80 FR 81306 - Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-32698 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 81306-81307] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32698] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 10254-026] Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Minor New License. b. Project No.: P-10254-026. c. Date filed: November 30, 2015. d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC and Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC. e. Name of Project: Upper Pelzer Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On the Saluda River, in Anderson and Greenville Counties, South Carolina. The project does not occupy lands of the United States. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris, P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 11 Anderson St., Piedmont, SC 29674; (864) 846-0042; [email protected]. i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy, (202) 502-6145 or [email protected]. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ] 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission's regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: January 29, 2016. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-10254-026. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Upper Pelzer Hydroelectric Project consists of: (a) A granite masonry dam composed of a 150-foot-long non-overflow section, a 280-foot-long overflow spillway section [[Page 81307]] surmounted by 4-foot-high flashboards, and a 75-foot-long gated intake section; (b) a reservoir with a surface area of 25 acres and a storage capacity of 200 acre-feet at water surface elevation 718.7 feet msl; (c) a 260-foot-long by 50-foot-wide forebay; (d) a concrete powerhouse containing two generating units rated at 750 kW each for a total of 1,500 kW; (e) a mill building containing one generating unit rated at 450 kW; (f) a tailrace extending from the powerhouse and a tailrace extending from the mill building; (g) 3.3-kV generator leads; and (h) appurtenant facilities. o. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. 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. p. Procedural schedule and final amendments: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Issue Notice of Acceptance............ August 2016. Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. October 2016. Comments on Scoping Document 1due..... December 2016. Issue Scoping Document 2.............. February 2017. Issue notice of ready for March 2017. environmental analysis. Commission issues EA.................. October 2017. Comments on EA due.................... November 2017. Commission issues final EA............ January 2018. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis. Dated: December 22, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-32698 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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transportation of 152,000 dekatherms the party or parties directly involved in e. Name of Project: Upper Pelzer
per day of natural gas on the existing the protest. Hydroelectric Project.
pipeline for an initial term of 10 years. Persons who wish to comment only f. Location: On the Saluda River, in
Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the on the environmental review of this Anderson and Greenville Counties,
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, project should submit an original and South Carolina. The project does not
within 90 days of this Notice the two copies of their comments to the occupy lands of the United States.
Commission staff will either: Complete Secretary of the Commission. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
its environmental assessment (EA) and Environmental commenters will be Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
place it into the Commission’s public placed on the Commission’s h. Applicant Contact: Beth E. Harris,
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or environmental mailing list, will receive P.E., Regional Operations Manager, Enel
issue a Notice of Schedule for copies of the environmental documents, Green Power North America, Inc., 11
Environmental Review. If a Notice of and will be notified of meetings Anderson St., Piedmont, SC 29674;
Schedule for Environmental Review is associated with the Commission’s (864) 846–0042; Beth.Harris@Enel.com.
issued, it will indicate, among other environmental review process. i. FERC Contact: Sean Murphy, (202)
milestones, the anticipated date for the Environmental commenters will not be 502–6145 or sean.murphy@ferc.gov.
Commission staff’s issuance of the final required to serve copies of filed j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
environmental impact statement (FEIS) documents on all other parties. local, and tribal agencies with
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the However, the non-party commenters jurisdiction and/or special expertise
EA in the Commission’s public record will not receive copies of all documents with respect to environmental issues
for this proceeding or the issuance of a filed by other parties or issued by the that wish to cooperate in the
Notice of Schedule will serve to notify Commission (except for the mailing of preparation of the environmental
federal and state agencies of the timing environmental documents issued by the document should follow the
for the completion of all necessary Commission) and will not have the right instructions for filing such requests
reviews, and the subsequent need to to seek court review of the described in item l below. Cooperating
complete all federal authorizations Commission’s final order. agencies should note the Commission’s
within 90 days of the date of issuance Motions to intervene, protests and policy that agencies that cooperate in
of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. comments may be filed electronically the preparation of the environmental
There are two ways to become via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 document cannot also intervene. See, 94
involved in the Commission’s review of CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
this project. First, any person wishing to k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
instructions on the Commission’s Web
obtain legal status by becoming a party CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The
to the proceedings for this project any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
Commission strongly encourages
should, on or before the comment date person believes that an additional
electronic filings.
stated below, file with the Federal scientific study should be conducted in
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 order to form an adequate factual basis
Time on January 12, 2016. .
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, for a complete analysis of the
a motion to intervene in accordance Dated: December 22, 2015. application on its merit, the resource
with the requirements of the Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Deputy Secretary. a request for a study with the
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) [FR Doc. 2015–32692 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] Commission not later than 60 days from
and the Regulations under the NGA (18 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the date of filing of the application, and
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party serve a copy of the request on the
status will be placed on the service list applicant.
maintained by the Secretary of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l. Deadline for filing additional study
Commission and will receive copies of requests and requests for cooperating
all documents filed by the applicant and Federal Energy Regulatory agency status: January 29, 2016.
by all other parties. A party must submit Commission The Commission strongly encourages
5 copies of filings made with the [Project No. 10254–026]
electronic filing. Please file additional
Commission and must mail a copy to study requests and requests for
the applicant and to every other party in Pelzer Hydro Company, LLC; cooperating agency status using the
the proceeding. Only parties to the Consolidated Hydro Southeast, LLC; Commission’s eFiling system at http://
proceeding can ask for court review of Notice of Application Tendered for www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For
Commission orders in the proceeding. Filing With the Commission and assistance, please contact FERC Online
However, a person does not have to Soliciting Additional Study Requests Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
intervene in order to have comments and Establishing Procedural Schedule ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
considered. The second way to for Relicensing and a Deadline for (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of
participate is by filing with the Submission of Final Amendments electronic filing, please send a paper
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
possible, an original and two copies of Take notice that the following Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
comments in support of or in opposition hydroelectric application has been filed NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
to this project. The Commission will with the Commission and is available
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page of any filing should include docket
consider these comments in for public inspection. number P–10254–026.
determining the appropriate action to be a. Type of Application: Minor New m. The application is not ready for
taken, but the filing of a comment alone License. environmental analysis at this time.
will not serve to make the filer a party b. Project No.: P–10254–026. n. The Upper Pelzer Hydroelectric
to the proceeding. The Commission’s c. Date filed: November 30, 2015. Project consists of: (a) A granite
rules require that persons filing d. Applicant: Pelzer Hydro Company, masonry dam composed of a 150-foot-
comments in opposition to the project LLC and Consolidated Hydro Southeast, long non-overflow section, a 280-foot-
provide copies of their protests only to LLC. long overflow spillway section
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surmounted by 4-foot-high flashboards, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Docket Numbers: ER16–615–000.
and a 75-foot-long gated intake section; Applicants: Midcontinent
(b) a reservoir with a surface area of 25 Federal Energy Regulatory Independent System Operator, Inc.
acres and a storage capacity of 200 acre- Commission Description: Notice of Termination of
feet at water surface elevation 718.7 feet Amended and Restated Facilities
msl; (c) a 260-foot-long by 50-foot-wide Combined Notice of Filings #2 Construction Agreement designated as
forebay; (d) a concrete powerhouse Take notice that the Commission SA 1376 of Midcontinent Independent
containing two generating units rated at received the following electric rate System Operator, Inc.
750 kW each for a total of 1,500 kW; filings: Filed Date: 12/22/15.
(e) a mill building containing one Accession Number: 20151222–5150.
Docket Numbers: ER10–2331–050;
generating unit rated at 450 kW; (f) a Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16.
ER13–1351–023; ER10–2330–048;
tailrace extending from the powerhouse ER10–2319–041; ER10–2317–041. Docket Numbers: ER16–616–000.
and a tailrace extending from the mill Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures Applicants: Orion Solar I, LLC.
building; (g) 3.3-kV generator leads; and Energy Corporation, BE Alabama LLC, Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
(h) appurtenant facilities. BE CA LLC, Florida Power Development Filing of Co-Tenancy Agreement to be
LLC, Utility Contract Funding, L.L.C. effective 2/21/2016.
o. A copy of the application is
Description: Notice of Non-Material Filed Date: 12/22/15.
available for review at the Commission Accession Number: 20151222–5159.
in the Public Reference Room or may be Change in Status of the J.P. Morgan
Sellers. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16.
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
Filed Date: 12/22/15. Docket Numbers: ER16–617–000.
http://www.ferc.gov using the
Accession Number: 20151222–5155. Applicants: Orion Solar II, LLC.
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
number excluding the last three digits in
Docket Numbers: ER10–2437–003. Filing of Co-Tenancy Agreement to be
the docket number field to access the
Applicants: Arizona Public Service effective 2/21/2016.
document. For assistance, contact FERC Filed Date: 12/22/15.
Online Support. A copy is also available Company.
Description: Triennial Market Power Accession Number: 20151222–5160.
for inspection and reproduction at the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16.
Update of Arizona Public Service
address in item h above.
Company. Docket Numbers: ER16–618–000.
You may also register online at Filed Date: 12/22/15. Applicants: GWF Energy LLC.
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Accession Number: 20151222–5183. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
esubscription.asp to be notified via Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/16. AltaGas San Joaquin Energy Inc. Notice
email of new filings and issuances Docket Numbers: ER16–611–000. of Succession to be effective
related to this or other pending projects. Applicants: Midcontinent 12/23/2015.
For assistance, contact FERC Online Independent System Operator, Inc. Filed Date: 12/22/15.
Support. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Accession Number: 20151222–5191.
p. Procedural schedule and final 2015–12–22_NIPSCO–IMPA WDS and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16.
amendments: The application will be NOTIA to be effective 12/23/2015. Take notice that the Commission
processed according to the following Filed Date: 12/22/15. received the following electric securities
preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Accession Number: 20151222–5046. filings:
Revisions to the schedule will be made Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16. Docket Numbers: ES16–15–000.
as appropriate. Docket Numbers: ER16–612–000. Applicants: KCP&L Greater Missouri
Issue Notice of Accept- August 2016. Applicants: Greeley Energy Facility, Operations Company.
ance. LLC. Description: Application for
Issue Scoping Docu- October 2016. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Authorization of Issuance of Short-Term
ment 1 for comments. Baseline New to be effective 2/20/2016. Debt Securities Under Section 204 of the
Comments on Scoping December 2016. Filed Date: 12/22/15. Federal Power Act of KCP&L Greater
Document 1due. Accession Number: 20151222–5091. Missouri Operations Company.
Issue Scoping Docu- February 2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16. Filed Date: 12/22/15.
ment 2. Docket Numbers: ER16–613–000. Accession Number: 20151222–5167.
Issue notice of ready March 2017. Applicants: Tilton Energy, LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16.
for environmental Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
analysis. The filings are accessible in the
Tilton Energy LLC Revised MBR Tariff Commission’s eLibrary system by
Commission issues EA October 2017.
per 35.13(a)(2)(iii) to be effective clicking on the links or querying the
Comments on EA due .. November 2017.
12/31/9998. docket number.
Commission issues January 2018.
final EA. Filed Date: 12/22/15. Any person desiring to intervene or
Accession Number: 20151222–5117. protest in any of the above proceedings
Final amendments to the application Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16. must file in accordance with Rules 211
must be filed with the Commission no Docket Numbers: ER16–614–000. and 214 of the Commission’s
later than 30 days from the issuance Applicants: Michigan Power Limited Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
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date of the notice of ready for Partnership. § 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
environmental analysis. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: time on the specified comment date.
Dated: December 22, 2015. Michigan Power Limited Partnership Protests may be considered, but
Revised MBR Tariff per 35.13(a)(2)(iii) intervention is necessary to become a
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
to be effective 12/31/9998. party to the proceeding.
Deputy Secretary. Filed Date: 12/22/15. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
[FR Doc. 2015–32698 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] Accession Number: 20151222–5118. information relating to filing
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/12/16. requirements, interventions, protests,
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