80 FR 61803 - Heartland Consumers Power District; Notice of Petition for Waiver

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 198 (October 14, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-26081

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL16-1-000]


Heartland Consumers Power District; Notice of Petition for Waiver

    Take notice that on October 5, 2015, Heartland Consumers Power 
District, on behalf of itself and its customers (Petitioner) filed a 
petition for waiver of certain of the
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations 
implementing section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
of 1978 (U.S.C. 824a-3). Specifically, Petitioner seek waiver of their 
obligation under 18 CFR 292.303(a) to purchase power directly from 
Qualifying Facilities, as more fully explained in the petition.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, 
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of 
that document on the Petitioner.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for 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

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(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 26, 2015.

    Dated: October 5, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ AL 35243; (877) 556–6566, extension Dated: October 7, 2015.
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 709. Kimberly D. Bose,
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Energy Resources’ proposed project Secretary.
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. would consist of: (1) A new 770-foot- [FR Doc. 2015–26070 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am]
Dated: October 6, 2015. long by 300-foot-wide intake area; (2) a BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., new 90-foot by 220-foot reinforced
Deputy Secretary. concrete powerhouse; (3) four 3–MW
turbine-generators, having a total DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FR Doc. 2015–26113 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P combined generating capacity of 12– Federal Energy Regulatory
MW; (4) a new 1,000-foot-long by 220- Commission
foot-wide tailrace area; (5) a new 40-foot
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY by 35-foot substation; (6) a new 50-foot- [Docket No. EL16–1–000]
wide by 60-foot-long substation; (7) a Heartland Consumers Power District;
Federal Energy Regulatory new 7.69-mile-long, 115-kilovolt
Commission Notice of Petition for Waiver
transmission line; and (8) appurtenant
facilities. The project would have an Take notice that on October 5, 2015,
[Project No. 14694–000; Project No. 14711– estimated annual generation of 101.9 Heartland Consumers Power District, on
000] gigawatt-hours. behalf of itself and its customers
Applicant Contact: Mr. Ander (Petitioner) filed a petition for waiver of
Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, LLC; certain of the
Energy Resources USA Inc.; Notice of Gonzalez, 2655 Le June Road, Suite 804,
Federal Energy Regulatory
Competing Preliminary Permit Coral Gables, FL 33134; +34 93 252 Commission’s (Commission) regulations
Applications Accepted for Filing and 3840. implementing section 210 of the Public
Soliciting Comments, Motions To FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978
Intervene, and Competing Applications (202) 502–6331. (U.S.C. 824a–3). Specifically, Petitioner
Deadline for filing comments, motions seek waiver of their obligation under 18
On July 20, 2015, and September 2, CFR 292.303(a) to purchase power
2015 Lock+TM Hydro Friends Fund XI, to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of directly from Qualifying Facilities, as
LLC (Hydro Friends Fund) and Energy more fully explained in the petition.
Resources USA Inc. (Energy Resources) intent to file competing applications: 60
Any person desiring to intervene or to
respectively, filed preliminary permit days from the issuance of this notice.
protest this filing must file in
applications pursuant to section 4(f) of Competing applications and notices of accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Federal Power Act proposing to intent must meet the requirements of 18 the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
study the feasibility of a hydropower CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
project, to be located at the existing encourages electronic filing. Please file Protests will be considered by the
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 25 comments, motions to intervene, notices Commission in determining the
on the Mississippi River, near the city of intent, and competing applications appropriate action to be taken, but will
of Winfield in Lincoln County, Missouri using the Commission’s eFiling system not serve to make protestants parties to
and Calhoun County, Illinois. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the proceeding. Any person wishing to
Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 25 efiling.asp. Commenters can submit become a party must file a notice of
is owned by the United States brief comments up to 6,000 characters, intervention or motion to intervene, as
government and operated by the United without prior registration, using the appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
States Army Corps of Engineers. The eComment system at http:// protests must be filed on or before the
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ comment date. Anyone filing a motion
issued, is to grant the permit holder ecomment.asp. You must include your to intervene or protest must serve a copy
priority to file a license application name and contact information at the end of that document on the Petitioner.
during the permit term. A preliminary of your comments. For assistance, The Commission encourages
permit does not authorize the permit please contact FERC Online Support at electronic submission of protests and
holder to perform any land-disturbing FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) interventions in lieu of paper using the
activities or otherwise enter upon lands 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.
or waters owned by others without the (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Persons unable to file electronically
owner’s express permission. should submit an original and 5 copies
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Hydro Friends Fund’s proposed Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 of the protest or intervention to the
project would consist of: (1) Three new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
450-foot-wide by 25-foot-deep modular 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
The first page of any filing should
hydropower systems, each containing 20426.
include docket number P–14694–000 or
ten new 1-megawatt (MW) turbine- This filing is accessible on-line at
P–14711–000.
generator units, having a total combined http://www.ferc.gov, using the
generating capacity of 30 megawatts; (2) More information about this project, ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
a new 200-foot-long by 450-foot-wide including a copy of either application review in the Commission’s Public
tailrace; (3) a new 7-mile-long, 69- can be viewed or printed on the Reference Room in Washington, DC.
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kilovolt transmission line; (4) a new 25- ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s Web There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
foot by 50-foot switchyard; and (5) site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Web site that enables subscribers to
appurtenant facilities. The project elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number receive email notification when a
would have an estimated annual (P–14694 or P–14711) in the docket document is added to a subscribed
generation of 170,000 megawatt-hours. number field to access the document. docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Applicant Contact: Mr. Wayne For assistance, contact FERC Online Online service, please email
Krouse, P.O. Box 43796, Birmingham, Support. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call

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(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call The filings in the above-referenced evaluate in the EIS. To ensure that your
(202) 502–8659. proceeding are accessible in the comments are timely and properly
Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Commission’s eLibrary system by recorded, please send your comments so
October 26, 2015. clicking on the appropriate link in the that the Commission receives them in
Dated: October 5, 2015. above list. They are also available for Washington, DC on or before November
electronic review in the Commission’s 4, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Public Reference Room in Washington, If you sent comments on this project
Secretary.
DC. There is an eSubscription link on to the Commission before the opening of
[FR Doc. 2015–26081 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] the Web site that enables subscribers to this docket on July 2, 2015, you will
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P receive email notification when a need to file those comments in Docket
document is added to a subscribed No. PF15–27–000 to ensure they are
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC considered as part of this proceeding.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Online service, please email This notice is being sent to the
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call Commission’s current environmental
Federal Energy Regulatory
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call mailing list for this project. State and
Commission
(202) 502–8659. local government representatives should
[Docket No. ER16–10–000] Dated: October 7, 2015. notify their constituents of this planned
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., project and encourage them to comment
NRG Chalk Point CT LLC;
Deputy Secretary. on their areas of concern.
Supplemental Notice that Initial
[FR Doc. 2015–26115 Filed 10–13–15; 8:45 am] If you are a landowner receiving this
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
notice, a pipeline company
Request for Blanket Section 204 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
representative may contact you about
Authorization
the acquisition of an easement to
This is a supplemental notice in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY construct, operate, and maintain the
above-referenced proceeding of NRG planned facilities. The company would
Chalk Point CT LLC’s application for Federal Energy Regulatory seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
market-based rate authority, with an Commission agreement. However, if the Commission
accompanying rate tariff, noting that [Docket No. PF15–27–000] approves the project, that approval
such application includes a request for conveys with it the right of eminent
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, domain. Therefore, if easement
part 34, of future issuances of securities LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare negotiations fail to produce an
and assumptions of liability. anEnvironmental Impact Statement for agreement, the pipeline company could
Any person desiring to intervene or to the Planned Plaquemines LNG Project, initiate condemnation proceedings
protest should file with the Federal Request for Comments on where compensation would be
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Environmental Issues, and Notice of determined in accordance with state
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Public Scoping Meeting law.
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice The staff of the Federal Energy entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Regulatory Commission (FERC or Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Commission) will prepare an To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
intervene or protest must serve a copy environmental impact statement (EIS) the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
of that document on the Applicant. that will discuss the environmental fact sheet addresses a number of
Notice is hereby given that the impacts of the Plaquemines LNG Project typically asked questions, including the
deadline for filing protests with regard involving construction and operation of use of eminent domain and how to
to the applicant’s request for blanket facilities by Venture Global participate in the Commission’s
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines proceedings.
future issuances of securities and LNG) in Plaquemines Parish and
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The Public Participation
assumptions of liability, is October 27,
2015. Commission will use this EIS in its For your convenience, there are four
The Commission encourages decision-making process to determine methods you can use to submit your
electronic submission of protests and whether the project is in the public comments to the Commission. The
interventions in lieu of paper, using the interest. Commission will provide equal
This notice announces the opening of consideration to all comments received,
FERC Online links at http://
the scoping process the Commission whether filed in written form or
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
will use to gather input from the public
service, persons with Internet access provided verbally. The Commission
and interested agencies on the project.
who will eFile a document and/or be encourages electronic filing of
You can make a difference by providing
listed as a contact for an intervenor comments and has expert staff available
us 1 with your specific comments or
must create and validate an to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
concerns about the project. Your
eRegistration account using the efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow
comments should focus on the potential
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling these instructions so that your
environmental effects, reasonable
link to log on and submit the comments are properly recorded.
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
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intervention or protests. (1) You can file your comments
lessen environmental impacts. Your
Persons unable to file electronically electronically using the eComment
input will help the Commission staff
should submit an original and 5 copies feature on the Commission’s Web site
determine what issues they need to
of the intervention or protest to the (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the Documents and Filings. This is an easy
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of method for submitting brief, text-only
20426. Energy Projects. comments on a project;

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FR Citation		80 FR 61803

80 FR 61803 - Heartland Consumers Power District; Notice of Petition for Waiver

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 198 (October 14, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission