80 FR 36328 - Soldier Canyon Filter Plant; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 121 (June 24, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD15-18-000]

Soldier Canyon Filter Plant; Notice of Preliminary Determination
of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene

On January 23, 2015, Soldier Canyon Filter Plant filed a notice of
intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant
to section 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as amended by section 4
of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The
proposed Soldier Canyon Micro Hydro Facility would have an installed
capacity of 100 kilowatts (kW), and would be located along the existing
36-inch-diameter Soldier Canyon Pipeline at the Soldier Canyon Filter
Plant. The project would be located near Fort Collins in Larimer
County, Colorado.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris Harris, General Manager, 4424 Laporte
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, Phone No. (970) 482-3143.
FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502-6778, email:
christopher.chaney@ferc.gov.
Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed
project would consist of: (1) A proposed 140-square-foot buried
powerhouse; (2) an approximately 30-foot-long, 16-inch-diameter intake
pipe branching off the 36-inch-diameter Soldier Canyon Pipeline; (3)
one 100-kilowatt turbine-generating unit; (4) an approximately 60-foot-
long, 16-inch-diameter discharge pipe returning water to the 36-inch-
diameter Soldier Canyon Pipeline; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
proposed project would have an estimated annual generating capacity of
880 megawatt-hours.
A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

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Table 1--Criteria for Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
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Satisfies
Statutory provision Description (Y/N)
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FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by The conduit the facility Y
HREA. uses is a tunnel,
canal, pipeline,
aqueduct, flume, ditch,
or similar manmade
water conveyance that
is operated for the
distribution of water
for agricultural,
municipal, or
industrial consumption
and not primarily for
the generation of
electricity..
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended The facility is Y
by HREA. constructed, operated,
or maintained for the
generation of electric
power and uses for such
generation only the
hydroelectric potential
of a non-federally
owned conduit..
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended The facility has an Y
by HREA. installed capacity that
does not exceed 5
megawatts..
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended On or before August 9, Y
by HREA. 2013, the facility is
not licensed, or
exempted from the
licensing requirements
of Part I of the FPA..
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Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria,
Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies
the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, which is
not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing.
Comments and Motions to Intervene: Deadline for filing comments
contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45
days from the issuance date of this notice.
Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or
before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1)
bear in all capital letters the ``COMMENTS CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR
A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY'' or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE,'' as
applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3)
state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and
(4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through
385.2005 of the Commission's regulations.\1\ All comments contesting
Commission staff's preliminary determination that the facility meets
the qualifying criteria must set forth their evidentiary basis.
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
motions to intervene and 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 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. A copy of all other filings in
reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service
on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in
this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies of the notice of intent can
be obtained directly from the applicant or such copies can be viewed
and reproduced at the Commission in its Public Reference Room, Room 2A,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filing may also be
viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number (e.g., CD15-18) in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call
(202) 502-8659.

Dated: June 18, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Filed Date: 6/1/15. for the continued operation of the 1.1- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Accession Number: 20150601–5402. megawatt Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/19/15. Project (Wallowa Falls Project) No. 308. Federal Energy Regulatory
Docket Numbers: RP15–1052–001. On February 10, 2015, PacifiCorp filed Commission
Applicants: Discovery Gas an updated application that included
Transmission LLC. modifications to its proposed action. On [Docket No. CD15–18–000]
Description: Compliance filing per
March 6, 2015, the Commission issued
154.203: Substitute Order No. 801 Soldier Canyon Filter Plant; Notice of
a Notice of Application Ready for
Compliance filing (System Map Preliminary Determination of a
Migration to Web site) to be effective 7/ Environmental Analysis, and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
9/2015.
Filed Date: 6/15/15. Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Facility and Soliciting Comments and
Accession Number: 20150615–5128. Preliminary Fishway Prescriptions (REA Motions To Intervene
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/15. Notice). The REA notice included a
Docket Numbers: RP15–1053–001. procedural schedule that included On January 23, 2015, Soldier Canyon
Applicants: Black Marlin Pipeline preparation of a single Environmental Filter Plant filed a notice of intent to
Company. Assessment (EA). construct a qualifying conduit
Description: Compliance filing per hydropower facility, pursuant to section
Based on the comments received in
154.203: Substitute Order No. 801 30 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), as
response to the REA notice, Commission
Compliance Filing (System Map amended by section 4 of the
Migration to Web site) to be effective 7/ staff has determined that its analysis of
Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
9/2015. the proposed relicensing action will
of 2013 (HREA). The proposed Soldier
Filed Date: 6/15/15. require preparation of a Draft and Final Canyon Micro Hydro Facility would
Accession Number: 20150615–5226. EA. A Draft EA will be issued and have an installed capacity of 100
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/15. circulated for review by all interested kilowatts (kW), and would be located
Any person desiring to protest in any parties. All comments filed on the Draft along the existing 36-inch-diameter
of the above proceedings must file in EA will be analyzed by staff and Soldier Canyon Pipeline at the Soldier
accordance with Rule 211 of the considered in the Final EA. Staff’s Canyon Filter Plant. The project would
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR conclusions and recommendations will be located near Fort Collins in Larimer
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern be available for the Commission’s
time on the specified comment date. County, Colorado.
consideration in reaching its final
The filings are accessible in the licensing decision. Applicant Contact: Mr. Chris Harris,
Commission’s eLibrary system by General Manager, 4424 Laporte Avenue,
clicking on the links or querying the The application will be processed Fort Collins, CO 80521, Phone No. (970)
docket number. according to the following revised 482–3143.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed procedural schedule. Revisions to the
schedule may be made as appropriate. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney,
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, Phone No. (202) 502–6778, email:
service, and qualifying facilities filings Milestone Target date christopher.chaney@ferc.gov.
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Issue Draft EA ........... November 2015. Facility Description: The proposed
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Comments on Draft December 2015.
project would consist of: (1) A proposed
EA due.
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 140-square-foot buried powerhouse; (2)
Modified terms and January 2016.
Dated: June 16, 2015. conditions due. an approximately 30-foot-long, 16-inch-
Kimberly D. Bose, Commission issues April 2016. diameter intake pipe branching off the
Secretary. Final EA. 36-inch-diameter Soldier Canyon
[FR Doc. 2015–15486 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am] Pipeline; (3) one 100-kilowatt turbine-
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Any questions regarding this notice generating unit; (4) an approximately
may be directed to Matt Cutlip at (503) 60-foot-long, 16-inch-diameter discharge
552–2762, or by email at matt.cutlip@ pipe returning water to the 36-inch-
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ferc.gov. diameter Soldier Canyon Pipeline; and
(5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed
Federal Energy Regulatory Dated: June 18, 2015.
project would have an estimated annual
Commission Kimberly D. Bose, generating capacity of 880 megawatt-
[Project No. 308–007] Secretary. hours.
[FR Doc. 2015–15490 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am]
A qualifying conduit hydropower
PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of Intent To BILLING CODE 6717–01–P facility is one that is determined or
Prepare a Draft and Final
Environmental Assessment and deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
Revised Procedural Schedule in the table below.

On February 28, 2014, PacifiCorp
Energy (PacifiCorp) filed an application
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TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Satisfies
Statutory provision Description (Y/N)

FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA ... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or Y
similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for
agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the genera-
tion of electricity..
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric Y
power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-feder-
ally owned conduit..
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts. .................... Y
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licens- Y
HREA. ing requirements of Part I of the FPA..

Preliminary Determination: Based ecomment.asp. You must include your DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
upon the above criteria, Commission name and contact information at the end
staff preliminarily determines that the of your comments. For assistance, Federal Energy Regulatory
proposal satisfies the requirements for a please contact FERC Online Support at Commission
qualifying conduit hydropower facility, FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) [Project No. 14327–004]
which is not required to be licensed or 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
exempted from licensing. (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Pershing County Water Conservation
Comments and Motions to Intervene: send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal District, Nevada; Notice of Application
Deadline for filing comments contesting Accepted for Filing, Soliciting
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
whether the facility meets the qualifying Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
criteria is 45 days from the issuance Protests
date of this notice. A copy of all other filings in reference
Deadline for filing motions to to this application must be accompanied Take notice that the following
intervene is 30 days from the issuance by proof of service on all persons listed hydroelectric application has been filed
date of this notice. in the service list prepared by the with the Commission and is available
Anyone may submit comments or a Commission in this proceeding, in for public inspection:
motion to intervene in accordance with accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and a. Type of Proceeding: Surrender of
the requirements of Rules of Practice 385.2010. License.
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies b. Project No.: 14327–004.
385.214. Any motions to intervene must of the notice of intent can be obtained c. Date Filed: June 4, 2015.
be received on or before the specified d. Licensee: Pershing County Water
directly from the applicant or such
deadline date for the particular Conservation District, Nevada.
copies can be viewed and reproduced at e. Name of Project: Humboldt River
proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive the Commission in its Public Reference Hydropower Project.
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., f. Location: The unconstructed project
all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS Washington, DC 20426. The filing may would be located at the U.S. Department
CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A also be viewed on the web at http:// of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation’s
CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp Rye Patch Dam, on the Humboldt River
or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the in Pershing County, Nevada. The project
applicable; (2) state in the heading the docket number (e.g., CD15–18) in the would occupy 0.25 acre of federal land.
name of the applicant and the project docket number field to access the g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.2.
number of the application to which the document. For assistance, call toll-free h. Licensee Contact: Mr. Bennie
filing responds; (3) state the name, 1–866–208–3676 or email Hodges, Manager, Pershing County
address, and telephone number of the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, Water Conservation District, P.O. Box
person filing; and (4) otherwise comply call (202) 502–8659. 218, Lovelock, NV 89419, Telephone:
with the requirements of sections (775) 273–2293, Email:
Dated: June 18, 2015.
385.2001 through 385.2005 of the pcwcd@irrigation.lovelock.nv.us.
Commission’s regulations.1 All Kimberly D. Bose, i. FERC Contact: Mr. Ashish Desai,
comments contesting Commission staff’s Secretary. (202) 502–8370, Ashish.Desai@ferc.gov.
preliminary determination that the [FR Doc. 2015–15491 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am] j. Deadline for filing comments,
facility meets the qualifying criteria BILLING CODE 6717–01–P interventions and protests is 30 days
must set forth their evidentiary basis. from the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file motions to electronic filing. Please file motions to
intervene and comments using the intervene, protests and comments using
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// the Commission’s eFiling system at
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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Commenters can submit brief comments efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
up to 6,000 characters, without prior brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
registration, using the eComment system without prior registration, using the
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ eComment system at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). ecomment.asp. You must include your

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80 FR 36328 - Soldier Canyon Filter Plant; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 121 (June 24, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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