mill 

Hydroelectric Project No.10887, filed an 

Application for a New Minor License 

pursuant to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA) and the Commission’s regulations 

thereunder. The Carthage Paper Maker 

Mill Hydroelectric Project is located on 

the Black River, near the Village of 

Carthage, Jefferson and Lewis Counties, 

New York. 

The license for Project No.10887 was 

issued for a period ending October 31, 

2021. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the 

Commission, at the expiration of a 

license term, to issue from year-to-year 

an annual license to the then licensee(s) 

under the terms and conditions of the 

prior license until a new license is 

issued, or the project is otherwise 

disposed of as provided in section 15 or 

any other applicable section of the FPA. 

If the project’s prior license waived the 

applicability of section 15 of the FPA, 

then, based on section 9(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 


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558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project 

has filed an application for a New Minor 

License, the licensee may continue to 

operate the project in accordance with 

the terms and conditions of the license 

after the minor or minor part license 

expires, until the Commission acts on 

its application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No.10887 

is issued to Carthage Specialty 

Paperboard, Inc. for a period effective 

November 1, 2021 through October 31, 

2022 or until the issuance of a new 

license for the project or other 

disposition under the FPA, whichever 

comes first. If issuance of a new license 

(or other disposition) does not take 

place on or before October 31, 2022, 

notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 

18 CFR 16.18(c), an annual license 

under section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is 

renewed automatically without further 

order or notice by the Commission, 

unless the Commission orders 

otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Carthage Specialty Paperboard, Inc. 

is authorized to continue operation of 

the Carthage Paper Maker Mill 

Hydroelectric Project, until such time as 

the Commission acts on its application 

for a New Minor License. 

Dated: April 19, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08840 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No.15237–000] 

PacifiCorp; Notice of Preliminary 

Permit Application Accepted for Filing 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On October 13, 2021, PacifiCorp filed 

an application for a preliminary permit, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 

feasibility of Barn Canyon Pumped 

Storage Project to be located about 4 

miles North of Helper, Utah. 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 new upper reservoir 

with a surface area of 42 acres and a 

total storage capacity of 986 acre-feet at 

a normal maximum operating elevation 

of 8,355 feet average mean sea level 

(msl); (2) a new lower reservoir with a 

surface area of 28 acres and a total 

storage capacity of 1,664 acre-feet at a 

normal maximum operating elevation of 

6,240 feet msl; (3) a 12,672-foot-long 

penstock, with a hydraulic head of 

2,035 feet, connecting the upper and 

lower reservoirs to the powerhouse; (4) 

a new underground powerhouse that 

would be sited along the western shore 

of the lower reservoir containing three 

Francis turbine-generator units with a 

total rated capacity of 300 megawatts; 

(5) a new 10.2-mile-long, 345-kilovolt 

(kV) transmission line connecting the 

powerhouse to PacifiCorp’s existing 

Huntington-Spanish Fork substation 

constructed in 1979 for alternative 1; (6) 

a new 0.8-mile-long, 138-kV 

transmission line to interconnect the 

powerhouse to PacifiCorp’s existing 

Carbon substation for alternative 2; and 

(7) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 

annual power generation at the Barn 

Canyon Pumped Storage would be 624 

gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Tim 

Hemstreet, Managing Director, 

Renewable Energy Development 

PacifiCorp. 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 

1800, Portland, OR 97232, 

Tim.hemstreet@pacificorp.com. 

FERC Contact: Ousmane Sidibe; 

Phone: (202) 502–6245. 

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 https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

QuickComment.aspx. You must include 

your name and contact information at 

the end of your comments. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (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–15237–000. 

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 https:// 

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/ 

overview. Enter the docket number (P– 

15237) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: April 20, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08842 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 5124–022] 

Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc.; 

Notice of Availability of Final 

Environmental Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office 

of Energy Projects has reviewed the 

application for license for the North 

Branch No. 3 Hydroelectric Project, 

located on the North Branch of the 

Winooski River in Washington County, 

Vermont, and has prepared a Final 

Environmental Assessment (FEA) for 

the project. No federal land is occupied 

by project works or located within the 

project boundary. 

The FEA contains staff’s analysis of 

the potential environmental impacts of 

the project and concludes that licensing 

the project, with appropriate 

environmental protective measures, 

would not constitute a major federal 

action that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

The Commission provides all 

interested persons with an opportunity 

to view and/or print the FEA via the 

internet through the Commission’s 

Home Page (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 


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