80_FR_22586 80 FR 22509 - Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects and Intention To Hold Public Meetings

80 FR 22509 - Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects and Intention To Hold Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 77 (April 22, 2015)

Page Range22509-22510
FR Document2015-09222

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22509-22510]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09222]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2179-043--California; Project No. 2467-020--California]


Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Merced River and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Projects and Intention 
To Hold Public Meetings

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
Part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy 
Projects has reviewed the applications for license for the Merced River 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), and the Merced Falls 
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a draft multi-
project environmental impact statement (EIS) for the projects.
    Both projects are located on the Merced River. The Merced River 
Project consists of the New Exchequer and McSwain developments, which 
are located at river miles (RM) 62.5 and 56.3, respectively, about 23 
miles northeast of the city of Merced in Mariposa County, California. 
The Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 acres of federal land 
administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM). The Merced Falls Project is located at RM 55 on the 
border of Merced and Mariposa Counties, California. The Merced Falls 
Project occupies 1.0 acre of federal land administered by BLM.
    The draft EIS contains staff's analysis of the applicants' 
proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Merced River and 
Merced Falls Projects. The draft EIS documents the views of 
governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian 
tribes, the public, the license applicants, and Commission staff.
    A copy of the draft EIS is available for review at the Commission 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, 
using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the 
last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    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, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    All comments must be filed by Friday, May 29, 2015, and should 
reference Project Nos. 2179-043 and 2467-020. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing. Please file comments 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. In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 
CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified 
above. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend public meetings that will be held to receive comments 
on the draft EIS. The agency scoping meeting will focus on resource 
agency and non-governmental organization input, while the public 
scoping meeting is primarily for public input. All interested 
individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or 
both of the meetings. The time and locations of the meetings are as 
follows:

Agency Meeting

    Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015.
    Time: 10:00 a.m.
    Place: El Capitan Lodge at the Merced County Fairgrounds.
    Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341.

Public Meeting

    Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015.
    Time: 6:00 p.m.
    Place: San Joaquin Hall at the Merced County Fairgrounds.
    Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341.
    At these meetings, resource agency personnel and other interested 
persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments 
and recommendations regarding the draft EIS. The meetings will be 
recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) 
will become part of

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the Commission's public record for the project. These meetings are 
posted on the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
    For further information, please contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502-
6824 or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov.

    Dated: April 15, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-09222 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 77 / Wednesday, April 22, 2015 / Notices 22509 filing responds; (3) state the name, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY esubscription.asp to be notified via address, and telephone number of the email of new filings and issuances person filing; and (4) otherwise comply Federal Energy Regulatory related to this or other pending projects. with the requirements of sections Commission For assistance, contact FERC Online 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the [Project No. 2179–043—California; Project Support. Commission’s regulations.1 All No. 2467–020—California] All comments must be filed by Friday, comments contesting Commission staff’s May 29, 2015, and should reference preliminary determination that the Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas Project Nos. 2179–043 and 2467–020. facility meets the qualifying criteria and Electric Company; Notice of The Commission strongly encourages must set forth their evidentiary basis. Availability of the Draft Environmental electronic filing. Please file comments Impact Statement for the Merced River using the Commission’s efiling system The Commission strongly encourages and Merced Falls Hydroelectric at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ electronic filing. Please file motions to Projects and Intention To Hold Public efiling.asp. Commenters can submit intervene and comments using the Meetings brief comments up to 6,000 characters, Commission’s eFiling system at http:// without prior registration, using the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. In accordance with the National eComment system at http:// Commenters can submit brief comments Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ up to 6,000 characters, without prior the Federal Energy Regulatory ecomment.asp. You must include your registration, using the eComment system Commission (Commission or FERC) name and contact information at the end regulations contained in the Code of of your comments. For assistance, at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR Part please contact FERC Online Support. In ecomment.asp. You must include your 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR lieu of electronic filing, please send a name and contact information at the end 47897]), the Office of Energy Projects of your comments. For assistance, paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, has reviewed the applications for Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory please contact FERC Online Support at license for the Merced River FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Commission, 888 First Street NE., Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), Washington, DC 20426. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 and the Merced Falls Hydroelectric (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Anyone may intervene in this Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal draft multi-project environmental CFR 380.10). You must file your request Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 impact statement (EIS) for the projects. to intervene as specified above. You do First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Both projects are located on the not need intervenor status to have your A copy of all other filings in reference Merced River. The Merced River Project comments considered. to this application must be accompanied consists of the New Exchequer and In addition to or in lieu of sending by proof of service on all persons listed McSwain developments, which are written comments, you are invited to in the service list prepared by the located at river miles (RM) 62.5 and attend public meetings that will be held Commission in this proceeding, in 56.3, respectively, about 23 miles to receive comments on the draft EIS. accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and northeast of the city of Merced in The agency scoping meeting will focus 385.2010. Mariposa County, California. The on resource agency and non- Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 governmental organization input, while Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies acres of federal land administered by of the notice of intent can be obtained the public scoping meeting is primarily the U.S. Department of the Interior, for public input. All interested directly from the applicant or such Bureau of Land Management (BLM). copies can be viewed and reproduced at individuals, organizations, and agencies The Merced Falls Project is located at are invited to attend one or both of the the Commission in its Public Reference RM 55 on the border of Merced and Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., meetings. The time and locations of the Mariposa Counties, California. The meetings are as follows: Washington, DC 20426. The filing may Merced Falls Project occupies 1.0 acre also be viewed on the Web at http:// of federal land administered by BLM. Agency Meeting www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp The draft EIS contains staff’s analysis Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015. using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the of the applicants’ proposals and the Time: 10:00 a.m. docket number (e.g., CD15–22) in the alternatives for relicensing the Merced Place: El Capitan Lodge at the Merced docket number field to access the River and Merced Falls Projects. The County Fairgrounds. document. For assistance, call toll-free draft EIS documents the views of Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. 1–866–208–3676 or email governmental agencies, non- Way, Merced, CA 95341. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license Public Meeting call (202) 502–8659. applicants, and Commission staff. Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015. Dated: April 15, 2015. A copy of the draft EIS is available for Time: 6:00 p.m. Kimberly D. Bose, review at the Commission or may be Place: San Joaquin Hall at the Merced Secretary. viewed on the Commission’s Web site at County Fairgrounds. [FR Doc. 2015–09224 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] http://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘e- Address: 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Library’’ link. Enter the docket number, Way, Merced, CA 95341. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P excluding the last three digits, to access At these meetings, resource agency the document. For assistance, contact personnel and other interested persons FERC Online Support at will have the opportunity to provide FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll- oral and written comments and free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, recommendations regarding the draft contact (202) 502–8659. EIS. 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22510 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 77 / Wednesday, April 22, 2015 / Notices the Commission’s public record for the of intervention and, pursuant to section documents on all other parties. project. These meetings are posted on 157.205 of the Commission’s However, the non-party commenters the Commission’s calendar located at Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR will not receive copies of all documents http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ 157.205) a protest to the request. If no filed by other parties or issued by the EventsList.aspx along with other related protest is filed within the time allowed Commission (except for the mailing of information. therefore, the proposed activity shall be environmental documents issued by the For further information, please deemed to be authorized effective the Commission) and will not have the right contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502–6824 day after the time allowed for protest. If to seek court review of the or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov. a protest is filed and not withdrawn Commission’s final order. Dated: April 15, 2015. within 30 days after the time allowed The Commission encourages for filing a protest, the instant request electronic submission of comments, Kimberly D. Bose, shall be treated as an application for protests and interventions in lieu of Secretary. authorization pursuant to section 7 of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at [FR Doc. 2015–09222 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] the NGA. http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Pursuant to section 157.9 of the file electronically should submit an Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, original and 14 copies of the protest or within 90 days of this Notice the intervention to the Federal Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission staff will either: Complete Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street its environmental assessment (EA) and NE., Washington, DC 20426. Federal Energy Regulatory place it into the Commission’s public Commission This filing is accessible on-line at record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or http://www.ferc.gov, using the [Docket No. CP15–152–000] issue a Notice of Schedule for ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for Environmental Review. If a Notice of review in the Commission’s Public Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Schedule for Environmental Review is Reference Room in Washington, DC. Notice of Request Under Blanket issued, it will indicate, among other There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Authorization milestones, the anticipated date for the Web site that enables subscribers to Commission staff’s issuance of the final receive email notification when a Take notice that on April 3, 2015, environmental impact statement (FEIS) document is added to a subscribed Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf or EA for this proposal. The filing of the South) filed in Docket No. CP15–152– docket(s). For assistance with any FERC EA in the Commission’s public record Online service, please email 000, a Prior Notice request pursuant to for this proceeding or the issuance of a section 157.205 of the Commission’s FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Notice of Schedule for Environmental (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Regulations under the Natural Gas Act Review will serve to notify federal and (NGA), and Gulf South’s blanket (202) 502–8659. state agencies of the timing for the certificate issued in Docket No. CP82– completion of all necessary reviews, and Dated: April 15, 2015. 430–000. Gulf South seeks authorization the subsequent need to complete all Kimberly D. Bose, to increase its maximum storage federal authorizations within 90 days of Secretary. capacity in the Petal Salt Dome Cavern the date of issuance of the Commission [FR Doc. 2015–09221 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] 12A, located in Forest County in the staff’s FEIS or EA. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P State of Mississippi, all as more fully set Protests will be considered by the forth in the application which is on file Commission in determining the with the Commission and open to appropriate action to be taken, but will DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY public inspection. Specifically, Gulf not serve to make protestants parties to South proposes to increase the total the proceeding. Any person wishing to Federal Energy Regulatory certificated storage capacity of the become a party must file a notice of Commission cavern from 9.26 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) intervention or motion to intervene, as to 9.75 Bcf. Gulf South proposes the [Docket No. AC15–78–000] appropriate. Such motions or protests increase because the cavern size was must be filed on or before the comment AEP Generation Resources Inc.; Notice determined to be slightly larger than date. Anyone filing a motion to of Request for Waiver originally anticipated based upon intervene or protest must serve a copy temperature survey data obtained after of that document on the Applicant. On Take notice that on April 10, 2015, cavern dewatering operations were or before the comment date, it is not AEP Generation Resources Inc. completed. No construction of facilities necessary to serve motions to intervene submitted a request for a waiver of the is required for the proposal. or protests on persons other than the reporting requirements for Federal Any questions regarding this Applicant. Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) application should be directed to Kyle Persons who wish to comment only Form 1 and Form 3–Q for calendar year Stephens, Vice President, Regulatory on the environmental review of this 2015. Affairs, Gulf South Pipeline Company, project should submit an original and Any person desiring to intervene or to LP, 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, two copies of their comments to the protest this filing must file in Houston, TX 77046 by telephone at Secretary of the Commission. accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of (713) 479–8033, by FAX at (713) 479– Environmental commenters will be the Commission’s Rules of Practice and asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1745 or by email at kyle.stephens@ placed on the Commission’s Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214). bwpmlp.com. environmental mailing list, will receive Protests will be considered by the Any person or the Commission’s Staff copies of the environmental documents, Commission in determining the may, within 60 days after the issuance and will be notified of meetings appropriate action to be taken, but will of the instant notice by the Commission, associated with the Commission’s not serve to make protestants parties to file pursuant to Rule 214 of the environmental review process. the proceeding. 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DatesThursday, April 30, 2015.
FR Citation80 FR 22509 
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