81 FR 51438 - Otter Tail Power Company; 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 150 (August 4, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-18490

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 150 (Thursday, August 4, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 10853-021]


Otter Tail Power Company; 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.: 10853-021.
    c. Date Filed: June 3, 2016.
    d. Submitted by: Otter Tail Power Company.
    e. Name of Project: Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project consists of 
five developments on the Otter Tail River that start in the Township of 
Friberg, Minnesota and extend downstream (south) of the City of Fergus 
Falls, Minnesota. The project does not occupy federal land.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's 
Regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Michael Olson, Principal Engineer, 
Otter Tail Power Company, 215 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota 56537; (218) 739-8411; [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Patrick Ely at (202) 502-8570 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 paragraph 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 Otter Tail Power Company 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. Otter Tail Power Company 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

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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-10853-021.
    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 October 3, 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 and Time: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
    Location: Bigwood Event Center, 925 Western Avenue, Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota 56537.
    Phone Number: (218) 739-2211.

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date and Time: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.
    Location: Bigwood Event Center, 925 Western Avenue, Fergus Falls, 
Minnesota 56537.
    Phone Number: (218) 739-2211.
    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 Tuesday, August 30, 2016, 
starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants should meet at Otter Tail Power 
Company, located at 215 South Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 
56537. All participants are responsible for their own transportation. 
Please notify Sarah Casey at 218-739-8694, or [email protected] by 
August 25, 2016, if you plan to attend the environmental site review.

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 paragraph 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: July 29, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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Accession Number: 20160728–5043. and 214 of the Commission’s jurisdiction and/or special expertise
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/18/16. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and with respect to environmental issues
Docket Numbers: ER16–2301–000. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern that wish to cooperate in the
Applicants: Chaves County Solar, time on the specified comment date. preparation of the environmental
LLC. Protests may be considered, but document should follow the
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: intervention is necessary to become a instructions for filing such requests
Chaves County Solar, LLC, Filing of party to the proceeding. described in paragraph o below.
Shared Facilities Agreement to be eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Cooperating agencies should note the
effective 9/26/2016. information relating to filing Commission’s policy that agencies that
Filed Date: 7/28/16. requirements, interventions, protests, cooperate in the preparation of the
Accession Number: 20160728–5053. service, and qualifying facilities filings environmental document cannot also
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/18/16. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For k. With this notice, we are initiating
Docket Numbers: ER16–2302–000.
other information, call (866) 208–3676 informal consultation with: (a) The U.S.
Applicants: NorthWestern
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Corporation.
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Dated: July 28, 2016.
Endangered Species Act and the joint
Filing: SA 784—Agreement with CHS Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
Inc. dba CHS Big Sky re 69kV reroute Deputy Secretary. part 402 and (b) the State Historic
to be effective 7/29/2016. [FR Doc. 2016–18456 Filed 8–3–16; 8:45 am] Preservation Officer, as required by
Filed Date: 7/28/16. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P section 106, National Historic
Accession Number: 20160728–5060. Preservation Act, and the implementing
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/18/16. regulations of the Advisory Council on
Docket Numbers: ER16–2303–000. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric l. With this notice, we are designating
Company. Federal Energy Regulatory Otter Tail Power Company as the
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Commission Commission’s non-federal
Filing: Quarterly Filing of City and [Project No. 10853–021] representative for carrying out informal
County of San Francisco’s WDT SA 275 consultation, pursuant to section 7 of
for Q2 2016 to be effective 6/30/2016. Otter Tail Power Company; Notice of the Endangered Species Act and section
Filed Date: 7/28/16. Intent To File License Application, 106 of the National Historic
Accession Number: 20160728–5062. Filing of Pre-Application Document Preservation Act.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/18/16. (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing m. Otter Tail Power Company filed
Docket Numbers: ER16–2304–000. Process, and Scoping; Request for with the Commission a Pre-Application
Applicants: Duke Energy Florida, Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document (PAD; including a proposed
LLC. Document, and Identification of Issues process plan and schedule), pursuant to
Description: Section 205(d) Rate and Associated Study Requests 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s
Filing: DEF Telogia Power and G2 regulations.
Energy GIAs to be effective 9/26/2016. a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to n. A copy of the PAD is available for
Filed Date: 7/28/16. File License Application for a New review at the Commission in the Public
Accession Number: 20160728–5072. License and Commencing Pre-filing Reference Room or may be viewed on
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/18/16. Process. the Commission’s Web site (http://
b. Project No.: 10853–021. www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Docket Numbers: ER16–2305–000. c. Date Filed: June 3, 2016.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, link. Enter the docket number,
d. Submitted by: Otter Tail Power excluding the last three digits in the
L.L.C. Company.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate docket number field to access the
e. Name of Project: Otter Tail River document. For assistance, contact FERC
Filing: Amendment to Original Service Hydroelectric Project.
Agreement No. 3771, Queue Position Online Support at
f. Location: The Otter Tail River FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
Y1–033 to be effective 2/4/2014. Hydroelectric Project consists of five
Filed Date: 7/28/16. 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
developments on the Otter Tail River (TTY). A copy is also available for
Accession Number: 20160728–5091. that start in the Township of Friberg,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/18/16. inspection and reproduction at the
Minnesota and extend downstream address in paragraph h.
Docket Numbers: ER16–2306–000. (south) of the City of Fergus Falls, Register online at http://
Applicants: Southern California Minnesota. The project does not occupy www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
Edison Company. federal land. esubscription.asp to be notified via
Description: Section 205(d) Rate g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of email of new filing and issuances
Filing: SCE Amendments to WDAT GIP the Commission’s Regulations. related to this or other pending projects.
to be effective 7/29/2016. h. Potential Applicant Contact: For assistance, contact FERC Online
Filed Date: 7/28/16. Michael Olson, Principal Engineer, Support.
Accession Number: 20160728–5116. Otter Tail Power Company, 215 South o. With this notice, we are soliciting
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/18/16. Cascade Street, Fergus Falls, Minnesota comments on the PAD and
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The filings are accessible in the 56537; (218) 739–8411; mjolson@ Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1
Commission’s eLibrary system by otpco.com. (SD1), as well as study requests. All
clicking on the links or querying the i. FERC Contact: Patrick Ely at (202) comments on the PAD and SD1, and
docket number. 502–8570 or email at patrick.ely@ study requests should be sent to the
Any person desiring to intervene or ferc.gov. address above in paragraph h. In
protest in any of the above proceedings j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, addition, all comments on the PAD and
must file in accordance with Rules 211 local, and tribal agencies with SD1, study requests, requests for

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cooperating agency status, and all Location: Bigwood Event Center, 925 preparation for the scoping meetings.
communications to and from Western Avenue, Fergus Falls, Directions on how to obtain a copy of
Commission staff related to the merits of Minnesota 56537. the PAD and SD1 are included in
the potential application must be filed Phone Number: (218) 739–2211. paragraph n of this document.
with the Commission.
Daytime Scoping Meeting Meeting Procedures
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file all Date and Time: Wednesday, August The meetings will be recorded by a
documents using the Commission’s 31, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. stenographer and will be placed in the
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Location: Bigwood Event Center, 925 public records of the project.
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can Western Avenue, Fergus Falls,
Dated: July 29, 2016.
submit brief comments up to 6,000 Minnesota 56537.
Phone Number: (218) 739–2211. Kimberly D. Bose,
characters, without prior registration,
Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which Secretary.
using the eComment system at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ outlines the subject areas to be [FR Doc. 2016–18490 Filed 8–3–16; 8:45 am]
ecomment.asp. You must include your addressed in the environmental BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
name and contact information at the end document, was mailed to the
of your comments. For assistance, individuals and entities on the
please contact FERC Online Support at Commission’s mailing list. Copies of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the Web Federal Energy Regulatory
electronic filing, please send a paper
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the Commission
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions [Docket No. EL16–89–000]
NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first for accessing information in paragraph
page of any filing should include docket n. Based on all oral and written Virginia Electric and Power Company;
number P–10853–021. comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) Notice of Institution of Section 206
All filings with the Commission must may be issued. SD2 may include a Proceeding and Refund Effective Date
bear the appropriate heading: revised process plan and schedule, as
On July 28, 2016, the Commission
‘‘Comments on Pre-Application well as a list of issues, identified
issued an order in Docket No. EL16–89–
Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ through the scoping process.
000, pursuant to section 206 of the
‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ Environmental Site Review Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency 824e (2012), instituting an investigation
Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and The potential applicant and
Commission staff will conduct an into the justness and reasonableness of
from Commission Staff.’’ Any certain aspects of Virginia Electric and
individual or entity interested in Environmental Site Review of the
project on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, Power Company’s Reactive Service
submitting study requests, commenting rates. Virginia Electric and Power
on the PAD or SD1, and any agency starting at 9:00 a.m. All participants
should meet at Otter Tail Power Company, 156 FERC ¶ 61,072 (2016).
requesting cooperating status must do so The refund effective date in Docket
by October 3, 2016. Company, located at 215 South Cascade
Street, Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537. No. EL16–89–000, established pursuant
p. Although our current intent is to to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the
prepare an environmental assessment All participants are responsible for their
own transportation. Please notify Sarah date of publication of this notice in the
(EA), there is the possibility that an Federal Register.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Casey at 218–739–8694, or scasey@
will be required. Nevertheless, this otpco.com by August 25, 2016, if you Dated: July 29, 2016.
meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping plan to attend the environmental site Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
requirements, irrespective of whether an review. Deputy Secretary.
EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. Meeting Objectives [FR Doc. 2016–18495 Filed 8–3–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Scoping Meetings At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Commission staff will hold two Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review
scoping meetings in the vicinity of the and discuss existing conditions and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
project at the time and place noted resource management objectives; (3)
below. The daytime meeting will focus review and discuss existing information Federal Energy Regulatory
on resource agency, Indian tribes, and and identify preliminary information Commission
non-governmental organization and study needs; (4) review and discuss
[Docket No. ER16–2201–000]
concerns, while the evening meeting is the process plan and schedule for pre-
primarily for receiving input from the filing activity that incorporates the time Antelope DSR 1, LLC; Supplemental
public. We invite all interested frames provided for in Part 5 of the Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
individuals, organizations, and agencies Commission’s regulations and, to the Filing Includes Request for Blanket
to attend one or both of the meetings, extent possible, maximizes coordination Section 204 Authorization
and to assist staff in identifying of federal, state, and tribal permitting
particular study needs, as well as the and certification processes; and (5) This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of
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scope of environmental issues to be discuss the appropriateness of any
addressed in the environmental federal or state agency or Indian tribe Antelope DSR 1, LLC’s application for
document. The times and locations of acting as a cooperating agency for market-based rate authority, with an
these meetings are as follows: development of an environmental accompanying rate tariff, noting that
document. such application includes a request for
Evening Scoping Meeting Meeting participants should come blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
Date and Time: Tuesday, August 30, prepared to discuss their issues and/or part 34, of future issuances of securities
2016 at 6:00 p.m. concerns. Please review the PAD in and assumptions of liability.

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81 FR 51438 - Otter Tail Power Company; 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 ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 150 (August 4, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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