81_FR_4295 81 FR 4279 - City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

81 FR 4279 - City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 16 (January 26, 2016)

Page Range4279-4280
FR Document2016-01466

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4279-4280]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01466]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12646-014]


City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Notice of Application Accepted for 
Filing, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been 
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Proceeding: Surrender of License.
    b. Project No.: 12646-014.
    c. Date Filed: December 21, 2015.
    d. Licensee: City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
    e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Lake Dam Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: The unconstructed project was licensed to be located 
at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pine Creek Lake Dam on the Little 
River, near the town of Broken Bow, McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.2.
    h. Licensee Contact: Ms. Vickie Pieratt, City of Broken Bow, 210 
North Broadway, Broken Bow, Oklahoma 74728, Telephone: 580-584-2285.
    i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502-6437, 
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, interventions and protests is 30 
days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to intervene, 
protests and comments using

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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-12646-014.
    k. Description of Project Facilities: The unconstructed project is 
authorized to be located on the downstream side of the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers Pine Creek Lake Dam. The project license approved the 
following new facilities: (1) a 130-foot-wide by 23-foot-long outlet 
structure connecting to an existing 13-foot-diameter outlet conduit; 
(2) a steel liner inside the 13-foot-diameter outlet conduit; (3) a 
112-foot-wide by 73-foot-long powerhouse containing two generating 
units having a total installed capacity of 6.4 megawatts; (4) a 
tailrace returning flows to the Little River; (5) a 0.7-mile-long, 
14.4-kilovolt (kV) primary transmission; and (6) appurtenant 
facilities.
    l. Description of Proceeding: On December 21, 2015, the City of 
Broken Bow, Oklahoma filed an application to surrender the license for 
the unconstructed Pine Creek Lake Dam Hydropower Project. In its 
filing, the licensee states the project is not financially feasible or 
constructible because it is unable to enter into a power sales 
agreement to sell project energy.
    m. This filing may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. 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, 
call 1-866-208-3676 or email [email protected], for TTY, call 
(202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for inspection and 
reproduction in the Commission's Public Reference Room located at 888 
First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 
502-8371.
    n. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit 
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 
.212 and .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the 
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only 
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the 
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the 
specified comment date for the particular application.
    p. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filing must (1) 
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or 
``MOTION TO INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the 
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to 
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone 
number of the person protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise 
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All 
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their 
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 
4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate 
to project works which are the subject of the license surrender. 
Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the 
applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served 
upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular 
application. If an intervener 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. A copy of all other 
filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof 
of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the 
Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 
385.2010.
    q. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited 
to file comments on the described proceeding. If any agency does not 
file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be 
presumed to have no comments.

    Dated: January 20, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01466 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Notices 4279 A qualifying conduit hydropower deemed to meet all of the criteria shown facility is one that is determined or in the table below. TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Satisfies Statutory provision Description (Y/N) FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA ..... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or simi- Y lar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agri- cultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA .. The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power Y and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit. FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts ........................ Y FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing Y requirements of Part I of the FPA. Preliminary Determination: The preliminary determination that the Dated: January 20, 2016. proposed addition of the hydroelectric facility meets the qualifying criteria Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., project to the Thoreson Family Ranch’s must set forth their evidentiary basis. Deputy Secretary. existing irrigation conduit will not alter The Commission strongly encourages [FR Doc. 2016–01461 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] its primary purpose of distributing electronic filing. Please file motions to BILLING CODE 6717–01–P water for irrigation. Thoreson Family intervene and comments using the Ranch proposes to continue using the conduit, as it has historically, to irrigate Commission’s eFiling system at http:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY fields during July, August, and September. Therefore, based upon the Commenters can submit brief comments Federal Energy Regulatory above criteria, Commission staff up to 6,000 characters, without prior Commission preliminarily determines that the registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ [Project No. 12646–014] proposal satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, ecomment.asp. You must include your City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Notice which is not required to be licensed or name and contact information at the end of Application Accepted for Filing, exempted from licensing. of your comments. For assistance, Soliciting Comments, Motions To Comments and Motions to Intervene: please contact FERC Online Support at Intervene, and Protests Deadline for filing comments contesting FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) whether the facility meets the qualifying 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Take notice that the following criteria is 45 days from the issuance (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please hydroelectric application has been filed date of this notice. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal with the Commission and is available Deadline for filing motions to Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 for public inspection: intervene is 30 days from the issuance First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. a. Type of Proceeding: Surrender of date of this notice. A copy of all other filings in reference License. Anyone may submit comments or a b. Project No.: 12646–014. to this application must be accompanied motion to intervene in accordance with c. Date Filed: December 21, 2015. by proof of service on all persons listed d. Licensee: City of Broken Bow, the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and in the service list prepared by the Oklahoma. 385.214. Any motions to intervene must Commission in this proceeding, in e. Name of Project: Pine Creek Lake be received on or before the specified accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and Dam Hydropower Project. deadline date for the particular 385.2010. f. Location: The unconstructed project proceeding. Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies was licensed to be located at the U.S. Filing and Service of Responsive of the notice of intent can be obtained Army Corps of Engineers Pine Creek Documents: All filings must (1) bear in directly from the applicant or such Lake Dam on the Little River, near the all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS copies can be viewed and reproduced at town of Broken Bow, McCurtain CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A the Commission in its Public Reference County, Oklahoma. CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.2. or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as Washington, DC 20426. The filing may h. Licensee Contact: Ms. Vickie applicable; (2) state in the heading the also be viewed on the Web at http:// Pieratt, City of Broken Bow, 210 North name of the applicant and the project Broadway, Broken Bow, Oklahoma www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp number of the application to which the 74728, Telephone: 580–584–2285. using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the filing responds; (3) state the name, i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, docket number (i.e., CD16–5) in the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES address, and telephone number of the (202) 502–6437, Jennifer.Polardino@ docket number field to access the ferc.gov. person filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections document. For assistance, call toll-free j. Deadline for filing comments, 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the 1–866–208–3676 or email interventions and protests is 30 days Commission’s regulations.1 All FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, from the issuance date of this notice. comments contesting Commission staff’s call (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file motions to 1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2015). intervene, protests and comments using VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:57 Jan 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1

4280 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Notices the Commission’s eFiling system at so indicate by writing to the Secretary Dated: January 20, 2016. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ of the Commission. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., efiling.asp. Commenters can submit o. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Deputy Secretary. brief comments up to 6,000 characters, Intervene: Anyone may submit [FR Doc. 2016–01466 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] without prior registration, using the comments, a protest, or a motion to BILLING CODE 6717–01–P eComment system at http://www.ferc. intervene in accordance with the gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You requirements of Rules of Practice and must include your name and contact Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .212 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY information at the end of your and .214. In determining the appropriate comments. For assistance, please Federal Energy Regulatory action to take, the Commission will contact FERC Online Support at Commission consider all protests or other comments FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) filed, but only those who file a motion 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 [Project No. 12470–010] (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please to intervene in accordance with the send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Commission’s Rules may become a City of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Notice Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 party to the proceeding. Any comments, of Application Accepted for Filing, First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. protests, or motions to intervene must Soliciting Comments, Motions To The first page of any filing should be received on or before the specified Intervene, and Protests include docket number P–12646–014. comment date for the particular application. Take notice that the following k. Description of Project Facilities: hydroelectric application has been filed The unconstructed project is authorized p. Filing and Service of Responsive with the Commission and is available to be located on the downstream side of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in for public inspection: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pine all capital letters the title a. Type of Proceeding: Surrender of Creek Lake Dam. The project license ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or License. approved the following new facilities: ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as b. Project No.: 12470–010. (1) a 130-foot-wide by 23-foot-long applicable; (2) set forth in the heading c. Date Filed: December 21, 2015. outlet structure connecting to an the name of the applicant and the d. Licensee: City of Broken Bow, existing 13-foot-diameter outlet conduit; project number of the application to Oklahoma. (2) a steel liner inside the 13-foot- which the filing responds; (3) furnish diameter outlet conduit; (3) a 112-foot- e. Name of Project: Broken Bow Re- the name, address, and telephone regulation Dam Hydropower Project. wide by 73-foot-long powerhouse number of the person protesting or containing two generating units having f. Location: The unconstructed project intervening; and (4) otherwise comply was licensed to be located at the U.S. a total installed capacity of 6.4 with the requirements of 18 CFR megawatts; (4) a tailrace returning flows Army Corps of Engineers Broken Bow 385.2001 through 385.2005. All Re-regulation Dam on the Little River, to the Little River; (5) a 0.7-mile-long, comments, motions to intervene, or 14.4-kilovolt (kV) primary transmission; near the town of Broken Bow, protests must set forth their evidentiary McCurtain County, Oklahoma. and (6) appurtenant facilities. basis and otherwise comply with the l. Description of Proceeding: On g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 6.2. requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All h. Licensee Contact: Mr. Larry December 21, 2015, the City of Broken comments, motions to intervene, or Bow, Oklahoma filed an application to Bachman, City of Broken Bow, 210 protests should relate to project works North Broadway, Broken Bow, surrender the license for the which are the subject of the license unconstructed Pine Creek Lake Dam Oklahoma 74728, Telephone: 580–584– surrender. Agencies may obtain copies 2285. Hydropower Project. In its filing, the of the application directly from the licensee states the project is not i. FERC Contact: Jennifer Polardino, applicant. A copy of any protest or (202) 502–6437, Jennifer.Polardino@ financially feasible or constructible motion to intervene must be served ferc.gov. because it is unable to enter into a upon each representative of the j. Deadline for filing comments, power sales agreement to sell project applicant specified in the particular interventions and protests is 30 days energy. m. This filing may be viewed on the application. If an intervener files from the issuance date of this notice. Commission’s Web site at http://www. comments or documents with the The Commission strongly encourages ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter Commission relating to the merits of an electronic filing. Please file motions to the docket number excluding the last issue that may affect the responsibilities intervene, protests and comments using three digits in the docket number field of a particular resource agency, they the Commission’s eFiling system at to access the document. You may also must also serve a copy of the document http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ register online at http://www.ferc.gov/ on that resource agency. A copy of all efiling.asp. Commenters can submit docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be other filings in reference to this brief comments up to 6,000 characters, notified via email of new filings and application must be accompanied by without prior registration, using the issuances related to this or other proof of service on all persons listed in eComment system at http://www.ferc. pending projects. For assistance, call 1– the service list prepared by the gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 866–208–3676 or email Commission in this proceeding, in must include your name and contact FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and information at the end of your 385.2010. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also comments. For assistance, please available for inspection and q. Agency Comments—Federal, state, contact FERC Online Support at reproduction in the Commission’s and local agencies are invited to file FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Public Reference Room located at 888 comments on the described proceeding. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, If any agency does not file comments (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. within the time specified for filing send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal n. Individuals desiring to be included comments, it will be presumed to have Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 on the Commission’s mailing list should no comments. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:57 Jan 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1


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