81_FR_49785 81 FR 49640 - California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

81 FR 49640 - California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 145 (July 28, 2016)

Page Range49640-49641
FR Document2016-17859

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49640-49641]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17859]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2426-049]


California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Application 
Accepted for Filing and 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. Application Type: Recreation Plan.
    b. Project No: 2426-049.
    c. Date Filed: May 20, 2016.
    d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: South SWP Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The project is located on the California Aqueduct in 
San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Kern 
counties, California and occupies, in part, federal lands administered 
by the United States Forest Service.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Bonnie Duecker, California Department of 
Water Resources, 34534 116th Street East, Pearblossom, CA 93553, (661) 
944-8557, [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Dr. Mark Ivy, (202) 502-6156, [email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and 
protests: August 22, 2016.
    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

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Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P-
2426-049.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all 
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of 
that document on each person whose name appears 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. Description of Request: California Department of Water Resources 
requests Commission approval of a proposed recreation plan for the 
project. The recreation plan provides a detailed description of all 
existing recreation amenities and facilities in the immediate vicinity 
of Pyramid Lake, Silverwood Lake, and Quail Lake, which are components 
of the project. The recreation plan also includes visitation data, 
concessionaire reports, and site plan drawings.
    l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is 
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, 
DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. This filing may also 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. 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 at the address in item 
(h) above. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from 
the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing 
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. 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, 
.214, respectively. 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.
    o. Filing and Service of 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 commenting, 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. Any filing made by an intervenor 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 
385.2010.

    Dated: July 22, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17859 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
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49640 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 145 / Thursday, July 28, 2016 / Notices SUMMARY OF REPORTED & ACCEPTED COSTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 [Figure 1] Municipal Non-municipal Total Reported Accepted Reported Accepted Reported Accepted Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs ........................... 273,348 214,243 385,922 334,374 659,270 548,617 Bureau of Land Management .................. 162,847 159,428 5,007 3,089 167,854 162,517 Bureau of Reclamation ............................ ........................ ........................ 20,680 20,680 20,680 20,680 National Park Service .............................. 301,785 301,785 480,652 480,651 782,437 782,437 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ................. 754,732 753,664 938,031 933,919 1,692,763 1,687,582 U.S. Geological Survey ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ Office of the Solicitor ............................... 5,684 5,684 110,699 110,699 116,383 116,383 Office of the Environmental Policy & Compliance ........................................... 47,054 47,054 106,266 106,266 153,320 153,320 Office of Hearings and Appeals ............... 763 ........................ 2,997 ........................ 3,760 ........................ Office of Policy Analysis .......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service .................................. 653,758 611,610 1,443,838 1,351,324 2,097,586 1,962,933 Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service ........... 1,142,203 948,320 789,673 449,589 1,931,876 1,397,909 Total .................................................. 3,342,174 3,041,788 4,283,755 3,790,592 7,625,929 6,832,378 9. Figure 1 summarizes the total these costs is included in the Appendix e. Name of Project: South SWP reported costs incurred by Interior, to this notice, along with an explanation Hydroelectric Project. Agriculture, and Commerce with respect of how the Commission determined f. Location: The project is located on to each OFA’s participation in their reasonableness. the California Aqueduct in San administering Part I of the FPA. Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Luis Points of Contact Additionally, Figure 1 summarizes the Obispo, Ventura, and Kern counties, reported costs that the Commission 12. If you have any questions California and occupies, in part, federal determined were clearly documented regarding this notice, please contact lands administered by the United States and accepted for inclusion in its FY Norman Richardson at (202) 502–6219 Forest Service. 2016 administrative annual charges. or Raven Rodriquez at (202) 502–6276. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Dated: July 21, 2016. Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. Summary Findings of Commission’s h. Applicant Contact: Bonnie Costs Review Kimberly D. Bose, Duecker, California Department of Secretary. 10. As presented in the preceding Water Resources, 34534 116th Street [FR Doc. 2016–17850 Filed 7–27–16; 8:45 am] table, the Commission determined that East, Pearblossom, CA 93553, (661) 944– $6,832,378 of the $7,625,929 in total BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 8557, Bonnie.Duecker@water.ca.gov. reported costs were determined to be i. FERC Contact: Dr. Mark Ivy, (202) reasonable and clearly documented in 502–6156, mark.ivy@ferc.gov. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the OFAs’ accompanying reports and/or j. Deadline for filing comments, analyses. Based on these findings, 10% Federal Energy Regulatory motions to intervene, and protests: of the total reported cost was Commission August 22, 2016. determined to be unreasonable. The The Commission strongly encourages Commission noted the most significant electronic filing. Please file comments, [Project No. 2426–049] issues with regard to the insufficiency of motions to intervene, and protests using documentation provided by the OFAs California Department of Water the Commission’s eFiling system at was the lack of supporting Resources; Notice of Application http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ documentation to substantiate costs Accepted for Filing and Soliciting efiling.asp. Commenters can submit reported on the ‘‘Other Federal Agency Comments, Motions To Intervene, and brief comments up to 6,000 characters, Cost Submission Form’’ as well as the Protests without prior registration, using the failure to segregate Municipal and Non- eComment system at http:// Municipal costs. Take notice that the following www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 11. The cost reports that the hydroelectric application has been filed ecomment.asp. You must include your Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Commission determined were clearly with the Commission and is available name and contact information at the end documented and supported could be for public inspection: of your comments. For assistance, traced to detailed cost-accounting a. Application Type: Recreation Plan. please contact FERC Online Support at reports, which reconciled to data b. Project No: 2426–049. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) provided from agency financial systems c. Date Filed: May 20, 2016. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 or other pertinent source d. Applicant: California Department (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please documentation. A further breakdown of of Water Resources. send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:44 Jul 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 145 / Thursday, July 28, 2016 / Notices 49641 Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 who file a motion to intervene in processing software should be filed in First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. accordance with the Commission’s native applications or print-to-PDF The first page of any filing should Rules may become a party to the format and not in a scanned format, at include docket number P–2426–049. proceeding. Any comments, protests, or http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ The Commission’s Rules of Practice motions to intervene must be received efiling.asp. and Procedure require all intervenors on or before the specified comment date • Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable filing documents with the Commission for the particular application. to file electronically must mail or hand to serve a copy of that document on o. Filing and Service of Documents: deliver comments to: Federal Energy each person whose name appears on the Any filing must (1) bear in all capital Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the official service list for the project. letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, Commission, 888 First Street NE., Further, if an intervenor files comments ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO Washington, DC 20426. or documents with the Commission INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth Instructions: For detailed instructions relating to the merits of an issue that in the heading the name of the applicant on submitting comments and additional may affect the responsibilities of a and the project number of the information on the rulemaking process, particular resource agency, they must application to which the filing see the Comment Procedures Section of also serve a copy of the document on responds; (3) furnish the name, address, this document. that resource agency. and telephone number of the person FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: k. Description of Request: California commenting, protesting or intervening; David DeFalaise (Technical Department of Water Resources requests and (4) otherwise comply with the Information), Office of Electric Commission approval of a proposed requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory recreation plan for the project. The through 385.2005. All comments, Commission, 888 First Street NE., recreation plan provides a detailed motions to intervene, or protests must Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– description of all existing recreation set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 8180, David.DeFalaise@ferc.gov amenities and facilities in the filing made by an intervenor must be Robert T. Stroh (Legal Information), immediate vicinity of Pyramid Lake, accompanied by proof of service on all Office of the General Counsel, Federal Silverwood Lake, and Quail Lake, persons listed in the service list Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 which are components of the project. prepared by the Commission in this First Street NE., Washington, DC The recreation plan also includes proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 20426, (202) 502–8473, Robert.Stroh@ visitation data, concessionaire reports, 385.2010. ferc.gov and site plan drawings. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: l. Locations of the Application: A Dated: July 22, 2016. 1. In this Notice of Inquiry, pursuant copy of the application is available for Kimberly D. Bose, to section 215 of the Federal Power Act inspection and reproduction at the Secretary. (FPA),1 the Commission seeks comment Commission’s Public Reference Room, [FR Doc. 2016–17859 Filed 7–27–16; 8:45 am] on the need for, and possible effects of, located at 888 First Street NE., Room BILLING CODE 6717–01–P modifications to the Critical 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling Infrastructure Protection (CIP) (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be Reliability Standards regarding the viewed on the Commission’s Web site at DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY cybersecurity of Control Centers used to http://www.ferc.gov using the Federal Energy Regulatory monitor and control the bulk electric ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Commission system in real time.2 Cyber systems are number excluding the last three digits in used extensively for the operation and the docket number field to access the [Docket No. RM16–18–000] maintenance of interconnected document. You may also register online transmission networks.3 A 2015 at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Cyber Systems in Control Centers esubscription.asp to be notified via 1 16 U.S.C. 824o. Section 215(a)(3) of the FPA email of new filings and issuances AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory defines ‘‘Reliability Standard’’ to include ‘‘. . . related to this or other pending projects. Commission, Department of Energy. requirements for the operation of existing bulk- For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. power system facilities, including cybersecurity protection . . .’’ email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also SUMMARY: In this Notice of Inquiry, the 2 NERC defines ‘‘Control Center’’ as ‘‘[o]ne or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission more facilities hosting operating personnel that available for inspection and monitor and control the Bulk Electric System (BES) reproduction at the address in item (h) seeks comment on possible in realtime to perform the reliability tasks, above. Agencies may obtain copies of modifications to the Critical including their associated data centers . . . .’’ NERC the application directly from the Infrastructure Protection Reliability Glossary of Terms Used in Reliability Standards Standards regarding the cybersecurity of (May 17, 2016) at 33 (NERC Glossary). applicant. 3 Cyber systems are referred to as ‘‘BES Cyber m. Individuals desiring to be included Control Centers used to monitor and Systems’’ in the CIP Reliability Standards. The on the Commission’s mailing list should control the bulk electric system in real NERC Glossary defines BES Cyber Systems as ‘‘One so indicate by writing to the Secretary time. or more BES Cyber Assets logically grouped by a DATES: Comments are due September responsible entity to perform one or more reliability of the Commission. tasks for a functional entity.’’ NERC Glossary at 15. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 26, 2016. The NERC Glossary defines ‘‘BES Cyber Asset’’ as Intervene: Anyone may submit ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, ‘‘A Cyber Asset that if rendered unavailable, comments, a protest, or a motion to identified by docket number and in degraded, or misused would, within 15 minutes of its required operation, misoperation, or non- Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES intervene in accordance with the accordance with the requirements operation, adversely impact one or more Facilities, requirements of Rules of Practice and posted on the Commission’s Web site, systems, or equipment, which, if destroyed, Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, http://www.ferc.gov. Comments may be degraded, or otherwise rendered unavailable when respectively. In determining the submitted by any of the following needed, would affect the reliable operation of the Bulk Electric System. Redundancy of affected appropriate action to take, the methods: Facilities, systems, and equipment shall not be Commission will consider all protests or • Agency Web site: Documents considered when determining adverse impact. Each other comments filed, but only those created electronically using word Continued VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:44 Jul 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1


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