81 FR 18616 - Eugene Water & Electric Board, Smith Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 62 (March 31, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-07246

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 8436-153]


Eugene Water & Electric Board, Smith Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of 
Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 
Intervene, and Protests

    On January 20, 2016, Eugene Water & Electric Board (transferor) and 
Smith Creek Hydro, LLC (transferee) filed an application for transfer 
of license of the Smith Creek Project No. 8436. The project is located 
on the Smith Creek in Boundary County, Idaho. The project occupies 
lands of the United States within the Panhandle National Forest.
    The applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for 
the Smith Creek Project from the transferor to the transferee. On March 
17, 2016, the Commission issued a notice on the transfer application 
providing 30 days for filing comments, motions to intervene and 
protests. On March 22, 2016, Eugene Water & Electric Board and Smith 
Creek Hydro, LLC filed a motion to expedite the date of Commission 
action on the application for transfer. Based on the information 
supplied in the joint motion for expedited consideration, the comment 
period will be abbreviated.
    Applicant Contact: For transferor: Ms. Patty Boyle, Principal 
Project Manager, Eugene Water & Electric Board, P.O. Box 10148, Eugene, 
OR 97440-2148, telephone: 541-685-7406, email: [email protected] and 
Mr. Tom Grim, Cable Huston LLP, 1001 SW. Fifth Ave, Suite 2000, 
Portland, OR 97204, telephone: 503-224-3092, email: 
[email protected]. For transferee: Mr. Thom A. Fischer, Manager, 
Smith Creek Hydro, LLC, 1800 James Street, Suite 201, Bellingham, WA 
98225, telephone: 360-738-9999, email: [email protected] and Mr. 
Todd G. Glass and Mr. Keene M. O'Connor, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & 
Rosati, PC, 701 5th Avenue, Suite 5100, Seattle, WA 98104, telephone: 
206-883-2500, email: [email protected] and [email protected].
    FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502-8735, 
[email protected].
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: 
15 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. The 
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, 
motions to intervene, and protests 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 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. The first page of any filing should 
include docket number P-8436-153.

    Dated: March 23, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.
Deputy Secretary.
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in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 Creek Hydro, LLC (transferee) filed an The first page of any filing should
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice application for transfer of license of the include docket number P–8436–153.
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Smith Creek Project No. 8436. The Dated: March 23, 2016.
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to project is located on the Smith Creek in Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.
intervene or protest must serve a copy Boundary County, Idaho. The project
Deputy Secretary.
of that document on the Applicant. occupies lands of the United States
Notice is hereby given that the within the Panhandle National Forest. [FR Doc. 2016–07246 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
deadline for filing protests with regard The applicants seek Commission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
to the applicant’s request for blanket approval to transfer the license for the
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Smith Creek Project from the transferor
future issuances of securities and to the transferee. On March 17, 2016, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
assumptions of liability, is April 14, the Commission issued a notice on the
Federal Energy Regulatory
2016. transfer application providing 30 days
The Commission encourages Commission
for filing comments, motions to
electronic submission of protests and intervene and protests. On March 22, [Docket No. EL16–49–000]
interventions in lieu of paper, using the 2016, Eugene Water & Electric Board
FERC Online links at http:// and Smith Creek Hydro, LLC filed a Calpine Corporation, Dynegy Inc.,
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic motion to expedite the date of Eastern Generation, LLC, Homer City
service, persons with Internet access Commission action on the application Generation, L.P., NRG Power
who will eFile a document and/or be for transfer. Based on the information Marketing LLC, GenOn Energy
listed as a contact for an intervenor supplied in the joint motion for Management, LLC, Carroll County
must create and validate an expedited consideration, the comment Energy LLC, C.P. Crane LLC, Essential
eRegistration account using the period will be abbreviated. Power, LLC, Essential Power OPP,
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Applicant Contact: For transferor: Ms. LLC, Essential Power Rock Springs,
link to log on and submit the Patty Boyle, Principal Project Manager, LLC, Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P.,
intervention or protests. Eugene Water & Electric Board, P.O. Box GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc.,
Persons unable to file electronically 10148, Eugene, OR 97440–2148, Oregon Clean Energy, LLC and Panda
should submit an original and 5 copies telephone: 541–685–7406, email: Power Generation Infrastructure Fund,
of the intervention or protest to the patty.boyle@eweb.org and Mr. Tom LLC v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.;
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Grim, Cable Huston LLP, 1001 SW. Fifth Notice of Complaint
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Ave, Suite 2000, Portland, OR 97204,
20426. telephone: 503–224–3092, email: tgrim@ Take notice that on March 21, 2016,
The filings in the above-referenced cablehuston.com. For transferee: Mr. pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the
proceeding are accessible in the Thom A. Fischer, Manager, Smith Creek Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824e and
Commission’s eLibrary system by Hydro, LLC, 1800 James Street, Suite 825e (2012), and Rule 206 of the Federal
clicking on the appropriate link in the 201, Bellingham, WA 98225, telephone: Energy Regulatory Commission’s
above list. They are also available for 360–738–9999, email: thom@ (Commission) Rules of Practice and
electronic review in the Commission’s tollhouseenergy.com and Mr. Todd G. Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2015),
Public Reference Room in Washington, Glass and Mr. Keene M. O’Connor, Calpine Corporation, Dynegy Inc.,
DC. There is an eSubscription link on Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Eastern Generation, LLC, Homer City
the Web site that enables subscribers to 701 5th Avenue, Suite 5100, Seattle, Generation, L.P., NRG Power Marketing
receive email notification when a WA 98104, telephone: 206–883–2500, LLC, GenOn Energy Management, LLC,
document is added to a subscribed email: tglass@wsgr.com and Carroll County Energy LLC, C.P. Crane
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC kmoconnor@wsgr.com. LLC, Essential Power, LLC, Essential
Online service, please email FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) Power OPP, LLC, Essential Power Rock
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov. Springs, LLC, Lakewood Cogeneration,
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Deadline for filing comments, motions L.P., GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA,
(202) 502–8659. to intervene, and protests: 15 days from Inc., Oregon Clean Energy, LLC and
Dated: March 25, 2016. the date that the Commission issues this Panda Power Generation Infrastructure
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., notice. The Commission strongly Fund, LLC (collectively, Complainants)
encourages electronic filing. Please file filed a formal complaint against PJM
Deputy Secretary.
comments, motions to intervene, and Interconnection, L.L.C. (Respondent)
[FR Doc. 2016–07262 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
protests using the Commission’s eFiling alleging the Respondent’s Open Access
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system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- Transmission Tariff is unjust and
filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can unreasonable because it does not
submit brief comments up to 6,000 include provisions to prevent the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
characters, without prior registration, artificial suppression of prices by
Federal Energy Regulatory using the eComment system at http:// existing generation resources that are
Commission www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the beneficiaries of out-of-market
ecomment.asp. You must include your revenues.
[Project No. 8436–153] name and contact information at the end Complainants certify that copies of
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of your comments. For assistance, the complaint were served on the
Eugene Water & Electric Board, Smith
please contact FERC Online Support at contacts for Respondent, as listed on the
Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Commission’s list of Corporate Officials.
Application for Transfer of License and
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Any person desiring to intervene or to
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please protest this filing must file in
Intervene, and Protests
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
On January 20, 2016, Eugene Water & Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Electric Board (transferor) and Smith First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

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81 FR 18616 - Eugene Water & Electric Board, Smith Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 62 (March 31, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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