80 FR 46264 - Town of Grand Lake, Colorado; 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 149 (August 4, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46264-46265]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19054]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CD15-31-000]


Town of Grand Lake, Colorado; Notice of Preliminary Determination 
of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and 
Motions To Intervene

    On July 16, 2015, the Town of Grand Lake, Colorado, 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 Grand Lake WTP Hydro Project would have an installed 
capacity of 20 kilowatts (kW), and would be located along an existing 
12-inch-diameter raw water pipeline within the city's water treatment 
plant. The project would be located in the Town of Grand Lake, 
Colorado.
    Applicant Contact: Jim White, Town Manager, P.O. Box 99, Grand 
Lake, CO, Phone No. (970) 627-3435.
    FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, Phone No. (202) 502-6778, email: 
[email protected].
    Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed 
project would consist of: (1) An approximately 360-square-foot 
powerhouse within the existing water treatment plant building; (2) a 
short intake receiving water from the existing 12-inch-diameter raw 
water pipeline; (3) one turbine/generator unit with an installed 
capacity of 20 kW; (4) a short discharge returning water to the 
existing 12-inch-diameter raw water pipeline; and (5) appurtenant 
facilities.
    The proposed project would have a total installed capacity of 20 
kW.
    A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined 
or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below.

                          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 HREA.......         The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal,          Y
                                                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 by HREA....  The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for          Y
                                                  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 by HREA...      The facility has an installed capacity that does not          Y
                                                                                  exceed 5 megawatts
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA..          On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not          Y
                                            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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    \1\ 18 CFR 385.2001-2005 (2014).
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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

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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. 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 (i.e., CD15-31) in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-
free 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected]. For TTY, call 
(202) 502-8659.

    Dated: July 24, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-19054 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
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