Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 194 / Tuesday, October 10, 2017 / Notices 46983 

Dated: October 3, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21727 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. DI17–11–000] 

Merchant Hydro Developers LLC; 

Notice of Declaration of Intention and 

Soliciting Comments, Protests, and 

Motions To Intervene 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No.: DI17–11–000. 

c. Date Filed: September 14, 2017. 

d. Applicant: Merchant Hydro 

Developers LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Pennsylvania 

Pump Storage Project. 

f. Location: The proposed 

Pennsylvania Pump Storage Project 

would be located near the Town of 

Shenandoah, in Schuylkill County, 

Pennsylvania. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b) (2012). 

h. Applicant and Agent Contact: 

Merchant Hydro Developers LLC, c/o 

Adam R. Rousselle, Sr., 5710 Oak Crest 

Drive, Doylestown, PA 45150, 

telephone: (267) 254–6107; email: 

arousselle@merchanthydro.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502–6437, or 

email: Jennifer.Polardino@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene is: 30 

days from the issuance date of this 

notice by the Commission. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

protests, and motions to intervene 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 

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 DI17–11–000. 

k. Description of Project: The 

proposed closed-loop Pennsylvania 

Pump Storage Project would consist of: 

(1) Two new roller-compacted concrete 

or rock fill dams; (2) two new upper 

reservoirs with a combined surface area 

of 470 acres and 11,050 acre-feet of 

usable storage capacity at a water 

surface elevation of about 1,750 feet 

mean sea level (msl); (3) a new lower 

reservoir, including an existing 

abandoned existing mine pit with a 

surface area of 135 acres and 13,200 

acre-feet of usage storage capacity at a 

water surface elevation between 1,140– 

1,210 feet msl; (4) intakes; (5) a 50-foothigh, 175-foot-long, 100-foot-wide 

powerhouse with 2 to 3 generating units 

having a total installed capacity of 500 

megawatts; (6) four 7-foot-diameter, 

5,280-foot-long penstocks; (7) a 

transmission line connecting the 

generating units with PPL Electric 

Utilities’ Wheelabrator Frackville 

Energy’s electric distribution system 

and/or the Locust Wind Farm adjacent 

to the proposed project; and (8) 

appurtenant facilities. Merchant Hydro 

Developers LLC states that it will use 

only groundwater from an underground 

abandoned mine to initially charge and 

seasonally refill the upper reservoirs. 

The applicant proposes to transport 

groundwater to its upper reservoirs 

using underground pumping equipment 

and intakes. 

When a Declaration of Intention is 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, the Federal Power Act 

requires the Commission to investigate 

and determine if the project would 

affect the interests of interstate or 

foreign commerce. The Commission also 

determines whether or not the project: 

(1) Would be located on a navigable 

waterway; (2) would occupy public 

lands or reservations of the United 

States; (3) would utilize surplus water 

or water power from a government dam; 

or (4) would be located on a nonnavigable stream over which Congress 

has Commerce Clause jurisdiction and 

would be constructed or enlarged after 

1935. 

l. Locations of the Application: This 

filing may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. You may 

also register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above and in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room located at 888 First 

Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 

20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and 

.214. In determining the appropriate 

action to take, the Commission will 

consider all protests or other comments 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must bear in all 

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘PROTESTS’’, and ‘‘MOTIONS TO 

INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the 

Docket Number of the particular 

application to which the filing refers. A 

copy of any Motion to Intervene must 

also be served upon each representative 

of the Applicant specified in the 

particular application. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Dated: October 2, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21724 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

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