81 FR 24591 - Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-09700 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 24591-24592] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09700] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Guidance and Application for Hydroelectric Incentive Payments AGENCY: Wind and Water Power Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability of guidance and open application period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing Guidance for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 242 program. The guidance describes the hydroelectric incentive payment requirements and explains the type of information that owners or authorized operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities can provide DOE when applying for hydroelectric incentive payments. This incentive is available for electric energy generated and sold for a specified 10-year period as authorized under section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In Congressional appropriations for Federal fiscal year 2016, DOE received funds to support this hydroelectric incentive program. At this time, DOE is only accepting applications from owners and authorized operators of qualified hydroelectric facilities for hydroelectricity generated and sold in calendar year 2015. DATES: DOE is currently accepting applications from April 26, 2016 through May 31, 2016 Applications must be sent to [email protected] by midnight EDT, May 31, 2016, or they will not be considered timely filed for calendar year 2015 incentive payments. ADDRESSES: DOE's guidance is available at: http://energy.gov/eere/water/downloads/2014-electrical-production-epact-2005-section-242-hydroelectric-incentive. Written correspondence may be sent to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-4W), by email at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Timothy Welch, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-4W), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7055, [email protected]. Electronic communications are recommended for correspondence and required for submission of application information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005; Pub. L. 109-58), Congress established a new program to support the expansion of hydropower energy development at existing dams and impoundments through an incentive payment procedure. Under section 242 of EPAct 2005, the Secretary of Energy is directed to provide incentive payments to the owner or authorized operator of qualified hydroelectric facilities for electric energy generated and sold by a qualified hydroelectric facility for a specified 10-year period (See 42 U.S.C. 15881). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 authorized funding for the Section 242 program for conventional hydropower under EPAct 2005. In FY 2016 DOE allocated $3.5M for this purpose. DOE finalized its Guidance for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 242 program in December 2015. The final guidance is available at: http://energy.gov/eere/water/water-power-program. Each application will be reviewed based on the Guidance. DOE notes that applicants that received payments for calendar year 2014 and that are eligible for calendar year 2015 payments must still submit a full calendar year 2015 application. As authorized under section 242 of EPACT 2005, and as explained in the Guidance, DOE also notes that it will only accept applications from qualified hydroelectric facilities that began operations at an existing dam or conduit during the inclusive period beginning October 1, 2005 and ending on September 30, 2015. Therefore, although DOE is accepting applications for full calendar year 2015 production, the qualified hydroelectric facility must have begun operations starting October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2015 for DOE to consider the application. When submitting information to DOE for the Section 242 program, it is recommended that applicants carefully read and review the complete content of the Guidance for this process. When reviewing applications, DOE may corroborate the information provided with information that DOE finds through FERC e-filings, contact with power off-taker, and other due diligence measures carried out by reviewing [[Page 24592]] officials. DOE may require the applicant to conduct and submit an independent audit at its own expense, or DOE may conduct an audit to verify the number of kilowatt-hours claimed to have been generated and sold by the qualified hydroelectric facility and for which an incentive payment has been requested or made. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2016. Roland Risser, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Power, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2016-09700 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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Include contact information each time Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, Renewable Energy (EE–4W), U.S.
you submit comments, data, documents, 2016. Department of Energy, 1000
and other information to DOE. If you April Salas, Independence Avenue SW.,
submit via mail or hand delivery/ QER Secretariat Director, Quadrennial Energy Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–
courier, please provide all items on a Review Task Force, U.S. Department of 7055, hydroincentive@ee.doe.gov.
CD, if feasible, in which case it is not Energy. Electronic communications are
necessary to submit printed copies. No [FR Doc. 2016–09689 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] recommended for correspondence and
telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P required for submission of application
Comments, data, and other information.
information submitted to DOE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
electronically should be provided in Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005;
PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or Office of Energy Efficiency and Pub. L. 109–58), Congress established a
Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file Renewable Energy new program to support the expansion
format. Provide documents that are not of hydropower energy development at
secured, written in English, and are free Guidance and Application for existing dams and impoundments
of any defects or viruses. Documents Hydroelectric Incentive Payments through an incentive payment
should not contain special characters or procedure. Under section 242 of EPAct
AGENCY: Wind and Water Power 2005, the Secretary of Energy is directed
any form of encryption and, if possible,
Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and to provide incentive payments to the
they should carry the electronic
Renewable Energy, Department of owner or authorized operator of
signature of the author.
Energy. qualified hydroelectric facilities for
Confidential Business Information. ACTION: Notice of availability of electric energy generated and sold by a
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person guidance and open application period. qualified hydroelectric facility for a
submitting information that he or she
specified 10-year period (See 42 U.S.C.
believes to be confidential and exempt SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
15881). The Consolidated
by law from public disclosure should Energy (DOE) is publishing Guidance
Appropriations Act, 2016 authorized
submit via email, postal mail, or hand for the Energy Policy Act of 2005
funding for the Section 242 program for
delivery/courier two well-marked Section 242 program. The guidance
conventional hydropower under EPAct
copies: One copy of the document describes the hydroelectric incentive
2005. In FY 2016 DOE allocated $3.5M
marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the payment requirements and explains the
for this purpose.
information believed to be confidential, type of information that owners or
DOE finalized its Guidance for the
and one copy of the document marked authorized operators of qualified
Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 242
‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information hydroelectric facilities can provide DOE
program in December 2015. The final
believed to be confidential deleted. when applying for hydroelectric
guidance is available at: http://
Submit these documents via email or on incentive payments. This incentive is
energy.gov/eere/water/water-power-
a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own available for electric energy generated
program. Each application will be
determination about the confidential and sold for a specified 10-year period
reviewed based on the Guidance. DOE
status of the information and treat it as authorized under section 242 of the
notes that applicants that received
according to its determination. Energy Policy Act of 2005. In
payments for calendar year 2014 and
Confidential information should be Congressional appropriations for
that are eligible for calendar year 2015
submitted to the Confidential QER email Federal fiscal year 2016, DOE received
payments must still submit a full
address: QERConfidential@hq.doe.gov. funds to support this hydroelectric
calendar year 2015 application. As
Factors of interest to DOE when incentive program. At this time, DOE is
authorized under section 242 of EPACT
evaluating requests to treat submitted only accepting applications from
2005, and as explained in the Guidance,
information as confidential include: (1) owners and authorized operators of
DOE also notes that it will only accept
A description of the items; (2) whether qualified hydroelectric facilities for
applications from qualified
and why such items are customarily hydroelectricity generated and sold in
hydroelectric facilities that began
treated as confidential within the calendar year 2015.
operations at an existing dam or conduit
industry; (3) whether the information is DATES: DOE is currently accepting during the inclusive period beginning
generally known by or available from applications from April 26, 2016 October 1, 2005 and ending on
other sources; (4) whether the through May 31, 2016 Applications September 30, 2015. Therefore, although
information has previously been made must be sent to hydroincentive@ DOE is accepting applications for full
available to others without obligation ee.doe.gov by midnight EDT, May 31, calendar year 2015 production, the
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 2016, or they will not be considered qualified hydroelectric facility must
explanation of the competitive injury to timely filed for calendar year 2015 have begun operations starting October
the submitting person which would incentive payments. 1, 2005 through September 30, 2015 for
result from public disclosure; (6) when ADDRESSES: DOE’s guidance is available DOE to consider the application.
such information might lose its at: http://energy.gov/eere/water/ When submitting information to DOE
confidential character due to the downloads/2014-electrical-production- for the Section 242 program, it is
passage of time; and (7) why disclosure epact-2005-section-242-hydroelectric- recommended that applicants carefully
incentive. Written correspondence may
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of the information would be contrary to read and review the complete content of
the public interest. It is DOE’s policy be sent to the Office of Energy Efficiency the Guidance for this process. When
that all comments may be included in and Renewable Energy (EE–4W), by reviewing applications, DOE may
the public docket, without change and email at hydroincentive@ee.doe.gov. corroborate the information provided
as received, including any personal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: with information that DOE finds
information provided in the comments Requests for additional information through FERC e-filings, contact with
(except information deemed to be should be directed to Mr. Timothy power off-taker, and other due diligence
exempt from public disclosure). Welch, Office of Energy Efficiency and measures carried out by reviewing
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officials. DOE may require the applicant and Indeck-Corinth to be effective 11/ Accession Number: 20160419–5206.
to conduct and submit an independent 19/2015. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16.
audit at its own expense, or DOE may Filed Date: 4/20/16. Docket Numbers: ER16–1462–000.
conduct an audit to verify the number Accession Number: 20160420–5051. Applicants: Palmco Power DE LLC.
of kilowatt-hours claimed to have been Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
generated and sold by the qualified Docket Numbers: ER16–1129–002. Palmco Power DE FERC Electric Tariff
hydroelectric facility and for which an Applicants: VPI Enterprises, Inc. to be effective 5/19/2016.
incentive payment has been requested Description: Tariff Amendment: Filed Date: 4/19/16.
or made. Supplement to Application for Order Accession Number: 20160419–5207.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, Accepting Initial Market-Based Rate Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16.
2016. Tariff to be effective 3/11/2016. Docket Numbers: ER16–1464–000.
Roland Risser, Filed Date: 4/19/16. Applicants: Palmco Power ME, LLC.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Accession Number: 20160419–5158. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Power, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16. Palmco Power ME FERC Electric Tariff
Energy. Docket Numbers: ER16–1130–002. to be effective 5/20/2016.
[FR Doc. 2016–09700 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] Applicants: DifWind Farms Limited I. Filed Date: 4/20/16.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Description: Tariff Amendment: Accession Number: 20160420–5049.
Supplement to Application for Order Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16.
Accepting Initial Market-Based Rate Docket Numbers: ER16–1465–000.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Tariff to be effective 3/11/2016. Applicants: Palmco Power MI LLC.
Filed Date: 4/19/16. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Federal Energy Regulatory Accession Number: 20160419–5149. Palmco Power MI FERC Electric Tariff
Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16. to be effective 5/20/2016.
Combined Notice of Filings #1 Docket Numbers: ER16–1131–002. Filed Date: 4/20/16.
Applicants: DifWind Farms Limited Accession Number: 20160420–5050.
Take notice that the Commission II. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16.
received the following electric corporate Description: Tariff Amendment: Docket Numbers: ER16–1466–000.
filings: Supplement to Application for Order Applicants: Palmco Power NH LLC.
Docket Numbers: EC16–98–000. Accepting Initial Market-Based Rate Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Applicants: Chubu Electric Power Tariff to be effective 3/11/2016. Palmco Power NH FERC Electric Tariff
Company U.S.A. Inc., Tokyo Electric Filed Date: 4/19/16. to be effective 5/20/2016.
Power Company, Incorporated. Accession Number: 20160419–5153. Filed Date: 4/20/16.
Description: Supplement to March 31, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16. Accession Number: 20160420–5052.
2016 Application for Authorization Docket Numbers: ER16–1132–002. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16.
Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Applicants: DifWind Farms Limited Docket Numbers: ER16–1467–000.
Act of Chubu Electric Power Company V. Applicants: Palmco Power VA LLC.
U.S.A. Inc. et al. Description: Tariff Amendment: Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Filed Date: 4/20/16. Supplement to Application for Order Palmco Power VA FERC Electric Tariff
Accession Number: 20160420–5037. Accepting Initial Market-Based Rate to be effective 5/20/2016.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. Tariff to be effective 3/11/2016. Filed Date: 4/20/16.
Take notice that the Commission Filed Date: 4/19/16. Accession Number: 20160420–5053.
received the following electric rate Accession Number: 20160419–5157. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16.
filings: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16. Docket Numbers: ER16–1468–000.
Docket Numbers: ER13–2428–011. Docket Numbers: ER16–1459–000. Applicants: Palmco Power RI LLC.
Applicants: Kentucky Utilities Applicants: Southern California Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Company. Edison Company. Palmco Power RI FERC Electric Tariff to
Description: Compliance filing: Rate Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: be effective 5/20/2016.
Case Settlement Municipal Contracts to LGIA RE Gaskell West LLC Gaskell West Filed Date: 4/20/16.
be effective 4/23/2014. Project to be effective 4/20/2016. Accession Number: 20160420–5054.
Filed Date: 12/31/15. Filed Date: 4/19/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16.
Accession Number: 20151231–5087. Accession Number: 20160419–5187. Docket Numbers: ER16–1469–000.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Docket Numbers: ER13–2428–012. Docket Numbers: ER16–1460–000. Inc.
Applicants: Kentucky Utilities Applicants: Aspirity Energy Northeast Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Company. LLC. 1875R2 Kansas Electric Power
Description: Compliance filing: Tariffs Description: Tariff Cancellation: Cooperative, Inc. NITSA and NOA to be
Conforming to Settlement to be effective Notice of Cancellation of Market-Based effective 4/1/2016.
4/23/2014. Rate Tariff to be effective 6/20/2016. Filed Date: 4/20/16.
Filed Date: 4/13/16. Filed Date: 4/19/16. Accession Number: 20160420–5076.
Accession Number: 20160413–5195. Accession Number: 20160419–5201. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16.
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/10/16. The filings are accessible in the
Docket Numbers: ER16–925–001. Docket Numbers: ER16–1461–000. Commission’s eLibrary system by
Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power Applicants: Tres Amigas, LLC. clicking on the links or querying the
Corporation, New York Independent Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: docket number.
System Operator, Inc. Notice of Succession to be effective 12/ Any person desiring to intervene or
Description: Compliance filing: NMPC 10/2015. protest in any of the above proceedings
compliance re: SA 2260 between NMPC Filed Date: 4/19/16. must file in accordance with Rules 211
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| Dates | DOE is currently accepting applications from April 26, 2016 through May 31, 2016 Applications must be sent to [email protected] by midnight EDT, May 31, 2016, or they will not be considered timely filed for calendar year 2015 incentive payments. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Timothy Welch, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-4W), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7055, [email protected] Electronic communications are recommended for correspondence and required for submission of application information. | |
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