81 FR 31927 - New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 98 (May 20, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2934-028]


New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Notice of Intent To 
File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), 
Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments 
on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and 
Associated Study Requests

    a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for 
a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2934-028.
    c. Dated Filed: March 30, 2016.
    d. Submitted By: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.
    e. Name of Project: Upper Mechanicville Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: On the Hudson River, in Saratoga and Rensselaer 
Counties, New York. The project does not occupy federal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steve Mullin, Hydro-License 
Coordinator, Lead Analyst--Environmental Compliance, New York State 
Electric & Gas Corporation, 89 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14649.
    i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at (202) 502-8278 or email at 
[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 o 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. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: 
(a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency 
regulations thereunder at 50 CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic 
Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic 
Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating New York State Electric & 
Gas

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Corporation as the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying 
out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    m. New York State Electric & Gas Corporation filed with the 
Commission a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed 
process plan and schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's 
regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 at 
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    o. With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents 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]. 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-2934-028.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' 
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency 
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any 
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, 
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by July 15, 2016.
    p. Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Garden Inn (Whitney/Travers Room), 30 Clifton 
Country Road, Clifton Park, New York 12065.
    Phone: (518) 371-7777.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, June 16, 2016.
    Time: 9:00 a.m.
    Location: Hilton Garden Inn (Whitney/Travers Room), 30 Clifton 
Country Road, Clifton Park, New York 12065.
    Phone: (518) 371-7777.
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals 
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be 
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the Web at 
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions 
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written 
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a 
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an 
Environmental Site Review of the project on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 
starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants should meet at the Upper 
Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant, located at 40 Hudson Avenue, 
Mechanicville, New York 12118. All participants are responsible for 
their own transportation. Anyone with questions about the site visit 
should contact Mr. Steve Mullin of New York State Electric & Gas 
Corporation at (585) 771-4556 on or before June 1, 2016.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: May 16, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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Queue No. W4–027 to be effective 1/5/ Docket Numbers: ER16–1702–000. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
2015. Applicants: Granite Mountain Solar
Filed Date: 5/13/16. Federal Energy Regulatory
West, LLC.
Accession Number: 20160513–5090. Commission
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. Description: Compliance filing: Comp.
Filing—Amendment to MBR Tariff [Project No. 2934–028]
Docket Numbers: ER16–1695–000.
Applicants: Arizona Public Service Limits and Exemptions to be effective 7/ New York State Electric & Gas
Company. 13/2016. Corporation; Notice of Intent To File
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filed Date: 5/13/16. License Application, Filing of Pre-
Filing: Rate Schedule Nos. 222, 282 and Accession Number: 20160513–5179. Application Document (PAD),
283 to be effective 7/13/2016. Commencement of Pre-Filing Process,
Filed Date: 5/13/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. and Scoping; Request for Comments
Accession Number: 20160513–5091. Docket Numbers: ER16–1703–000. on the PAD and Scoping Document,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. and Identification of Issues and
Applicants: Macquarie Energy LLC.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1696–000. Associated Study Requests
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: Category 2 Notice re Central a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
L.L.C. File License Application for a New
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Region to be effective 5/14/2016.
License and Commencing Pre-filing
Filing: Original WMPA No. 4459; Queue Filed Date: 5/13/16. Process.
No. AB1–116 to be effective 4/29/2016. Accession Number: 20160513–5200. b. Project No.: 2934–028.
Filed Date: 5/13/16. c. Dated Filed: March 30, 2016.
Accession Number: 20160513–5097. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16.
d. Submitted By: New York State
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. Take notice that the Commission Electric & Gas Corporation.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1697–000. received the following qualifying e. Name of Project: Upper
Applicants: Ingenco Holdings, LLC. facility filings: Mechanicville Hydroelectric Project.
Description: Notice of cancellation of f. Location: On the Hudson River, in
market based tariff of Ingenco Holdings, Docket Numbers: QF16–823–000. Saratoga and Rensselaer Counties, New
LLC. Applicants: Gloversville-Johnstown York. The project does not occupy
Filed Date: 5/13/16. Joint Wastewater. federal lands.
Accession Number: 20160513–5112. Description: Form 556 of Gloversville- g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. Johnstown Joint Wastewater Facility. the Commission’s Regulations.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1698–000. h. Potential Applicant Contact: Steve
Filed Date: 5/12/16. Mullin, Hydro-License Coordinator,
Applicants: Avista Corporation.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Accession Number: 20160512–5264. Lead Analyst—Environmental
Filing: Avista Rate Schedule T–1054 LT Comments Due: None Applicable. Compliance, New York State Electric &
UOF Agreement to be effective 8/1/ Gas Corporation, 89 East Avenue,
2016. The filings are accessible in the Rochester, NY 14649.
Filed Date: 5/13/16. Commission’s eLibrary system by i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan at
Accession Number: 20160513–5114. clicking on the links or querying the (202) 502–8278 or email at
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. docket number. jody.callihan@ferc.gov.
Any person desiring to intervene or j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
Docket Numbers: ER16–1699–000.
local, and tribal agencies with
Applicants: Avista Corporation. protest in any of the above proceedings
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
Description: Section 205(d) Rate must file in accordance with Rules 211
with respect to environmental issues
Filing: Avista Rate Schedule T–1056 LT and 214 of the Commission’s that wish to cooperate in the
UOF Agreement to be effective 8/1/ Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and preparation of the environmental
2016. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern document should follow the
Filed Date: 5/13/16. time on the specified comment date. instructions for filing such requests
Accession Number: 20160513–5118. Protests may be considered, but described in item o below. Cooperating
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. intervention is necessary to become a agencies should note the Commission’s
Docket Numbers: ER16–1700–000. party to the proceeding. policy that agencies that cooperate in
Applicants: ISO New England Inc. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed the preparation of the environmental
Description: ISO New England Inc. document cannot also intervene. See 94
information relating to filing
submits First Quarter 2016 Capital FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
requirements, interventions, protests,
Budget Report. k. With this notice, we are initiating
service, and qualifying facilities filings
Filed Date: 5/13/16. informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Accession Number: 20160513–5129. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. Fisheries under section 7 of the
other information, call (866) 208–3676
Docket Numbers: ER16–1701–000. Endangered Species Act and the joint
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Applicants: Granite Mountain Solar agency regulations thereunder at 50
East, LLC. Dated: May 13, 2016. CFR, part 402 and (b) the State Historic
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

Description: Compliance filing: Comp. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Preservation Officer, as required by
Filing—Amended MBR Tariff Limits Deputy Secretary. section 106, National Historic
and Exemptions to be effective 7/12/ [FR Doc. 2016–11887 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] Preservation Act, and the implementing
2016. regulations of the Advisory Council on
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Filed Date: 5/13/16. Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
Accession Number: 20160513–5147. l. With this notice, we are designating
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/3/16. New York State Electric & Gas

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Corporation as the Commission’s non- All filings with the Commission must n. Based on all oral and written
federal representative for carrying out bear the appropriate heading: comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2)
informal consultation, pursuant to ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application may be issued. SD2 may include a
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ revised process plan and schedule, as
and section 106 of the National Historic ‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ well as a list of issues, identified
Preservation Act. ‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency through the scoping process.
m. New York State Electric & Gas Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and
Corporation filed with the Commission from Commission Staff.’’ Any Environmental Site Review
a Pre-Application Document (PAD; individual or entity interested in
The potential applicant and
including a proposed process plan and submitting study requests, commenting
Commission staff will conduct an
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the on the PAD or SD1, and any agency
requesting cooperating status must do so Environmental Site Review of the
Commission’s regulations.
by July 15, 2016. project on Wednesday, June 15, 2016,
n. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public p. Although our current intent is to starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants
Reference Room or may be viewed on prepare an environmental assessment should meet at the Upper Mechanicville
the Commission’s Web site (http:// (EA), there is the possibility that an Hydroelectric Plant, located at 40
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Hudson Avenue, Mechanicville, New
link. Enter the docket number, will be required. Nevertheless, this York 12118. All participants are
excluding the last three digits in the meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping responsible for their own transportation.
docket number field to access the requirements, irrespective of whether an Anyone with questions about the site
document. For assistance, contact FERC EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. visit should contact Mr. Steve Mullin of
Online Support at New York State Electric & Gas
Scoping Meetings
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Corporation at (585) 771–4556 on or
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Commission staff will hold two before June 1, 2016.
(TTY). A copy is also available for scoping meetings in the vicinity of the
inspection and reproduction at the project at the time and place noted Meeting Objectives
address in paragraph h. below. The daytime meeting will focus
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Register online at http:// Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ non-governmental organization
concerns, while the evening meeting is and discuss existing conditions and
esubscription.asp to be notified via resource management objectives; (3)
email of new filing and issuances primarily for receiving input from the
public. We invite all interested review and discuss existing information
related to this or other pending projects. and identify preliminary information
For assistance, contact FERC Online individuals, organizations, and agencies
to attend one or both of the meetings, and study needs; (4) review and discuss
Support.
and to assist staff in identifying the process plan and schedule for pre-
o. With this notice, we are soliciting
particular study needs, as well as the filing activity that incorporates the time
comments on the PAD and
Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 scope of environmental issues to be frames provided for in Part 5 of the
(SD1), as well as study requests. All addressed in the environmental Commission’s regulations and, to the
comments on the PAD and SD1, and document. The times and locations of extent possible, maximizes coordination
study requests should be sent to the these meetings are as follows: of federal, state, and tribal permitting
address above in paragraph h. In Evening Scoping Meeting and certification processes; and (5)
addition, all comments on the PAD and discuss the appropriateness of any
Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016. federal or state agency or Indian tribe
SD1, study requests, requests for Time: 7:00 p.m.
cooperating agency status, and all acting as a cooperating agency for
Location: Hilton Garden Inn
communications to and from development of an environmental
(Whitney/Travers Room), 30 Clifton
Commission staff related to the merits of document.
Country Road, Clifton Park, New York
the potential application must be filed 12065. Meeting participants should come
with the Commission. Phone: (518) 371–7777. prepared to discuss their issues and/or
The Commission strongly encourages concerns. Please review the PAD in
electronic filing. Please file all Daytime Scoping Meeting
preparation for the scoping meetings.
documents using the Commission’s Date: Thursday, June 16, 2016. Directions on how to obtain a copy of
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Time: 9:00 a.m. the PAD and SD1 are included in item
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Location: Hilton Garden Inn n. of this document.
submit brief comments up to 6,000 (Whitney/Travers Room), 30 Clifton
characters, without prior registration, Country Road, Clifton Park, New York Meeting Procedures
using the eComment system at http:// 12065.
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Phone: (518) 371–7777. The meetings will be recorded by a
ecomment.asp. You must include your Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which stenographer and will be placed in the
name and contact information at the end outlines the subject areas to be public records of the project.
of your comments. For assistance, addressed in the environmental Dated: May 16, 2016.
please contact FERC Online Support at document, was mailed to the
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Kimberly D. Bose,
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of individuals and entities on the
Secretary.
electronic filing, please send a paper Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy SD1 will be available at the scoping [FR Doc. 2016–11943 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am]
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street meetings, or may be viewed on the Web BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
page of any filing should include docket ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
number P–2934–028. for accessing information in paragraph

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

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