80_FR_57985 80 FR 57799 - Carousel Wind Farm, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization

80 FR 57799 - Carousel Wind Farm, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 186 (September 25, 2015)

Page Range57799-57800
FR Document2015-24378

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57799-57800]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24378]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER15-2582-000]


Carousel Wind Farm, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of 
Carousel Wind Farm, LLC's application for market-based rate authority, 
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes 
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future 
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

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First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 
and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 
385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest 
must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with 
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18 
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of 
liability, is September 23, 2015.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet 
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an 
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the 
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the 
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in 
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in 
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an 
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive 
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). 
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
[email protected]. or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

    Dated: September 3, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24378 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  and gas reserves are to be reported                       • Change the title of Schedule A to                   Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
                                                  annually. Many U.S. government                          Operated Proved Reserves, Production,                 Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
                                                  agencies have an interest in the                        and Related Data by County;                           Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b).
                                                  definitions of proved oil and gas                         • Operators will be instructed to file                Issued in Washington, DC, September 18,
                                                  reserves and the quality, reliability, and              their proved reserves by county rather                2015.
                                                  usefulness of estimates of reserves.                    than by field. Line Item 2.0 will be                  Nanda Srinivasan,
                                                  Among these are the U.S. Energy                         named ‘‘County Data (operated basis);’’               Director, Office of Survey Development and
                                                  Information Administration (EIA),                         • Line Item 2.1.4 ‘‘Field Code’’, will              Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
                                                  Department of Energy; Bureau of Ocean                   be changed to ‘‘County Name;’’                        Information Administration.
                                                  Energy Management (BOEM),                                 • Line Item 2.1.5 ‘‘MMS Code’’ will                 [FR Doc. 2015–24422 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  Department of Interior; Internal Revenue                be changed to ‘‘Type Code;’’                          BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                  Service (IRS), Department of the                          • Line Item 2.1.6. ‘‘Field Name’’ will
                                                  Treasury; and the Securities and                        be changed to ‘‘Field, Play, or Prospect
                                                  Exchange Commission (SEC). Each of                      Name (Optional);’’                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  these organizations has specific                          • Line Items 2.1.9 ‘‘water depth’’ and
                                                  purposes for collecting, using, or                      2.1.10 ‘‘field discovery year’’ will be               Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  estimating proved reserves. EIA has a                   replaced with 2.1.9 ‘‘# of producing                  Commission
                                                  congressional mandate to provide                        wells’’, 2.1.10 ‘‘# of wells added [in                [Docket No. EL15–101–000]
                                                  accurate annual estimates of U.S.                       survey year];’’ and
                                                  proved crude oil, natural gas, and                        • Line Item 2.1.11, ‘‘Prospect Name                 RC Cape May Holdings, LLC; Notice of
                                                  natural gas liquids reserves, and EIA                   (optional) will be replaced with ‘‘# of               Institution of Section 206 Proceeding
                                                  presents annual reserves data in EIA                    wells sold [in survey year].’’                        and Refund Effective Date
                                                  Web reports to meet this requirement.                     Comments and Feedback are
                                                                                                          requested on these proposed changes to                  On September 21, 2015, the
                                                  The BOEM maintains estimates of                                                                               Commission issued an order in Docket
                                                  proved reserves to carry out their                      Form EIA–23L.
                                                                                                            Secondary reports that use the data                 No. EL15–101–000, pursuant to section
                                                  responsibilities in leasing, collecting                                                                       206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
                                                  royalty payments, and regulating the                    include EIA’s Annual Energy Review,
                                                                                                          Annual Energy Outlook, Petroleum                      U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an
                                                  activities of oil and gas companies on                                                                        investigation into the justness and
                                                  Federal lands and water. Accurate                       Supply Annual, and Natural Gas
                                                                                                          Annual.                                               reasonableness of RC Cape May
                                                  reserve estimates are important, as the                                                                       Holdings, LLC’s Reactive Power
                                                  BOEM is second only to the IRS in                         (5) Annual Estimated Number of
                                                                                                          Respondents:                                          Schedule. RC Cape May Holdings, LLC,
                                                  generating Federal revenue. For the IRS,                                                                      152 FERC ¶ 61,224 (2015).
                                                  proved reserves and occasionally                          Forms EIA–23L/23S/64A: 1,450.
                                                                                                            (6) Annual Estimated Number of                        The refund effective date in Docket
                                                  probable reserves are an essential                                                                            No. EL15–101–000, established
                                                                                                          Total Responses:
                                                  component of calculating taxes for                                                                            pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA,
                                                                                                            Forms EIA–23L/23S/64A: 1,450.
                                                  companies owning or producing oil and                     (7) Annual Estimated Number of                      will be the date of publication of this
                                                  gas. The SEC requires publicly traded                   Burden Hours: 41,210.                                 notice in the Federal Register.
                                                  petroleum companies to annually file a                    Form EIA–23L Annual Survey of                         Dated: September 21, 2015.
                                                  reserves statement as part of their 10–K                Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, County
                                                  filing. The basic purpose of the 10–K                                                                         Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                          Level Report:                                         Deputy Secretary.
                                                  filing is to provide public investors with                38 hours (420 intermediate-size
                                                  a clear and reliable financial basis to                                                                       [FR Doc. 2015–24372 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          operators); 110 hours (160 large
                                                  assess the relative value, as a financial               operators); 15 hours (270 small                       BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                  asset, of a company’s reserves,                         operators): 37,610 hours.
                                                  especially in comparison to other                         Form EIA–23S Annual Survey of
                                                  similar oil and gas companies.                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                          Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves,
                                                     The Government also uses the                         Summary Level Report: 4 hours (small                  Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  resulting information to develop                        operators): 0 hours (Currently                        Commission
                                                  national and regional estimates of                      suspended).
                                                  proved reserves of domestic crude oil,                    Form EIA–64A Annual Report of the                   [Docket No. ER15–2582–000]
                                                  natural gas, and natural gas liquids to                 Origin of Natural Gas Liquids
                                                  facilitate national energy policy                                                                             Carousel Wind Farm, LLC;
                                                                                                          Production: 6 hours (600 natural gas
                                                  decisions. These estimates are essential                                                                      Supplemental Notice That Initial
                                                                                                          plant operators): 3,600 hours.
                                                  to the development, implementation,                                                                           Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
                                                                                                            (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
                                                  and evaluation of energy policy and                                                                           Request for Blanket Section 204
                                                                                                          Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
                                                  legislation. Data are used directly in EIA                Forms EIA–23L/23S/64A: EIA                          Authorization
                                                  Web reports concerning U.S. crude oil,                  estimates that there are no capital and                 This is a supplemental notice in the
                                                  natural gas, and natural gas liquids                    start-up costs associated with this data              above-referenced proceeding of Carousel
                                                  reserves, and are incorporated into a                   collection. The information is                        Wind Farm, LLC’s application for
                                                  number of other Web reports and                         maintained in the normal course of                    market-based rate authority, with an
                                                  analyses.
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                                                                                                          business. The cost of burden hours to                 accompanying rate tariff, noting that
                                                     EIA proposes to make the following                   the respondents is estimated to be                    such application includes a request for
                                                  changes to Form EIA–23L, Annual                         $2,965,884 (41,210 burden hours times                 blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
                                                  Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas                          $71.97 per hour). Therefore, other than               part 34, of future issuances of securities
                                                  Reserves, Field Level Report:                           the cost of burden hours, EIA estimates               and assumptions of liability.
                                                     • Change the title of Form EIA–23L to                that there are no additional costs for                  Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                  Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas                   generating, maintaining and providing                 protest should file with the Federal
                                                  Reserves, County Level Report;                          the information.                                      Energy Regulatory Commission, 888


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                                                  57800                       Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 186 / Friday, September 25, 2015 / Notices

                                                  First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                     k. The existing project consists of: (1)
                                                  in accordance with Rules 211 and 214                                                                          The Weber diversion dam with an
                                                  of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                   Federal Energy Regulatory                             overall length of 114 feet and crest
                                                  and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and                       Commission                                            elevation of 4,798 feet mean sea level
                                                  385.214). Anyone filing a motion to                                                                           (ms)l, consisting of a 27-foot-high, 79-
                                                                                                          [Project No. 1744–039]                                foot-long concrete section, two radial
                                                  intervene or protest must serve a copy
                                                  of that document on the Applicant.                                                                            gates approximately 29 feet long, and a
                                                                                                          PacifiCorp; Notice of Scoping Meeting
                                                                                                                                                                35-foot-long intake structure on the
                                                     Notice is hereby given that the                      and Soliciting Scoping Comments for
                                                                                                                                                                Weber River; (2) a 3-foot by 18-foot non-
                                                  deadline for filing protests with regard                an Applicant Prepared Environmental
                                                                                                                                                                operative fish passage structure that is
                                                  to the applicant’s request for blanket                  Assessment Using the Alternative
                                                                                                                                                                used to pass minimum flows through a
                                                  authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of                 Licensing Process
                                                                                                                                                                calibrated slide gate opening; 3) an
                                                  future issuances of securities and                         a. Type of Application: Alternative                impoundment with surface area of 8.4
                                                  assumptions of liability, is September                  Licensing Process.                                    acres at elevation 4,798 msl and total
                                                  23, 2015.                                                  b. Project No.: 1744–039.                          storage of approximately 42 acre-feet; (4)
                                                     The Commission encourages                               c. Applicant: PacifiCorp.                          a 9,107-foot-long, 5-foot to 6.3-foot
                                                  electronic submission of protests and                      d. Name of Project: Weber                          diameter steel penstock partially
                                                  interventions in lieu of paper, using the               Hydroelectric Project.                                encased in concrete beginning at the
                                                  FERC Online links at http://                               e. Location: On the Weber River, in                intake and terminating at the
                                                  www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic                  Weber, Davis, and Morgan Counties,                    powerhouse on the Weber River; (5) a
                                                                                                          Utah. The project occupies 11.4 acres of              powerhouse with one 3,850 kW
                                                  service, persons with Internet access
                                                                                                          United States lands administered by the               generating unit operating under a head
                                                  who will eFile a document and/or be
                                                                                                          U.S. Forest Service.                                  of 185 feet and producing a 30-year
                                                  listed as a contact for an intervenor                                                                         average annual energy output of 16,932
                                                  must create and validate an                                f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
                                                                                                          Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).                         MWh; (6) a discharging pipe returning
                                                  eRegistration account using the                                                                               turbine flows into the Weber River at
                                                                                                             g. Applicant Contact: Eve Davies,
                                                  eRegistration link. Select the eFiling                                                                        the powerhouse; and (7) a 77-foot-long,
                                                                                                          PacifiCorp, 1407 West North Temple,
                                                  link to log on and submit the                           Ste. 110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; (801)             46-kV transmission line which connects
                                                  intervention or protests.                               220–2245; email:                                      to the Weber substation. PacifiCorp
                                                     Persons unable to file electronically                eve.davies@pacificorp.com.                            proposes to build a new fish passage
                                                  should submit an original and 5 copies                     h. FERC Contact: Claire McGrath at                 structure at the edge of the existing
                                                  of the intervention or protest to the                   (202) 502–8290; or email at                           diversion dam in an area that currently
                                                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,                   claire.mcgrath@ferc.gov.                              has graded, unvegetated soil.
                                                  888 First Street NE., Washington, DC                       j. Deadline for filing scoping                     l. Scoping Process
                                                  20426.                                                  comments: November 6, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                   PacifiCorp intends to utilize the
                                                     The filings in the above-referenced                     The Commission strongly encourages                 Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  proceeding are accessible in the                        electronic filing. Please file comments               Commission’s (Commission) alternative
                                                  Commission’s eLibrary system by                         using the Commission’s eFiling system                 licensing process (ALP). Under the ALP,
                                                  clicking on the appropriate link in the                 at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                   PacifiCorp will prepare an Applicant
                                                  above list. They are also available for                 efiling.asp. Commenters can submit                    Prepared Environmental Assessment
                                                  electronic review in the Commission’s                   brief comments up to 6,000 characters,                (APEA) and license application for the
                                                                                                          without prior registration, using the                 Weber Hydroelectric Project.
                                                  Public Reference Room in Washington,
                                                                                                          eComment system at http://                               PacifiCorp expects to file with the
                                                  DC. There is an eSubscription link on
                                                                                                          www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/                             Commission, the APEA and the license
                                                  the Web site that enables subscribers to                ecomment.asp. You must include your
                                                  receive email notification when a                                                                             application for the Weber Hydroelectric
                                                                                                          name and contact information at the end               Project by February 21, 2018. Although
                                                  document is added to a subscribed                       of your comments. For assistance,
                                                  docket(s). For assistance with any FERC                                                                       PacifCorp’s intent is to prepare an EA,
                                                                                                          please contact FERC Online Support at                 there is the possibility that an
                                                  Online service, please email                            FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
                                                  FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call                                                                           Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
                                                                                                          208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659               will be required. Nevertheless, this
                                                  (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call               (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please           meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping
                                                  (202) 502–8659.                                         send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal              requirements, irrespective of whether an
                                                    Dated: September 3, 2015.                             Energy Regulatory Commission, 888                     EA or EIS is issued by the Commission.
                                                  Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                          First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.                  The purpose of this notice is to inform
                                                                                                          The first page of any filing should                   you of the opportunity to participate in
                                                  Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                          include docket number P–1744–039.                     the upcoming scoping meetings
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–24378 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]                The Commission’s Rules of Practice                 identified below, and to solicit your
                                                  BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  and Procedure require all interveners                 scoping comments.
                                                                                                          filing documents with the Commission
                                                                                                          to serve a copy of that document on                   Scoping Meetings
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                                                                                                          each person on the official service list                PacifiCorp and the Commission staff
                                                                                                          for the project. Further, if an intervener            will hold two scoping meetings, one in
                                                                                                          files comments or documents with the                  the daytime and one in the evening, to
                                                                                                          Commission relating to the merits of an               help us identify the scope of issues to
                                                                                                          issue that may affect the responsibilities            be addressed in the APEA.
                                                                                                          of a particular resource agency, they                   The daytime scoping meeting will
                                                                                                          must also serve a copy of the document                focus on resource agency concerns,
                                                                                                          on that resource agency.                              while the evening scoping meeting is


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FR Citation80 FR 57799 

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