80 FR 8633 - Birch Power Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review and Soliciting Scoping Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13102-003]


Birch Power Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental 
Site Review and Soliciting Scoping Comments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: Original License (Major Project).
    b. Project No.: 13102-003.
    c. Date Filed: July 2, 2013.
    d. Applicant: Birch Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Demopolis Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Demopolis 
Lock and Dam, on theTombigbee River, west of the city of Demopolis in 
Marengo and Sumter Counties, Alabama. The proposed project would occupy 
approximately 23 acres of federal land administered by the Corps.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas E. Josten, GeoSense, 2742 Saint 
Charles Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528-6152.
    i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer, (202) 502-8449 or [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing scoping comments: April 25, 2015.
    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-13102-003.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person on the official service list for the 
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the 
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the 
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve 
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this 
time.
    l. The proposed project would utilize the existing Corps' Demopolis 
Lock and Dam and Reservoir, and would consist of the following new 
facilities: (1) A 900-foot-long excavated intake channel (headrace); 
(2) two 60-foot-long by 32-foot-wide trash racks with 2.5-inch bar 
spacing; (3) a 201-foot-long by 80-foot-wide powerhouse containing two 
24-megawatt (MW) Kaplan turbines, having a total installed capacity of 
48 MW; (4) a substation; (5) a forebay oxygen diffuser line system to 
enhance dissolved oxygen; (6) a 1,880-foot-long excavated tailrace 
channel; (7) a 1,700-foot-long retaining wall along the north side of 
tailrace channel; (8) a 4.4-mile-long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; 
and (9) appurtenant facilities. The average annual generation would be 
about 213,000 megawatt-hours.
    m. 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.
    n. Scoping Process:
    The Commission intends to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) 
on the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy 
Act. The EA will consider both site-specific and cumulative 
environmental impacts and reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
action.

 Scoping Meetings

    FERC staff will conduct one agency scoping meeting and one public 
meeting. The agency scoping meeting will focus on resource agency and 
non-governmental organization (NGO) concerns, while the public scoping 
meeting is primarily for public input. All interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies are invited to attend one or both of the 
meetings, and to assist the staff in identifying the scope of the 
environmental issues that should be analyzed in the EA. The times and 
locations of these meetings are as follows:

Agency Scoping Meeting

    DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
    TIME: 9:00 a.m. (EDT).
    PLACE: Demopolis Civic Center.
    ADDRESS: 501 N. Commissioner's Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.

Public Scoping Meeting

    DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
    TIME: 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
    PLACE: Demopolis Civic Center.
    ADDRESS: 501 N. Commissioner's Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
    Copies of the Scoping Document (SD1) outlining the subject areas to 
be addressed in the EA were distributed to the parties on the 
Commission's mailing list. Copies of the SD1 will be available at the 
scoping meeting or may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov 
using the ``eLibrary'' link (see item m above).

Environmental Site Review

    The Applicant and FERC staff will conduct a project Environmental 
Site Review. The time and location of this meeting is as follows:
    PROJECT: Demopolis Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project.
    DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
    TIME: 2:00 p.m. (EDT).
    LOCATION: Demopolis Civic Center Parking Lot, 501 N. Commissioner's 
Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
    All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited 
to attend. All participants should meet at the time and location 
specified above. All participants are responsible for their own 
transportation to the site. Anyone with questions about the 
Environmental Site Review should contact Nicholas E. Josten, GeoSense, 
2742 Saint Charles Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528-6152 on or 
before March 19, 2015.

Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, the staff will: (1) Summarize the 
environmental issues tentatively identified for analysis in the EA; (2) 
solicit from the meeting participants all available information, 
especially quantifiable data, on the resources at issue; (3) encourage 
statements from experts and the public on issues that should be 
analyzed in the EA, including viewpoints in opposition to, or in 
support of, the staff's preliminary views; (4) determine the

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resource issues to be addressed in the EA; and (5) identify those 
issues that require a detailed analysis, as well as those issues that 
do not require a detailed analysis.

Procedures

    The meetings are recorded by a stenographer and become part of the 
formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project.
    Individuals, organizations, and agencies with environmental 
expertise and concerns are encouraged to attend the meeting and to 
assist the staff in defining and clarifying the issues to be addressed 
in the EA.

     Dated: February 11, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: February 12, 2015. to serve a copy of that document on All interested individuals,
Kate Mullan, each person on the official service list organizations, and agencies are invited
Acting Director, Information Collection for the project. Further, if an intervenor to attend one or both of the meetings,
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and files comments or documents with the and to assist the staff in identifying the
Records Management Services, Office of Commission relating to the merits of an scope of the environmental issues that
Management. issue that may affect the responsibilities should be analyzed in the EA. The times
[FR Doc. 2015–03281 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] of a particular resource agency, they and locations of these meetings are as
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P must also serve a copy of the document follows:
on that resource agency.
k. This application is not ready for Agency Scoping Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY environmental analysis at this time. DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
l. The proposed project would utilize TIME: 9:00 a.m. (EDT).
Federal Energy Regulatory the existing Corps’ Demopolis Lock and PLACE: Demopolis Civic Center.
Commission Dam and Reservoir, and would consist ADDRESS: 501 N. Commissioner’s
of the following new facilities: (1) A Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
[Project No. 13102–003] 900-foot-long excavated intake channel
(headrace); (2) two 60-foot-long by 32- Public Scoping Meeting
Birch Power Company; Notice of
foot-wide trash racks with 2.5-inch bar DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
Scoping Meetings and Environmental
spacing; (3) a 201-foot-long by 80-foot- TIME: 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
Site Review and Soliciting Scoping
wide powerhouse containing two 24- PLACE: Demopolis Civic Center.
Comments ADDRESS: 501 N. Commissioner’s
megawatt (MW) Kaplan turbines, having
Take notice that the following a total installed capacity of 48 MW; (4) Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
hydroelectric application has been filed a substation; (5) a forebay oxygen Copies of the Scoping Document
with the Commission and is available diffuser line system to enhance (SD1) outlining the subject areas to be
for public inspection. dissolved oxygen; (6) a 1,880-foot-long addressed in the EA were distributed to
a. Type of Application: Original excavated tailrace channel; (7) a 1,700- the parties on the Commission’s mailing
License (Major Project). foot-long retaining wall along the north list. Copies of the SD1 will be available
b. Project No.: 13102–003. side of tailrace channel; (8) a 4.4-mile- at the scoping meeting or may be
c. Date Filed: July 2, 2013. long, 115-kilovolt transmission line; and viewed on the web at http://
d. Applicant: Birch Power Company. (9) appurtenant facilities. The average www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
e. Name of Project: Demopolis Lock annual generation would be about (see item m above).
and Dam Hydroelectric Project. 213,000 megawatt-hours.
f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of Environmental Site Review
m. A copy of the application is
Engineers’ (Corps) Demopolis Lock and available for review at the Commission The Applicant and FERC staff will
Dam, on theTombigbee River, west of in the Public Reference Room or may be conduct a project Environmental Site
the city of Demopolis in Marengo and viewed on the Commission’s Web site at Review. The time and location of this
Sumter Counties, Alabama. The http://www.ferc.gov using the meeting is as follows:
proposed project would occupy ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket PROJECT: Demopolis Lock and Dam
approximately 23 acres of federal land number excluding the last three digits in Hydroelectric Project.
administered by the Corps. the docket number field to access the DATE: Thursday, March 26, 2015.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power document. For assistance, contact FERC TIME: 2:00 p.m. (EDT).
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). Online Support. A copy is also available LOCATION: Demopolis Civic Center
h. Applicant Contact: Nicholas E. for inspection and reproduction at the Parking Lot, 501 N. Commissioner’s
Josten, GeoSense, 2742 Saint Charles address in item h above. Avenue, Demopolis, AL 36732.
Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528– You may also register online at All interested individuals,
6152. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ organizations, and agencies are invited
i. FERC Contact: Adam Peer, (202) esubscription.asp to be notified via to attend. All participants should meet
502–8449 or adam.peer@ferc.gov. email of new filings and issuances at the time and location specified above.
j. Deadline for filing scoping related to this or other pending projects. All participants are responsible for their
comments: April 25, 2015. For assistance, contact FERC Online own transportation to the site. Anyone
The Commission strongly encourages Support. with questions about the Environmental
electronic filing. Please file additional n. Scoping Process: Site Review should contact Nicholas E.
study requests and requests for The Commission intends to prepare Josten, GeoSense, 2742 Saint Charles
cooperating agency status using the an environmental assessment (EA) on Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83404, (208) 528–
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// the project in accordance with the 6152 on or before March 19, 2015.
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For National Environmental Policy Act. The
assistance, please contact FERC Online Objectives
EA will consider both site-specific and
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ cumulative environmental impacts and At the scoping meetings, the staff will:
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or reasonable alternatives to the proposed (1) Summarize the environmental issues
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of action. tentatively identified for analysis in the
electronic filing, please send a paper EA; (2) solicit from the meeting
Scoping Meetings
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copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy participants all available information,
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street FERC staff will conduct one agency especially quantifiable data, on the
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first scoping meeting and one public resources at issue; (3) encourage
page of any filing should include docket meeting. The agency scoping meeting statements from experts and the public
number P–13102–003. will focus on resource agency and non- on issues that should be analyzed in the
The Commission’s Rules of Practice governmental organization (NGO) EA, including viewpoints in opposition
and Procedures require all intervenors concerns, while the public scoping to, or in support of, the staff’s
filing documents with the Commission meeting is primarily for public input. preliminary views; (4) determine the

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resource issues to be addressed in the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15.
EA; and (5) identify those issues that Docket Numbers: ER15–359–002. Docket Numbers: ER15–1019–000.
require a detailed analysis, as well as Applicants: Samchully Power &
those issues that do not require a Utilities 1 LLC. Applicants: Fowler Ridge IV Wind
detailed analysis. Description: Notice of Non-Material Farm LLC.
Procedures Change in Status of Samchully Power & Description: Initial rate filing per
Utilities 1 LLC. 35.12 Application for MBR to be
The meetings are recorded by a Filed Date: 2/10/15. effective 2/11/2015.
stenographer and become part of the Accession Number: 20150210–5179.
formal record of the Commission Filed Date: 2/10/15.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15.
proceeding on the project. Accession Number: 20150210–5089.
Docket Numbers: ER15–746–001.
Individuals, organizations, and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15.
Applicants: RC Cape May Holdings,
agencies with environmental expertise
LLC. Docket Numbers: ER15–1020–000.
and concerns are encouraged to attend
Description: Tariff Amendment per
the meeting and to assist the staff in Applicants: Rising Tree Wind Farm III
35.17(b): Supplement to Reactive Rate
defining and clarifying the issues to be LLC.
Schedule Change Request to be effective
addressed in the EA.
12/31/9998. Description: Initial rate filing per
Dated: February 11, 2015. Filed Date: 2/10/15. 35.12 MBR Application to be effective
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Accession Number: 20150210–5169. 4/11/2015.
Deputy Secretary. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15.
Filed Date: 2/10/15.
[FR Doc. 2015–03263 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] Docket Numbers: ER15–786–000.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Applicants: Midcontinent Accession Number: 20150210–5114.
Independent System Operator, Inc. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15.
Description: Report Filing: 2015–02–
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Take notice that the Commission
10_SA 2523 Supplement ITC-Pheasant
Run GIA (J075) to be effective N/A. received the following land acquisition
Federal Energy Regulatory Filed Date: 2/10/15. reports:
Commission Accession Number: 20150210–5062. Docket Numbers: LA14–3–000.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15. Applicants: NextEra Energy
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Docket Numbers: ER15–1015–000. Companies.
Take notice that the Commission Applicants: AltaGas Brush Energy Inc.
Description: Quarterly Land
received the following electric corporate Description: Section 205(d) rate filing
filings: Acquisition Report of the NextEra
per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): AltaGas Brush
Docket Numbers: EC15–71–000. Energy Inc. Notice of Succession to be Energy Companies.
Applicants: Enel Cove Fort, LLC, Enel effective 2/10/2015. Filed Date: 2/9/15.
Stillwater, LLC,EGP Stillwater Solar, Filed Date: 2/9/15. Accession Number: 20150209–5277.
LLC, Origin Wind Energy, LLC,EFS Accession Number: 20150209–5147.
Green Power Holdings, LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/15.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/15.
Description: Application for Docket Numbers: ER15–1016–000. The filings are accessible in the
Authorization under section 203 of the Applicants: Shafter Solar, LLC. Commission’s eLibrary system by
Federal Power Act and Request for Description: Baseline eTariff Filing clicking on the links or querying the
Expedited Action of Enel Cove Fort, per 35.1: Shafter Solar, LLC Application docket number.
LLC, et al. for Market-Based Rates to be effective 3/
Filed Date: 2/9/15. Any person desiring to intervene or
15/2015. protest in any of the above proceedings
Accession Number: 20150209–5278. Filed Date: 2/9/15.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/15. must file in accordance with Rules 211
Accession Number: 20150209–5256.
Take notice that the Commission and 214 of the Commission’s
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/15.
received the following electric rate Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
filings: Docket Numbers: ER15–1017–000. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Docket Numbers: ER14–822–000. Applicants: Southern California time on the specified comment date.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Edison Company.
Protests may be considered, but
L.L.C. Description: Section 205(d) rate filing
intervention is necessary to become a
Description: Report Filing: per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Tie-Line Facilities
party to the proceeding.
Informational Report per May, 9, 2014 Agreement with Valle Del Sol Energy,
Order in Docket No. ER14–822–000. to LLC to be effective 4/12/2015. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
be effective N/A. Filed Date: 2/10/15. information relating to filing
Filed Date: 2/9/15. Accession Number: 20150210–5000. requirements, interventions, protests,
Accession Number: 20150209–5219. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/15. service, and qualifying facilities filings
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/2/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1018–000. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Docket Numbers: ER15–266–001. Applicants: Southern California docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
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Applicants: Public Service Company Edison Company. other information, call (866) 208–3676
of Colorado. Description: Section 205(d) rate filing (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Description: Tariff Amendment per per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): LGIA and Dated: February 10, 2015.
35.17(b): 2015–2–10_PSCo Sttlmnt Distribution Service Agmt with Valle
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Losses Amend Filing to be effective 1/ Del Sol Energy, LLC to be effective 4/12/
1/2015. 2015. Deputy Secretary.
Filed Date: 2/10/15. Filed Date: 2/10/15. [FR Doc. 2015–03198 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am]
Accession Number: 20150210–5145. Accession Number: 20150210–5001. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

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Section		Notices
Dates		Thursday, March 26, 2015.
FR Citation		80 FR 8633

80 FR 8633 - Birch Power Company; Notice of Scoping Meetings and Environmental Site Review and Soliciting Scoping Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 32 (February 18, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission